Arla to stop producing Emmental

Arla Foods will stop producing Emmental in order to focus on milk powder and mozzarella, which means that Aars Dairy in Denmark, which produces Emmental only, will cease operations.

The decision marks the end of Arla Foods’ Emmental production. Instead, the milk will be used mainly for the production of milk powder and mozzarella. Both products belong to the Group’s strategic products.
The closure should be seen on the backdrop of unusually high prices for milk powder due to drought conditions in Australia, low stocks in Europe and the US and rising demand for milk powder in Asia and elsewhere. Another factor has been that earnings from yellow cheese, including Emmental, have been under considerable pressure for some time.