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Company Profile:
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Arla Foods was formed in the spring of 2000 following the merger between the Danish MD Foods and the Swedish Arla. The objective of the merger was to enable the company to match the size of its customers, the large, international multiples.
Arla Foods is a co-operative owned by approx. 10,600 milk producers in Denmark and Sweden.
The Arla Foods Group is Europe’s second largest dairy company. In the 2004/05 financial year, the Group received 8.4 billion kg milk and a turnover of approx. DKK 46 billion.
The figures include milk volume and turnover from the UK dairy company, Express Dairies, which merged with Arla Foods’ UK subsidiary, Arla Foods plc, in October 2003. Following the merger, the UK has become the Group’s largest market, accounting for 33% of the total turnover. Sweden and Denmark account for 22% and 19% respectively while other European markets account for 13%. The remainder of the turnover derives from overseas markets.
Besides Denmark, Sweden and the UK, Arla Foods operates subsidiaries in the 19 most important export markets.
The Group exclusively produces milk-based products. Besides Denmark, Sweden and the UK, Arla Foods has production plants in Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Brazil and Poland and licensed production in USA and Canada.
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