Danone Inaugurates New Plant-Based Beverage Production Facility In France

The inauguration took place at an event attended by French officials and Danone employees, along with CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique.

The French food group said the site’s conversion to plant-based makes it a new reference point in Europe for the production of oat-based drinks for the Alpro brand.

The Villecomtal-sur-Arros facility serves markets across Europe.

The transformation of the facility took nearly two years and called for a capital investment of €7 million.

The site is now home to Danone France’s only oat-flour-to-oat-juice production facility.

The plant features two production lines, one operating at high speed. Beverage output is set to reach over 300,000 litres a day for distribution in France and 26 other European markets.

Ninety percent of total production is designated for export, which Danone said makes the site a European showcase for French plant-based products.

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