Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to market plant-based products in UK
Supreme court makes ruling after Swedish firm’s long-running battle with trade association Dairy UKBusiness live – latest updatesThe Swedish-based drinks manufacturer Oatly has been banned from using the word “milk” to market its plant-based products, after a ruling by the UK supreme...
<p>Supreme court makes ruling after Swedish firm’s long-running battle with trade association Dairy UK</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/feb/11/markets-us-jobs-report-non-farm-payrolls-bank-of-england-business-live-news-latest">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The Swedish-based drinks manufacturer Oatly has been banned from using the word “milk” to market its plant-based products, after a ruling by the UK supreme court.</p><p>The alt-milk manufacturer has been in a long-running legal battle with the trade association Dairy UK after Oatly trademarked phrases associated with the dairy sector.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/11/oatly-banned-from-using-word-milk-to-market-plant-based-products-in-uk">Continue reading...</a>
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