Skåne Dairy in Sweden In 2009, Skåne Dairy, Sweden’s second largest dairy company achieved the best economic result for years: 3 billion SEK. In 2008 though, Skåne Dairy was facing economic de-route due to fierce competition on the home market. But Swedish consumers’ protests on facebook and export of Scanian dairy products to Denmark saved the company. Dairy production Skåne Dairy is an independent dairy company owned by 572 members in the Southern part of Sweden, Scania. The owners delivered 353 million kg milk in 2009. So, Skåne Dairy is a relatively large but still local milk producer with processing plants in Malmö, Kristianstad and Lunnarp. The company produces a complete palette of dairy products, among those the cheese brands Herrgård, Präst and Grevé, but also a wide
range of specialties. E.g. farm milk, lactose-free products, yoghurt with real vanilla, dessert cheeses from Stafva Herrgård, a new acidulated milk assortment, and the functional food ProViva in different flavors and variations. Also organic dairy products from the partly owned farm dairy, Hjordnära is promoted by the Scanian dairy.
Turnover and employees In 2009, Skåne Dairy had a turnover
Skåne Dairy produces a broad range of traditional and specialty dairy products as Lactose Free. (Photo: Skåne Dairy).
of almost 3 billion SEK and a workforce of 585 employed. The company primarily operates on the home market, but has a small subsidiary handling cheese sale at the Finnish market. Last year, the Skåne Dairy closed a deal selling fresh milk products to the Danish retailer giant Dansk Supermarket. In Denmark too, the Skanian company owns one-third of the private dairy, Løgismose. ■ AMT
Milko in Sweden Milko is a co-operative company owned by 900 farmers delivering around 300 million kg of milk a year. Milko is Sweden´s third largest dairy company and operating in MidSweden. The turnover is approx. 2.6 Billon SEK. Last summer Milko introduced the “Milk Handshake” giving the milk farmers extra payment. (Photo: Milko).
ity milk and dairy products coming from local farms. Further, the company is very protective towards their owners in order to continue life in the Swedish countryside.
Dairy production Milko operates four plants located in Östersund, Sundsvall, Karlstad and Grådö, producing milk, Swedish sour milk, juice, yoghurt, butter, soft whey cheese, soft and hard cheeses and powdered milk. Some of the Milko brands are also marketed in other parts of Sweden. Milkos main purpose is to offer consumers high qual-
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ers were very willing to pay more to support their local dairy, Milko could give the milk farmers 7 million SEK extra in December 2009!
Turnover and employees The Milk Handshake It is economically very tough times for milk farmers - also in Sweden, and that´s why Milko last summer introduced the “Milk Handshake”. On behalf of this arrangement Milko raised the retail price on the Milko “Landscape Milk” with an extra Swedish crone. As the consum-
Milko had a turnover of almost 2.6 billion SEK and a workforce of 800 employed. The company primarily operates on the home market, producing and selling dairy products mainly in Mid-Sweden. Milko also offers products from other co-operative dairies. ■ AMT
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