Lactalis: cheese, milk and dairy brands from France
Lactalis profile: the French dairy group behind Président, Galbani and Parmalat, with EUR 31.2 billion revenue in 2025 from cheese, milk and more.
Lactalis is a French dairy group making cheese, milk, yoghurt, butter, cream, ingredients and nutrition products, with brands such as Président and Galbani.
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Lactalis is a French dairy group whose mission since 1933 has been, in its own words, to enhance the goodness of milk. It operates across many product categories and regions, from cheese and drinking milk to yoghurt, butter, cream, dairy ingredients and nutritional products. Well-known brands such as Président, Galbani and Parmalat belong to the group, and in the United States it sells under the Kraft, Cracker Barrel, Breakstone's, Knudsen and Hoffman's brands.
The business starts with milk collection from farms and runs through processing into consumer products, ingredients and nutrition. For dairy farmers, Lactalis is a milk buyer with its own collection and supply terms in each country. Retailers and distributors buy its branded products, while food manufacturers source dairy ingredients. Each of these channels works differently, with its own contacts, volumes and transport conditions, including chilled transport for fresh products.
Size of the business
Lactalis had group revenue of EUR 31.2 billion in 2025. The figure covers the whole business across all its countries and brands.
What does the company offer?
Lactalis makes cheese, milk, yoghurt, butter and cream, as well as dairy ingredients and nutritional products, under brands including Président, Galbani and Parmalat.
How should a buyer make contact?
Lactalis organises its business by country and business unit, and its website lists the local contacts for each market. Enquiries are handled most smoothly when they state the intended application, the scale of the project and the timing required.
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