Major investments boost Arla’s profitability
Arla is investing £243 million to expand global production, and focus on the production of profitable export products, for the cooperative’s strategic growth markets outside the EU.
Arla is investing £243 million to expand global production, and focus on the production of profitable export products, for the cooperative’s strategic growth markets outside the EU.
Arla Foods is taking delivery of state of the art processing equipment as work on the £70 million expansion at its flagship dairy in Stourton, Leeds gains momentum.
Arla Foods has today (January 29) announced that it is to invest more than £70 million in additional state of the art production facilities at its flagship dairy in Stourton, Leeds.
Oakthorpe dairy, Arla's largest dairy in the south has recently benefited from a £6.5 million investment programme propelling it to super dairy status.
Representatives from Arla Foods and Asda have visited Claymore Dairies, Scotland to see first hand the effects of a £1.2 million investment in the dairy.
One of Arla's fresh milk dairies at Ashby is set to become the most advanced dairy in Europe for added value milk-based products, as Arla prepares to take the lead in this sector of the milk market.
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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