2012-01-23 13:00

Arla invests in lower costs

In 2012 Arla will invest in a stronger dairy structure, the processing of whey ingredients and more focus on growth markets, with the aim of increasing Arla’s international competitiveness. At the same time, many of the investments will generate CO2 and energy savings.

2012-01-16 08:00

New agreement paves the way for cheese production in Russia

By agreeing on the terms for a joint production of yellow cheese with Molvest Group, Russia’s third largest dairy company, Arla is taking another significant strategic step into the Russian market. The agreement is in keeping with Arla’s ambitions to become one of Russia’s leading dairy companies within yellow cheese.

2011-12-14 15:00

Arla Foods joins Global Dairy Trade auction

Arla Foods will begin offering dairy products on GlobalDairyTrade from April 3rd 2012. With Arla Foods’ participation as a seller on GlobalDairyTrade, access to bidders around the world has been expanded, and a tool to improve the challenges of price risk management in a volatile dairy sector becomes available for more market participants.

2011-11-09 10:30

Germany upgraded as independent Business Group

Germany is now being cemented as a key core market in Arla Foods in line with the UK, Sweden and Denmark: Executive Vice President Tim Ørting Jørgensen will head a new business group based in Düsseldorf and is tasked with making Arla one of Germany’s leading dairy companies.

2011-11-08 08:00

EU approves Arla’s acquisition of Allgäuland-Käsereien

EU’s competition authorities have given the go-ahead for Arla Foods’ acquisition of Allgäuland-Käsereien in Southern Germany.

2011-10-26 10:00

Go-ahead for merger with Milko

The Swedish Competition Authority has approved the merger of the two dairy cooperatives, Arla and Milko. This means that conditions are now in place for maintaining milk production in a large area of Sweden. The Swedish Competition Authority has stipulated, however, that Arla must sell certain Milko brands and the Milko dairy at Grådö in Dalarna (the Dalcarlia region).

2011-10-11 08:00

Arla to adopt IFRS accounting standards

Arla’s Board of Representatives has approved an amendment to the Articles of Association. This means that Arla is to adopt the international accounting standard IFRS. The decision entails some minor technical accounting changes and one major one: Arla will no longer amortise goodwill.

2011-09-28 13:00

Arla to sell dairy in Poland

Arla Foods will centralise its current production of Mozzarella cheese at its dairy plant in Rødkærsbro, Denmark. Consequently, the company is looking to sell its production facilities in Gościno, Poland.

2011-09-13 08:00

Allgäuland says “yes” to Arla

Arla Foods has come a step closer to acquiring the Southern German dairy, Allgäuland Käsereien.

2011-09-07 13:30

Organisational changes in Arla Foods

The decision-making process and execution time of Arla’s growth strategy will be shorter following a number of changes in Arla’s organisational structure.