Lactalis

Groupe Lactalis S.A.
Lactalis
FormerlyBesnier S.A.
Company typePrivate
IndustryDairy products
Founded19 October 1933 (1933-10-19)
FounderAndré Besnier
Headquarters,
France
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Emmanuel Besnier, CEO
ProductsCheese, butter, milk
Revenue€28.30 billion (2022)
€318 million (2019)
OwnerBesnier family via Belgian holding company BSA International SA
Number of employees
85,000
SubsidiariesLactalis-Nestlé Fresh Products
Lactalis Nestle Chilled Dairy Co. Ltd.
Websitelactalis.fr/en/

Groupe Lactalis S.A. (doing business as Lactalis) is a French multinational dairy products corporation, owned by the Besnier family and based in Laval, Mayenne, France.[1] The company's former name was Besnier S.A.[1]

Lactalis is the largest dairy products group in the world, and is the second largest food products group in France, behind Danone.[2] It owns brands such as Parmalat, Président, Siggi's Dairy, Skånemejerier, Rachel's Organic, and Stonyfield Farm.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Euromonitor 2000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Sukumar, C. R.; Kumar, Arun (15 August 2017). "Le Groupe Lactalis of France to purchase Tirumala Milk Products for $275 mn". The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. ^ Lactalis UK website. "Companies and Brands". Archived 10 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine

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