Frieslandcampina Buys Us Ingredients Firm Wisconsin Whey Protein

Credit: FrieslandCampina.

Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina has announced plans to adhd to its B2B ingredients interests pinch nan acquisition of Wisconsin Whey Protein.

The financial position of nan transaction for nan US shaper of whey macromolecule isolates were not revealed.

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In a connection yesterday (2 December), FrieslandCampina said nan woody will “significantly” summation its ingredients unit’s whey macromolecule capacity.

The proprietor of nan Campina, Friesche Vlag and Dutch Lady brands called nan projected woody a “milestone” for its ingredients division.

The acquisition is intended to widen its scope from Europe and Asia into North America.

The woody is taxable to regulatory approval.  

Anne Peter Lindeboom, nan president of nan co-op’s FrieslandCampina Ingredients division, said: “The acquisition will alteration america to standard our proven successes successful high-end macromolecule offerings to customers successful nan US and worldwide.” 

FrieslandCampina wants its ingredients section to go a “top three” world subordinate successful capacity and progressive nutrition and support its position arsenic “market leader” successful early life and aesculapian nutrition, it said.

It is projected that nan whey macromolecule marketplace will turn astatine 6.6% per annum until 2030, FrieslandCampina said.

K Kachadurian, laminitis and CEO of Wisconsin Whey Protein, added: “There’s a earthy fresh betwixt Wisconsin Whey Protein’s entrepreneurial tone and FrieslandCampina Ingredients’ world maturation ambition.”

FrieslandCampina reported a 6.4% increase successful revenue to €6.8bn ($7.9bn) successful nan first six months of 2025, pinch nett profit climbing by 25.7% to €230m.

Operating profit roseate 20.6% to €363m owed to “strong” performances successful its Specialised Nutrition and Ingredients divisions.

However, nan institution has flagged a raft of “headwinds” and warned profits could travel nether unit successful nan backmost half of nan twelvemonth owed to outer factors.

In July, FrieslandCampina agreed to sell its operations successful Romania to Bonafarm Group. 

The woody includes FrieslandCampina’s liking successful nan entity successful Romania that owns nan Napolact brand. It besides covers 2 accumulation sites successful Cluj-Napoca and Târgu Mureș arsenic good arsenic astir 400 employees.