Who are we?

Lactapro is our brand of milk replacers for calves, lambs and kids exclusively dedicated to our Lactalis milk producers. Through its agro supply activities, the Lactalis Group offers a wide range of products to meet the needs of dairy producers. All products are rigorously selected by Lactalis to meet the quality and efficiency requirements necessary to optimise milk production. The range of LACTAPRO milk replacers is part of an effort to combine the technical and economic performance necessary for efficient modern farming.

Milk collection in France: With milk collection in 67 French departments, the Lactalis Group supports the maintenance and development of agricultural activity.

Our story

A passion for milk for more than 80 years

  • 1933: Creation of the Besnier Group by André Besnier
  • 1962: Start of Bridel milk replacer production in Retiers (Ille et Vilaine)
  • 1990 : Acquisition of Bridel by Besnier Group.. Creation of the Eurovo brands for milk replacers and the start of the veal calf activity
  • 1999 : The Besnier Group became Lactalis Group
  • 2008 : Foundation of a new Lactalis Feed entity and development of the international business
  • 2013: Cession of Tendriade meat activities and merger with Lactalis Ingredients
  • 2018: Rebranding of Eurovo and Lactapro

The Lactalis Group

Key figures

Today, the Lactalis Group is world leader in the dairy sector.

  • Turnover (2018): €18.5 billion
  • Milk collection: 19.4 billion litres
  • 250 plants in 50 countries
  • 80,000 employees in 94 countries
  • World leader on the cheese market

3 international brands

Our products

For calves

For lambs and kids

Our supply points

News

  • A pioneering commitment to the organic sector for more than 25 years.

    The Lactalis Group has been committed to organic farming for 25 years with [...]

    A pioneering commitment to the organic sector for more than 25 years.

    The Lactalis Group has been committed to organic farming for 25 years with over 45,000 hectares of converted land. It began by helping six partner farmers switch to organic farming, thus enabling the group to market its first bottle of organic skimmed milk in 1995. Since then, 500 farmers have benefited from such support and 107 are currently in the process of conversion.

    Lactalis Group is the key player in the organic milk sector: From an initial volume of 1.8 million litres collected in 1995, it now represents 141 million litres of organic milk, collected from 500 farms.

    However, the Group is seeking to continue its efforts to support the growth of organic production. The history of organic farming is a work in progress and the Lactalis Group is participating, seeking to ensure the renewal of generations of organic farmers, working for a better balance between collection and market requirements, encouraging discussion on improving production techniques and organic dairy product manufacture, and pursuing its investment in its organic transformation workshops.

  • Lactel: a milk carton with convictions

    A six-part commitment, developed in association with its partner farmers: F [...]

    Lactel: a milk carton with convictions

    A six-part commitment, developed in association with its partner farmers:

    Favour GMO-free, organic food produced directly on the farm, preserve biodiversity by encouraging farmers to plant the equivalent of 20,000 trees per year, reinforce animal welfare (100 farmers trained from the 1st year), guarantee better remuneration (+ €5/1000 compared to the 2018 price), increase recycling (100% recyclable bottles), all certified by Ecocert.

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