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
Woodheads is one of the best known names in the British meat industry, with a history stretching back over 100 years. Today Woodheads is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC, having become one of our first vertically integrated suppliers in 1991.
We are the only major supermarket to own it’s own abattoir and meat processing operations, giving us unique traceability and control over our supply chain. Having our own meat business means we are the only big supermarket to buy cattle, sheep and pigs directly from British Farmers with our own team of specialist livestock buyers.
Our Woodheads operation supplies the majority of British meat to Farmers Boy, including the highest quality beef and pork. Our stringent sourcing policy means that all of our livestock only comes from 100% Farm Assured holdings in the UK.