Müller Invests In Uk Dairy Plant 

Müller’s Skelmersdale site. Credit: Müller UK & Ireland.

Müller UK & Ireland plans to put successful a liquid beverage and beverage powders works acquired past twelvemonth pinch nan acquisition of Yew Tree Dairy.  

“Following grounds precocious beverage accumulation connected workplace during nan 2025 outpouring flush, nan other drying capacity besides gives nan business importantly enhanced milk-balancing capabilities.”

The finance task is expected to completed by nan extremity of 2026. 

Müller was yet fixed support to acquire Yew Tree Dairy by nan UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) successful October. It focuses connected beverage powders, bulk cream, and earthy liquid beverage income successful nan UK and Europe.  

Rob Hutchison, CEO of Müller Milk & Ingredients, said: “At nan clip of nan acquisition, we said we wanted to spell moreover further and put importantly successful this location. And that’s precisely what we’re doing, we are enhancing our liquid beverage accumulation capacity, capacity and quality, and creating a flagship installation for beverage drying – 1 of nan biggest and astir elastic beverage balancing sites successful nan UK.”

A spokesperson for nan dairy group declined to supply much specifications connected what nan finance would impact for commercialized reasons erstwhile contacted by Just Food but did put nan existent unit count astatine Skelmersdale astatine astir 200.

Müller is besides investing successful a “long-term” task to support nan farmers supplying beverage to Yew Tree Dairy.

It will motorboat nan “Müller Advantage” inducement strategy to supply farmers “with nan knowledge and skills to proactively reside areas for illustration responsible sourcing, cattle wellness and biology issues”.

In return, Müller plans to connection an amended statement designed to create a “more unchangeable beverage value and further transparency”.