FrieslandCampina buys US ingredients firm Wisconsin Whey Protein

Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina has announced plans to adhd to its B2B ingredients interests with the acquisition of Wisconsin Whey Protein.

The fiscal presumption of the transaction for the US shaper of whey macromolecule isolates were not revealed.

In a connection yesterday (2 December), FrieslandCampina said the woody volition “significantly” summation its ingredients unit’s whey macromolecule capacity.

The proprietor of the Campina, Friesche Vlag and Dutch Lady brands called the projected woody a “milestone” for its ingredients division.

The acquisition is intended to widen its scope from Europe and Asia into North America.

The woody is taxable to regulatory approval.

Anne Peter Lindeboom, the president of the co-op's FrieslandCampina Ingredients division, said: “The acquisition volition alteration america to standard our proven successes successful high-end macromolecule offerings to customers successful the US and worldwide.”

FrieslandCampina wants its ingredients part to go a “top three” planetary subordinate successful show and progressive nutrition and support its presumption arsenic “market leader” successful aboriginal beingness and aesculapian nutrition, it said.

It is projected that the whey macromolecule marketplace volition turn astatine 6.6% per annum until 2030, FrieslandCampina said.

K Kachadurian, laminitis and CEO of Wisconsin Whey Protein, added: “There’s a earthy acceptable betwixt Wisconsin Whey Protein’s entrepreneurial tone and FrieslandCampina Ingredients’ planetary maturation ambition.”

FrieslandCampina reported a 6.4% summation successful gross to €6.8bn ($7.9bn) successful the archetypal six months of 2025, with nett net climbing by 25.7% to €230m.

Operating nett roseate 20.6% to €363m owed to “strong" performances successful its Specialised Nutrition and Ingredients divisions.

However, the institution has flagged a raft of “headwinds” and warned profits could travel nether unit successful the backmost fractional of the twelvemonth owed to outer factors.

In July, FrieslandCampina agreed to merchantability its operations successful Romania to Bonafarm Group.

The woody includes FrieslandCampina’s involvement successful the entity successful Romania that owns the Napolact brand. It besides covers 2 accumulation sites successful Cluj-Napoca and Târgu Mureș arsenic good arsenic astir 400 employees.

"FrieslandCampina buys US ingredients steadfast Wisconsin Whey Protein" was primitively created and published by Just Food, a GlobalData owned brand.

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