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New Top 20 ranking

Date: 01.09.2020Source: Rabobank

 

Rabobank has compiled a current ranking of the world’s largest milk processors based on the 2019 figures. A new addition is the Indian Gujarat Co-Operative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul). Compared to 2018, sales of the top 20 dairies grew by only 1.3%, compared to 2.5% in the previous year. In total, there have been 115 mergers or acquisitions in the global dairy industry in the last 115 years, of which 64 took place in Europe, 39 in North America and 25 in Asia.

 

Pos. Company Country Sales US$ bn
1 Nestlé CH 22.1
2 Lactalis F 21
3 Dairy Farmers of America USA 20.1
4 Danone F 18.2
5 Yili China 13.4
6 Fonterra NZ 13.2
7 FrieslandCampina NL 12.6
8 Mengniu China 11.9
9 Arla Foods DK 11.8
10 Saputo Can 11.3
11 DMK D 6.5
12 Unilever NL/UK 6.4
13 Meiji Japan 5.9
14 Sodiaal F 5.7
15 Savencia F 5.6
16 Amul India 5.5
17 Agropur Can 5.5
18 Kraft Heinz USA 5.4
19 Schreiber Foods USA 5.1
20 Müller D 4.9

Roland Sossna / IDM

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