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From family-owned company to dairy industry’s global leader Created in 1933 by André Besnier in Laval, Lactalis Group is a family-owned company settled in rural areas, which became dairy industry’s global leader and a major player of employment. True to its first trade, cheesemonger, Lactalis Group, the first AOP cheese producer, contributes to the development of a rural economy open to the word. With a presence in around a hundred countries, Lactalis Group counts 80 000 collaborators and 250 production sites today. A unique dairy expertise Across all dairy product categories (milk consumption, ultra-fresh milk, cheese, butter, cream and dairy ingredients), we develop in the long run a portfolio of a hundred brands, made up of major emblematic brands as well as local or regional brands. In keeping with local food cultures and consumption modes, our ambition is to offer healthy, gourmet and accessible products to the greatest number of people. Learn more about Lactalis on www.lactalis.fr

Emmi is the leading Swiss milk processor. In Switzerland, the Emmi Group has 25 production sites. Abroad, Emmi and its subsidiaries have a presence in 14 countries, eight of which have production facilities. Half of its around CHF 3.7 billion in sales – over 10 % of which stems from organic products – is generated in Switzerland, the other half abroad. Two-thirds of its more than 8,700 employees are currently based outside of Switzerland.

Hochland Deutschland GmbH is once again among the winners of the Great Place to Work competition "Germany's Best Employers". Hochland was honored at a gala in Berlin in mid-March as one of the 100 best employers. The awards went to companies that offer their employees a particularly trustworthy and attractive workplace culture. This was determined by a detailed representative survey of employees at the sites Heimenkirch and Schongau concerning topics such as confidence in the management, recognition, professional development opportunities, team spirit and health promotion. 86 percent of the respondents agreed with the statement : "All in all, I can say this is a great place to work. In a "culture audit" the experts of the Great Place to Work Institute also have rated the quality of measures by the management and especially by the Human Resources Department at Hochland. "The award acknowledges an authentic management that co-operates fairly and respectfully with employees, for a high degree of identification with the job and the company as a whole and a strong team spirit," said Frank Hauser, head of the Great Place to Work Institute Germany. In total, 580 companies of all sectors, sizes and regions applied for the award "Germany's Best Employers 2014". Hochland Deutschland GmbH participated for the third time at the prestigious nationwide competition and has every time reached a place within the ranking of the best 100 companies. The last time Hochland took part, there were only 235 participants, which is a significantly smaller number than in 2014. "We are very proud that we have once again achieved a place among the 100 best employers in Germany in a grown, highly demanding field of competitors," says the managing director of Hochland Deutschland GmbH, Josef Stitzl. "This award has great significance for us in the competition for the best employees." Also in the regional competition "Best Employers in the Allgäu," which took place the first time in 2013, Hochland Deutschland GmbH had successfully cut off: It achieved the third place among companies with more than 250 employees. Germany's Best Employers 2014 are automatically qualified for the European-wide overall competition with participants from around 20 countries. Human resources manager Thomas Schlachter and plant manager Walter Morent (Heimenkirch) received the award in Berlin.