Arla Foods UK
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| Arla Foods UK | |
|---|---|
| Type | Wholly-owned subsidiary |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| Area served | United Kingdom |
| Products | Dairy products – Lurpak, Cravendale, Lactofree |
| Revenue | £1.677bn |
| Owner | Arla Foods |
| Website | www.arlafoodsuk.com |
Arla Foods UK Ltd. is a major British dairy products company, based in Leeds.
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[edit] Company profile
The company was created by the 2003 merger between the British group Express Dairies and the British subsidiary of Arla Foods, a Scandinavian milk production co-operative. Parent company Arla Foods amba initially held a 51% stake, but acquired the rest of the company's shares in April 2007.[1] It operates door to door milk deliveries and supplies milk to retailers. In the 18 months ended 30 September Arla Foods UK had a turnover of £1.677 billion.
[edit] Products
Arla is the UK's largest supplier of fresh milk and cream, producing over 2.2 billion litres of milk every year. It produces two premium milk brands — Cravendale filtered milk, where the milk is filtered to remove bacteria; and Lactofree milk, which has the lactose taken out of it making it suitable for lactose intolerant people.
As well as fresh milk, it produces Lurpak brand butter, and sells on Anchor branded butter on behalf of New Zealand Milk. Other products include fromage frais, yoghurts and the blue cheeses Rosenborg and Danish Blue. It also produces fruit juice.
[edit] Locations
The company has processing plants in England at Ashby de la Zouch (Leicestershire), Hatfield Peverel (Essex), Palmers Green (London), Stourton (Leeds), Wythenshawe (Manchester), Settle and Northallerton (North Yorkshire), and in Scotland at Nairn and Lockerbie.
[edit] References
- ^ Arla Foods UK (5 April 2007). "Arla Foods amba acquires full ownership of UK subsidiary". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
