Lactalis

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Dairy product manufacturer

World's largest dairy company with 250 production sites in 50 countries. Founded in 1933 by Andre Besnier; his descendants still own and oversee the company. Increased its stake in Parmalat from 29% to 83% in July 2011. Bought Lemnos Foods in 2010 and Jindi cheese in Nov 2012.


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Lactalis Group

13% in Forest 500 Rankings

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0.7% in Food and Agriculture Benchmark

CDP Forests Score of D

Soy scorecard - WWF

Palm oil scorecard - WWF

3.2% in methane scorecard

Irresponsible Marketing

Tier 5 in farm animal welfare rankings

Water pollution

Joint venture with Nestle

Underpaying dairy farmers in France

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Company Details

Type	Family-owned private company
Founded	1933
Revenue	20 billion EUR (2019)
Employees	75,000 (2019)
Subsidiaries	Lactalis Australia Ltd Dairy product manufacturing This Australian dairy company became foreign owned in 1998 when Italian dairy giant Parmalat bought Pauls Ltd. Parmalat was acquired by French dairy giant Lactalis in 2011. Acquired WA dairy and fruit juice company Harvey Fresh in 2014 for $120m. Changed its name from Parmalat Australia to Lactalis Australia in 2019. - Jalna Dairy Foods Pty Ltd Yoghurt manufacturer Founded in 1959 by Polish migrant Simon Goldman, who sold the business to the McLaren family in 1978 for $350,000. In 2022 French dairy giant Lactalis acquired the yoghurt business. Jalna has a 12 per cent market share of yoghurt in Australia, with most of their sales through Coles and Woolworths. - Harvey Fresh (1994) Pty Ltd Beverages manufacturing Western Australian based juice and dairy company. Bought the assets of Challenge Australia Dairy in 2011. Acquired by Parmalat in April 2014 for $120m. - Tamar Valley Dairy Pty Ltd Dairy company Founded in Tasmania in 1996. Entered voluntary administration in Sept 2013 and acquired by Fonterra in Nov 2013, who sold the business to Parmalat in Dec 2015. Bel SA (24% owned) Cheese makers Formerly Fromageries Bel SA. Parmalat SpA (96% owned) Food and beverages (especially dairy) The company was restructured in 2005 to aid recovery from the 14 billion euro fraud uncovered in 2003. French dairy giant Lactalis became majority owners in 2011. Jindi Cheese Pty Ltd Cheese manufacturers Jindi was founded in 1985 by the Ronald family before being acquired in 2005 by its distribution company, Menora Foods, which sold the business in 2012 to French dairy giant Lactalis for $20 million. Lemnos Foods Pty Ltd Cheese maker Lemnos Foods is the leading manufacturer of Fetta and Haloumi cheese in Australia. Established in Australia in 1969 and acquired by French dairy giant Lactalis in 2010. Exports to about 40 countries worldwide.