Danone To Invest In Skyr Production In France

Danone skyr products. Credit: Danone

Danone is expanding its skyr accumulation successful France, a move nan dairy elephantine said reflects nan “strong and sustained growth” of nan category.

Some €20m ($23.5m) will beryllium divided betwixt 2 of nan company’s accommodation successful Normandy, a tract successful Ferrières-en-Bray and different successful Le Molay-Littry.

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At nan Ferrières-en-Bray site, nan superior will beryllium utilized to instal 2 caller accumulation lines, 1 of which is expected to beryllium commissioned successful nan 2nd half nan year.

The installation has 12 lines and a regular output of 3.5 cardinal pots.

Meanwhile, Danone will commencement producing skyr astatine nan Le Molay-Littry works for nan first time, including integrated SKUs nether its Les 2 Vaches brand.

Danone said it intends to “secure and consolidate” existing jobs astatine nan sites pinch nan investments.

Both nan factories proviso customers successful France and successful different European markets.

The installation successful Ferrières-en-Bray exports much than half its accumulation to markets including nan UK, Germany and Italy. The tract successful Le Molay-Littry exports a “smaller share” pinch nan measurement expected to turn by this year, arsenic per nan statement.

Danone said nan projects meet its broader business strategy to relocate accumulation volumes backmost to France.

The institution has group a target to move 45,000 tonnes of products to France successful 2026, a “significant” information of which will beryllium handled by these 2 Normandy sites, it added.

In November, Danone announced a “major” investment astatine a mill successful Canada. The description of nan tract successful Boucherville will summation yogurt output astatine nan works by 40% and its earthy beverage processing capacity by 20%.

Three months earlier, nan institution group retired plans to grow its Minster yogurt mill successful Ohio, which produces brands specified arsenic Oikos, Activia, Dannon and Danimals.