Arla invests in cottage-cheese production at Swedish dairy plant

Arla Foods is investing Skr70m ($7.4m) successful a dairy works successful Sweden arsenic the cooperative seeks to summation accumulation of cottage cheese.

Denmark-headquartered Arla said the concern successful its westbound seashore Falkenberg tract aims to boost yearly output of Keso branded cottage food by 1,500 tonnes. The people for this twelvemonth is 27,000 tonnes, which if realised would correspond astir a 17% emergence implicit 2024, according to a statement.

Arla clarified that the task volition absorption connected upgrading existing equipment, including filtration and cooling, alongside improving capableness and efficiency. The Falkenberg dairy, which chiefly supplies the Swedish marketplace but besides exports to Finland, Denmark and Spain, presently has six packaging lines, the co-op confirmed.

No further jobs volition beryllium created astatine the site, with the workforce remaining astatine astir 130 people. However, Arla said unit numbers astatine Falkenberg person grown by astir 20% successful the past 2 years arsenic cottage food request increased.

Arla claims Falkenberg is the largest cottage-cheese manufacturing works successful Europe that besides produces the Cheasy brand. The mill processes astir 130 cardinal kilograms of beverage a twelvemonth from its husbandman suppliers.

The concern volition beryllium enactment to enactment aboriginal successful the caller twelvemonth with the further capableness expected to travel connected watercourse successful the last quarter.

Sweden generated €1.59bn ($1.85bn) successful gross for Arla past year, an summation of 3.6%. Total radical gross climbed 0.7% to €13.77bn.

The state was besides earmarked for concern earlier this year, with €34.5m owed to beryllium ploughed into Arla’s installation successful Jönköping to footwear commencement accumulation of skyr.

Cream food was the people for different task successful Denmark arsenic the co-op acceptable retired plans to put €59.4m successful its Holstebro Dairy.

April marked a cardinal improvement arsenic Arla announced a program to merge with German dairy adjacent DMK Group, taxable to regulatory approval. Just Food has asked the Danish institution for an update connected proceedings contiguous (2 December).

Meanwhile, Arla issued first-half results successful August. Revenue was up 12.7% astatine €7.45bn portion EBITDA registered a 5.5% summation to €540m.

EBIT roseate 6% to €282m but nett net slipped 3.5% to €167m.

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