Country for PR: United States
Contributor: PR Newswire New York
Tuesday, July 09 2019 - 00:00
AsiaNet
Lactalis Group Acquires U.S. Yogurt Division of Ehrmann AG
BUFFALO, New York, July 9, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

Lactalis Group has acquired Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy, the U.S. yogurt 
business of Ehrmann AG, the Bavaria, Germany based dairy company. The 
acquisition was completed on July 5, 2019.

Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/943295/Lactalis_Group_Logo.jpg

Established in 2009, Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy has two state-of-the-art 
manufacturing facilities that employ 250 people in Brattleboro, Vermont and 
Casa Grande, Arizona and manufactures and distributes yogurt and other dairy 
products under the Green Mountain Creamery(R) and Liebe(R) brands. It also 
features a strong private label business.

"The Ehrmann acquisition is a terrific complement to our Stonyfield(R) and 
siggi's(R) brands in the U.S.," says Thierry Clement, CEO of Lactalis North 
America. "Ehrmann's Vermont and Arizona plants are the ideal platform to 
develop our star brands, strengthen national distribution, and secure topflight 
quality and service for our private label customers."  

"The capability we gain with Ehrmann's two plants, combined with the power of 
our leading brands, ensures the long term growth of the Lactalis yogurt 
business in the U.S., and underlines our commitment and ambition in the 
category." 

Lactalis Group continues its strong growth strategy in the U.S. with its fourth 
acquisition in two years. With Commonwealth Dairy, Lactalis now has 8 factories 
and over 2,400 employees in the U.S., supporting leading brands like 
President(R), Galbani(R), Parmalat(R), siggi's(R), Stonyfield(R), Karoun(R), 
rondelé(R), and Black Diamond(R).

About Lactalis Group
Lactalis Group is a third-generation, family-owned business founded in France 
the in the 1930s. The company came to the United States in the 1980s and opened 
the first U.S. manufacturing facility devoted exclusively to French brie. 
Today, Lactalis Group is the world leader in dairy, with over 250 facilities 
around the world, and is committed to bringing consumers a broad range of 
products in all dairy categories. Learn more about Lactalis Group at 
www.lactalis.fr/en/ 

SOURCE:  Lactalis Group

CONTACT: Sarah McDonough
         Communications & Industry Relations Manager
         Lactalis American Group,
         sarah.mcdonough@lactalis.us
         +1-(716)-823-6262
Translations

Japanese