In the coming years, Royal FrieslandCampina has the ambition to double its share in the United Kingdom dairy industry. The 2023 turnover was 165.2 million euros. An increase of 4 percent, compared to 159.4 million euros in 2022. The cooperative has the ambition to achieve an annual turnover of 351 million euros within five years.
FrieslandCampina’s British head office has already been moved from Horsham to a new location near Victoria Station near London. The dairy cooperative indicates that it sees opportunities to double its business in the coming years. The dairy processor aims to capture a larger share of the dairy market.
The UK dairy market is worth more than €17.5 billion. FrieslandCampina is a relatively small player in this market. “We see opportunities to increase our presence in the British market by, for example, expanding our branded drinks activities,” says Jan-Willem ter Avest, corporate media relations manager.
Tender’lish or Valess
Expanding the branch with white dairy and cheese and the just launched Tender’lish (Valess in the Netherlands) are also possibilities for doubling the share in the dairy market. Tender’lish is a brand of FrieslandCampina and has been making vegetarian products from dairy products since 2005. The brand will also be introduced in the United Kingdom from 2023.
The CO2 reduction program has also been introduced in the United Kingdom. Its aim is to reduce the CO2 emissions released by dairy production. The new climate plan should contribute to doubling turnover.
Climate plan
The climate plan was introduced in 2022 and concerns the entire FrieslandCampina business, both in the Netherlands and nationally. It contains concrete objectives and actions, with a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 as a benchmark.
FrieslandCampina works with customers who want to support efforts by member dairy farms in the field of greenhouse gas reduction. The farmers who are members of the dairy company can thus invest in new climate initiatives. The customer therefore benefits from reduced emissions when producing their product.
The dairy cooperative can provide supporting data to substantiate customer-specific reductions and achieve their climate goals. Danone, Nestlé and McDonald’s, among others, already work with this customer program.
