Lactalis Group

Lactalis Group is a French multinational dairy corporation and the world's largest dairy group, producing cheese, butter, fluid milk, yogurt, cream, dairy ingredients and nutritional products. Founded in 1933 by André Besnier with a single cheese-making plant in Laval, Mayenne, the company remains family-owned and family-managed: the Besnier family's Belgian holding company, BSA International SA, controls the group, which is now run by the third generation under chief executive Emmanuel Besnier. Headquarters remain in Laval.

Scale is central to the business. Lactalis operates 266 production sites across 49 countries, collects 23.1 billion litres of milk a year, and serves consumers in more than 100 countries. Revenue in 2025 was EUR 31.2 billion, and the group employs 85,500 people worldwide. Its portfolio includes the brands Président (cheese and butter), Galbani (Italian cheese), Parmalat (fluid milk and dairy) and Kraft Natural Cheese. Lactalis is a leading player in the global cheese market and a top producer of Protected Designation of Origin products, with 38 PDO appellations worldwide.

Technical work spans dairy processing and manufacturing, cheese production, dairy ingredients, nutritional products and food innovation. The company states commitments to dairy excellence and to innovation in nutritional products, and operates across the dairy, food and beverage, cheese, butter and fluid milk, yogurt and cream, dairy ingredients and nutrition sectors.