Elephant wedding at the dairy market

After concessions: Cartel Office approves Müller takeover plans

24-Feb-2023 - The German Federal Cartel Office has given dairy giant Theo Müller (Müller Milch, Weihenstephan) the green light to take over brands and production facilities of competitor Royal Friesland Campina (Tuffi, Landliebe). However, the companies had to make considerable concessions to the antitrust ...

FrieslandCampina intends to relocate butter production to Lochem

FrieslandCampina intends to further optimise its butter production network in the Netherlands and make it more sustainable

21-Feb-2023 - In order to achieve this, all butter production will be relocated to Lochem. In connection with this, the production location in 's-Hertogenbosch will eventually be closed and the Lochem production location will be expanded. This intended decision is a direct consequence of the rising demand for ...

FrieslandCampina Ingredients and Triplebar Bio Inc. enter partnership

10-Jan-2023 - FrieslandCampina Ingredients has entered a strategic partnership with specialist biotechnology company, Triplebar Bio Inc., to develop and scale up the production of cell-based proteins using precision fermentation. The partnership reaffirms the commitment of both companies to develop innovative ...

FrieslandCampina and De Nieuwe Melkboer start partnership

07-Jul-2022 - De Nieuwe Melkboer (The New Milkman) and FrieslandCampina are joining forces to develop a local chain for plant-based dairy alternatives with a good earnings model for the farmer. De Nieuwe Melkboer, an initiative of a FrieslandCampina member, supplies the first soy-based alternatives for milk ...

Shaping the future of nutrition: FrieslandCampina Ingredients reveals five key trends for 2022

FrieslandCampina Ingredients launches new consumer trends report, identifying the core trends driving the food, drinks and supplement industries

02-Feb-2022 - FrieslandCampina Ingredients, the global innovator in healthy and functional ingredients, has released a new report revealing five trends and developments set to drive the evolution of the food, drinks and supplement industries in 2022. The report, ‘Shaping the future of nutrition’, offers expert ...

FrieslandCampina: Reduction of approximately 1,000 jobs is expected by the end of 2021

Focus on growth, structural cost savings and optimisation of organisation

11-Nov-2020 - Mainly due to the direct and indirect impact of the coronavirus pandemic, FrieslandCampina has evaluated its 'Our Purpose, Our Plan' strategy initiated in 2018. The conclusion is that while the current strategy has grown in relevance, the implementation needs acceleration and strong execution, ...

FrieslandCampina joins forces to reduce emission from Dutch cows

16-Mar-2020 - From cow feed to chocolate, the chain of companies in that process want to reduce greenhouse gases. Chocolate and cocoa products manufacturer Barry Callebaut and dairy company FrieslandCampina both strive to be carbon neutral and team up with feed additive producer Agolin and feed provider ...

FrieslandCampina organic guaranteed price February 2020: 48.50 euros per 100 kilos of milk

29-Jan-2020 - The FrieslandCampina organic guaranteed price remains the same as last month’s organic guaranteed price (48.50 euros). The expectation is that organic farm milk prices from the reference companies will remain unchanged. This month the protein value is 778.12 euros, the fat value 389.06 euros and ...

FrieslandCampina switches to sustainable, paper straws

23-Jan-2020 - FrieslandCampina introduces paper straws for all European packages including a straw. Over 100 million plastic straws will be replaced by a more sustainable, paper variant in a year’s time. With this measure, FrieslandCampina runs ahead of the EU ban on disposable plastic straws. Following the ...

FrieslandCampina signs Plastic Pact and opts for 100% recyclable packaging in 2025

26-Feb-2019 - FrieslandCampina is committed to using less plastic and does not want to use more (types of) plastic than necessary. That is why we have signed the Plastic Pact NL. Bas Roelofs, Managing Director FrieslandCampina Consumer Dairy Netherlands, signed the pact that aims for less plastic in the ...