FrieslandCampina is one of the world’s largest dairy co-operatives. We have 14,132 member farmers in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, and more than 140 years of experience of co-operative entrepreneurship.
The FrieslandCampina member farmers own and supervise the company. Each of them is committed to supply the best quality milk. When FrieslandCampina performs well, our member farmers benefit too.
Corporate Governance
FrieslandCampina aims to run the company well, using transparent governance structures and communication tools to keep our member farmers involved in our businesses. They engage themselves with FrieslandCampina through regional district councils of members. These districts councils act as our local representatives.
In several countries we collaborate with local farmers who are not co-owners in the business but are nevertheless in a long-term partnership with us. They benefit from our expertise throughout the dairy chain.
Togetherness in our products
FrieslandCampina believes in togetherness with consumers, because a co-operative is about reaching out to our stakeholders. Many of our farmers regularly invite school children onto their farms and hold open days, which we advertise on our (Dutch) websites.
Showing our ownership
Our collaborative structure means working together is at the heart of our organisation. Our co-operative heritage influences how we co-operate in joint ventures, co-innovation projects andregional social development, as well as with our consumers.
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Key figures 2012 (number of members at year end)
| Number of members |
19,487
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| Number of member dairy farms |
14,132
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| Volume of milk supplied by members (bn of kgs) |
8,860
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| Total milk processed (bn of kgs) |
10,215
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Milk price in euros per 100 kilograms of melk
at 4.41% fat and 3.47% protein (exclusive of VAT) |
33,87
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