Lactalis Germany is putting US$56.9 million (€50 million) into a major capacity expansion at its Neuburg dairy facility in Bavaria, shoring up its position in Germany’s fresh dairy market as part of its long-term growth plans, DairyBusinessMEA reports.
The project, based at Neuburger Milchwerke — a key site in the Lactalis Germany network — will see a new single-storey production building of roughly 5.5 hectares go up. Operations are set to begin in August/September 2026, sharply raising the site’s output.
By 2030 the expanded plant should turn out around 40,000 tonnes of quark and 104,000 tonnes of whey a year. Total annual production at the site is projected to reach about 308,000 tonnes, drawing on some 314,000 tonnes of raw material.
The plant will run a continuous three-shift schedule seven days a week, adding about 70 new jobs. The investment cements Neuburg’s role as one of the group’s high-capacity hubs and its push into fresh dairy.
Lactalis Germany posted €1.3 billion in turnover in 2025, ranking among the country’s top 10 dairy companies. It collects roughly 792 million litres of milk a year from 1,391 farmers and employs around 1,300 people across six production sites nationwide. The Neuburg expansion is meant to support continued growth and meet demand across its core fresh dairy range.
Lactalis reports US$11.8B revenue in 2025
Lactalis posted US$11.75 billion (€10 billion) in revenue in 2025, hitting a notable milestone across the Americas for the first time. The company points to its integration of General Mills’ US yogurt business — US$1.2 billion in revenue, nearly 1,000 staff and two plants — as a strategic turning point.
Folded into the new Midwest Yogurt division, brands such as Yoplait, GoGurt, Oui and :ratio joined Siggi’s and Stonyfield, making the group the third-largest player in the US fresh dairy market. In 2025 the group invested nearly US$1.287 billion (€1.1 billion) in its industrial sites to lift capacity, back new products and cut their environmental footprint.
Source: DairyBusinessMEA
