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Arla Foods Annual Report 2012

Today, Arla Foods has published its Annual Report 2012 in addition to a separate CSR report which highlights how the company is fulfilling its social, ethical and economic responsibilities.

The financial report for 2012 has now been approved by Arla’s Board of Representatives and the Annual Report 2012, along with the CSR report, are now available online.

Arla looks back on a year which included two mergers, one in Germany the other in the UK, as well as a strategic breakthrough on the Chinese market. The report contains more information about these events and provides an overview of the development and performance of Arla’s global business throughout the year.

Social responsibility up close
”Arla is growing, and the more global our company becomes, the greater our responsibility.” These are the words with which Arla’s CEO Peder Tuborgh opens this year’s annual CSR report.

The report features several initiatives including the introduction of a new whistleblowing policy across the Arla Group, the decision to buy only certified cocoa for Arla’s products, the development of the company's lacto-free product portfolio as well as the employment of women at the company’s production site in Saudi Arabia.

”Today Arla is one of the world’s leading dairy companies. Our approach to running a responsible business now encompasses more countries and more people than ever before. This, of course, presents us with challenges but also new opportunities when it comes to our corporate responsibilities. We are pleased to report on the progress we have made in these areas and share the areas on which we will focus going forward,” says Peder Tuborgh.

You can find the CSR report 2012 as well as the Annual Report 2012 here.

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Arla Foods UK plc is home to some of the UK’s leading dairy brands including Cravendale, Lurpak, Tickler and Anchor. Processing approximately 3.2 billion litres of milk a year and with a turnover of approximatey £2bn Arla is the UK’s largest dairy company.

Over 4,000 daily deliveries are made to stores and regional distribution centres nationwide, Arla's brands can be found across the dairy category and the company has a 26 per cent share of the GB milk pool. Behind this leading business is a team of circa 4,000 people across the UK located at our dairies, distribution centres and head office.

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Arla Foods is the UK's number largest dairy company.

Arla Foods is a global dairy company and co-operative owned by 10,300 dairy farmers with around circa 2,500 of whom are British.

Dating back to 1881, Arla’s purpose is to secure the highest value for its farmers’ milk, while creating opportunities for their growth. With production facilities in 11 countries and sales offices in a further 30, Arla is the world’s fifth largest dairy company and largest supplier of organic dairy products. Arla has a total of more than 18,000 colleagues and its products are sold under the well-known brands Arla®, Lurpak® and Castello® in more than 100 countries.

Arla Foods UK is the largest dairy company in the country and is home to leading dairy brands Anchor®, Cravendale, and Lactofree® with a turnover of €2.2 billion. As well as being a leading supplier of fresh milk, number one in butter, spreads and cream, Arla is the UK’s largest cheese manufacturer. It has also built the world’s largest fresh milk facility located at Aylesbury and has plans for it to be the first zero carbon site of its kind. The UK business has a team of approximately 3,500 colleagues located at its dairies, distribution centres and head office.

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