Turnover: 468 million EUR (2023)

Country: France

  • southwest France's leading dairy cooperative
  • 1439 dairy farms, 989 cow dairy farms and 450 goat dairy farms
  • Terra Lacta is the 1st dairy cooperative in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
  • Annual production is close to 700 million liters, including 100 million liters of goat's milk.
  • 450 employees

News

Terra Lacta raises €15 million to rescue Echiré butter 01/02/2024

  • The Coopérative Laitière de la Sèvre (CLS) has 100 member breeders and generates sales of 55 million euros with 160 employees.
  • It produces 5% of Echiré PDO butter and Sèvre & Belle goat's cheese.
  • A consortium of five regional cooperatives led by Terra Lacta plans to inject 15 million euros into CLS's equity and investments.
  • Terra Lacta is the leading milk collector in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and the leading supplier to the PDO.
  • Terra Lacta collects 750 million liters of milk in 25 départements.
  • CLS plans to refocus its business on milk collection, with 55 million liters sold exclusively to the joint venture.
  • Terra Lacta packs 120 million liters of milk into cartons, in addition to its sales to Savencia and its cottage cheese production.

Studies mentioning this company

The butter market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Savencia Fromage & Dairy groupe
  • Eurial Coopérative
  • Isigny-Sainte-Mère (Coopérative)
  • Sodiaal Groupe (Coopérative)
  • Lactalis Groupe
  • Loyez Woessen - Abondia
  • Terra Lacta Cooperative