Turnover: 2.4 billion EUR (2023)
Country: France
Les Maitres Laitiers du Cotentin was founded in 1985. Initially active on behalf of major retailer brands, the company has been supporting its own "Campagne de France" brand since April 2017.
The Maitres Laitiers du Cotentin product portfolio includes 4 main segments: fresh products (creams, white cheeses, desserts, drinking milk), Normandy creams, Isigny PDO creams and butters, and pressed cheeses (Saint Paulin). Les Maitres Laitiers du Cotentin has a vast distribution network of around a hundred companies grouped together under the France-Frais holding company.
In August and September 2018, Maitres Laitiers du Cotentin took legal action against the Chinese company Synutra after the latter broke a contract for the production of 690 million infant milk briquettes (France Bleu).
- The Maîtres Laitiers du Cotentin cooperative group comprises 1,215 member-producers based on 780 farms in the Manche department.
- With 5,100 employees, it produces 408 million liters of milk a year
News
Les Maîtres laitiers export to China 28/08/2023
- Maîtres laitiers du Cotentin has started production of milk cartons for Walmart at its plant in Méautis in the Manche département.
- Production is destined for the Chinese market
Dairy Masters on the export trail 31/07/2023
- Production start-up date for Walmart: Wednesday, July 26, 2023
- Production for the Chinese market
- The Méautis plant opened in 2017 to produce milk cartons for the Chinese market
- Three of the plant's six production lines are dedicated to production for Walmart
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