Arla Meals is increasing cream cheese manufacturing capability at its Holstebro Dairy web site in Denmark, with a €59.4m ($70.1m) funding.
In a press release issued yesterday (30 June), the Danish dairy main mentioned the transfer responds to the “quickly” rising international demand for cream cheese.
The location, situated in western Denmark, already produces 119,000 tonnes of cream cheese yearly, in addition to 155,000 tonnes of butter and spreadable items.
Following the enlargement, it’ll see manufacturing capability enhance by 16,000 tonnes of cream cheese per yr, which it mentioned will provide international markets.
The funding follows the completion of one other enlargement mission at Holstebro earlier this yr, which added 27,000 tonnes of cream cheese capability.
With the newest money injection, two new filling strains for retail and foodservice may also be put in, the assertion mentioned, which is able to “unlock the total course of capability”.
The newest enlargement on the Hostebro web site is scheduled to be accomplished by January 2028.
David Boulanger, chief provide chain officer at Arla Meals, mentioned: “We’ve very robust positions in lots of markets within the cream cheese class, because of naturality and the distinctiveness of our cream cheese merchandise.
“Consequently, we expertise vital demand acceleration on this class within the numerous markets we function. With this funding in Holstebro, we will likely be able to fulfill customers’ urge for food for our merchandise and develop additional the cream cheese class.”
Final month, Arla Meals additionally dedicated €34.5m to kick off skyr manufacturing in Sweden for the primary time at its dairy web site in Jönköping in Småland province.
The location will give attention to supplying the Swedish market, primarily producing 1kg “buckets” of skyr alongside different codecs, with the brand new manufacturing line anticipated to be operational within the first quarter of 2028.
The Jönköping dairy produces greater than 280 merchandise, together with yogurt, bitter cream, crème fraîche and numerous lactose-free and natural gadgets.
It’s Sweden’s “largest specialist dairy” and has roughly 290 workers.
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