July 16, 2010
First FrieslandCampina CSR report
Amersfoort, the Netherlands - Dairy multinational Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. is aiming to achieve climate-neutral growth throughout the dairy chain over the coming years. Sustainability is a key prerequisite in the realisation of the company’s business strategy.
Read onJuly 6, 2010
Amersfoort, the Netherlands - FrieslandCampina Kievit and Lacto-Misr of Egypt have signed a collaborative agreement for the production of creamers.
Read onJuly 5, 2010
Amersfoort, the Netherlands -
FrieslandCampina’s guaranteed price for July amounts to 33.75 euros per 100 kilos of milk. Although, as in earlier months, the prices for farm milk in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium have shown a rising tendency, the guaranteed price compared to June (34.25 euros) has declined by 0.50 eurocents. This serves to correct the slightly excessive level of the guaranteed price in June, putting us again at the average level of milk prices.
Read onJune 30, 2010
Foqus is the management system for quality, safety at work and the environment for the entire chain
Amersfoort, the Netherlands - FrieslandCampina is gradually introducing a uniform approach throughout the dairy production chain to comply with the requirements in the fields of quality, safety at work and environmental impact. Following the launch of the Foqus quality assurance system on 1 January for the member dairy farmers, Foqus is now the standard used worldwide by all FrieslandCampina production sites to ensure that products and production methods meet the specifications and requirements of customers and authorities when it comes to quality and food safety. The next step is to roll it out to cover the environment and safety at work (including fire prevention) at the production companies.
Read onJune 18, 2010
Strategy to target improved product portfolio
Amersfoort, the Netherlands -
- route2020: long-term strategy following successful integration;
- Extra investments in products such as dairy, branded cheeses and infant & toddler nutrition ingredients;
- Geographical expansion of consumer products in Europe, Africa and Asia;
- 5% average annual volume growth in added-value products;
- Climate-neutral growth throughout the dairy chain.
Dairy multinational Royal FrieslandCampina, which has its own production plants in 24 countries and markets its products in more than 100 countries, has announced its new strategic plans and priorities for the coming decade. The new strategy envisages growth in dairy based beverages, branded cheeses and infant & toddler nutrition ingredients. These growth targets apply both to new and existing markets in Europe, Asia and Africa. The company also wants to grow in Europe through the sale of dairy products for the catering, bakery and professional kitchen (food service). FrieslandCampina is working to further improve its ingredients product range for the food industry by responding to the specific wishes of its clients. The company also wants to improve energy efficiency throughout the dairy chain and reduce associated greenhouse gas emissions. The new strategy will therefore add extra value to the milk supplied by FrieslandCampina’s member farmers.
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