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Europe’s largest oat mill takes shape

15 July 2022

Navara Oat Milling is building a state-of-the-art oat processing plant in Kettering supported by a £15 million asset finance funding package from HSBC UK. 

Navara is jointly owned by crop production and grain marketing company, Frontier Agriculture; farmer owned cooperative Camgrain; and Anglia Maltings Holdings (AMH), a food and drink ingredient manufacturer. The three companies have come together to meet the demand for oats in the food and drink sector.

The support from HSBC UK will enable Navara Oat Milling to build and operate a new cutting-edge processing plant, set for completion in 2023.

The aim is to meet the growing demand for oat ingredients in the food and drink industry. When it becomes operational, the mill is expected to create 60 jobs. 

Commenting on the project, Mark Aitchison, managing director of Frontier and chairman of the new joint venture said: “There’s increasing demand for oat ingredients in healthy food products and non-dairy drinks. Our collective vision is to build and grow a dedicated oat supply chain, bringing farmer and food manufacturer closer together and delivering improvements that benefit each sector and the environment.

“The support from HSBC UK has been invaluable in enabling us to bring our plans to life”.


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