Three dairies sold

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28 October 2004
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Arla Foods has sold the cheese dairy, Västervik, and the powder factory, Kimstad, in Sweden as well as the cheese dairy, Brørup Mejeri, in Denmark.

The Västervik cheese dairy, which is scheduled to close in December, will be acquired by the buyer on 17 December.
The annual production of 3,000 tons cheese will be transferred to Falkenberg dairy.

The Kimstad powder factory, which will close at the end of the year, has been sold and the buyer will take over the property on March 1.
The new powder factory in Vimmerby will take over Kimstad’s production of milk powder.

Arla Foods has sold Brørup dairy in Denmark.
Cheese production at Brørup dairy ceased in 1999. Since then, the dairy has functioned as a store for Branderup dairy.

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