Lactalis Ingredients

Lactalis Ingredients is a division of the Lactalis Group that produces and supplies whey and milk ingredients. The range includes whey powders, demineralised whey, lactose, whey protein concentrates and isolates, native whey protein, skimmed, whole and buttermilk powders, butter and anhydrous milk fat, and industrial cheeses such as mozzarella, Emmental and cheddar.

Its customers are food industry manufacturers that use the ingredients in chocolate and confectionery, bakery and pastry, dairy products, cheeses, infant nutrition, sports nutrition and clinical nutrition. The company sells these ingredients on a business-to-business basis and offers application support such as formulation advice and prototype development.

The company was founded in 1995 and says it has transformed whey and milk into ingredients since 1960. Its headquarters is in Bourgbarre, France. It reports 1,500 employees, 18 production sites and 9 sales offices, and says it manufactures and supplies ingredients in more than 140 countries. Subsidiaries include Lactalis Ingredients Shanghai (created 2019) and Lactalis Ingredients Egypt (created 2022). Recent investments include a plant in Retiers for lactose and whey protein concentrates and renovation work at the Verdun site.

Product: Industrial whey and milk ingredients: whey and lactose powders, milk powders, milk proteins, milk fat and industrial cheeses