Arla Foods is Europe’s strongest farmer-owned dairy group formed by a long line of cooperative mergers, latest the merger of Arla and DMK Group. As a major food producer owned by 11,000 European dairy farmers and 28,000 employees we have a strong commitment to help co-solve some of society’s challenges related to food and health.
We provide a powerhouse of globally trusted brands including Europe leading dairy brand Arla® and iconic brands such as Lurpak®, Castello®, Puck®, MILRAM, Humana, Oldenburger, Uniekaas, and Starbucks® chilled coffee. Our cooperative is the world’s largest manufacturer of organic dairy products and the global leader in advanced whey proteins.
Key figures:
• Revenue*: 15.1 billion EUR
• Cooperative farmer owners: 11,000
• Milk volume*: 14.3 billion kilogram
• Employees: 28,000
*From our 2025 annual results
In May 2020, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) acquired a substantial portion of Dean Foods’ assets. When you think about DFA, images of local farms and herds of cows may come to mind — and that’s definitely a big part of who we are. What you might not picture is the nationwide organization that supports these family farms – an organization that passionately pursues creativity and innovation in everything we do.
DFA has careers across a wide variety of disciplines and skillsets, even beyond the agriculture industry. From finance and marketing to manufacturing and logistics, it takes an incredible team of people to support our family farmers and bring the joys of dairy to tables everywhere.