Award Winning Oatmilk Greenfield

Continuing demand led SunOpta, a leader in the production of organic, natural and non-GMO plant- and fruit-based food and beverage products to partner with Dennis Group in the design and construction of a new facility.

We conducted a network optimization study to identify the location that helped SunOpta avoid 15MM freight miles annually and saves 59MM pounds of carbon emissions

The plant can produce ~78MM gallons of product per year, with the potential to double capacity without any building or utility expansions. There were numerous energy saving features on the project, including a reverse osmosis (RO) system installed for ingredient water that supplies feedwater to the steam boiler – reducing blowdown of chemically treated hot water by approximately 900,000 gallons annually. The high-strength wastewater system including a Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) system with a capacity of up to 240,000 gallons per day, allowing SunOpta to use reclaimed water for various purposes in the plant.