Campina intends to sell its Belgian cheese factory Passendale, part of the cheese & butter group, to the French Bongrain to concentrate on further strengthening its international position in naturally ripened semi-hard cheese.

The group will focus its emphasis on the Campina Milner, Campina Volmer and North Holland cheese, which are Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) cheeses. Campina holds a leading international position with this product line, which the organisation plans to expand even further.
Campina’s current semi-soft cheese specialities are made at the cheese factory in Passendale. The staff of 120 people will join Bongrain, which has a strategy of obtaining market leadership in local specialities including semi-soft cheese. The organisation has around 18.600 employees and a turnover of