Groupe Lactalis Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1933

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 85,500

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt - Acquisition

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $10.7B

Groupe Lactalis General Information

Description

Producer of dairy products in Laval, France. The company offers cheese, fluid milk, yogurt, butter, cream, sour cream, dairy desserts, milk powder, whey products, and dairy ingredients for food manufacturers.

Contact Information

Website
www.lactalis.com
Formerly Known As
Le Petit Lavallois
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Debt Financed
Corporate Office
  • 10-20 rue Adolphe Beck 53 089
  • 53000 Laval
  • France
+33 02
Primary Industry
Food Products
Corporate Office
  • 10-20 rue Adolphe Beck 53 089
  • 53000 Laval
  • France
+33 02

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Groupe Lactalis Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
2. Debt - Acquisition 28-Jul-2011 $10.7B Completed Generating Revenue
1. Debt - Acquisition 15-Mar-2006 Completed Generating Revenue
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Groupe Lactalis Comparisons

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Producer of dairy products in Laval, France. The company offers cheese, fluid milk, yogurt, butter, cream, sour cream, d
Food Products
Laval, France
85,500 As of 2026

Ahmednagar, India
 

Zeven, Germany
 
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Groupe Lactalis Competitors (72)

One of Groupe Lactalis’s 72 competitors is Prabhat Dairy, a Formerly PE-Backed company based in Ahmednagar, India.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Prabhat Dairy Formerly PE-Backed Ahmednagar, India
DMK Deutsches Milchkontor Corporate Backed or Acquired Zeven, Germany
Open Country Dairy Corporate Backed or Acquired Auckland, New Zealand
Jigsaw Foods Corporate Backed or Acquired Shirebrook, United Kingdom
Saputo Dairy UK Corporate Backed or Acquired Weybridge, United Kingdom
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Groupe Lactalis Patents

  • 103

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 57

    Granted

  • 12

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Groupe Lactalis Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
FR-3159883-A1 Light butter without additives Pending 08-Mar-2024
FR-3152708-A1 Composition of fermented fresh cheese with high protein content Active 08-Sep-2023
FR-3152708-B1 Composition of high-protein fermented fresh cheese Active 08-Sep-2023
AU-2024337175-A1 Fermented fresh cheese composition with a high protein content Pending 08-Sep-2023
EP-4773819-A1 Fermented fresh cheese composition with a high protein content Pending 08-Sep-2023 A23C19/053
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Groupe Lactalis Investments & Acquisitions (77)

Groupe Lactalis’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with The Protein Works. The deal was made on 01-Jun-2026.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
The Protein Works 01-Jun-2026 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
Mainland 31-Mar-2026 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
Fonterra Co-operative Group (Consumer, Dairy Ingredients and Food Service Businesses) 30-Mar-2026 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
Queijos Tavares 01-Jul-2025 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
Midwest Yogurt 30-Jun-2025 Merger/Acquisition Food Products
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Groupe Lactalis Affiliates

Subsidiaries (67)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Midwest Yogurt Minnetonka, MN 2025
Les Fromageries De Normandie Livarot-Pays-D'auge, France 2016
L.D. Management Paris, France 2012
L.H. Management Paris, France 2012
The Protein Works Liverpool, United Kingdom 2012
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Groupe Lactalis FAQs

  • When was Groupe Lactalis founded?

    Groupe Lactalis was founded in 1933.

  • Where is Groupe Lactalis headquartered?

    Groupe Lactalis is headquartered in Laval, France.

  • What is the size of Groupe Lactalis?

    Groupe Lactalis has 85,500 total employees.

  • What industry is Groupe Lactalis in?

    Groupe Lactalis’s primary industry is Food Products.

  • Is Groupe Lactalis a private or public company?

    Groupe Lactalis is a Private company.

  • What is Groupe Lactalis’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Groupe Lactalis is .

  • How much funding has Groupe Lactalis raised over time?

    Groupe Lactalis has raised $10.7B.

  • Who are Groupe Lactalis’s competitors?

    Prabhat Dairy, DMK Deutsches Milchkontor, Open Country Dairy, Jigsaw Foods, and Saputo Dairy UK are some of the 72 competitors of Groupe Lactalis.

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