Global dairy company FrieslandCampina has expanded butter production capacity at its Lochem facility in the Netherlands.
With the expansion, the company said it was responding to growing demand for butter products, including butter for professional customers under the Debic brand and consumer products for brands such as Campina Botergoud, Frico and Frau Antje.
The expansion was linked to the previously announced centralisation of butter production in Lochem, the company said on 18 June.
Last June, FrieslandCampina closed its butter factory in Den Bosch, transferring production to the Lochem facility.
“This expansion is an important step for our factory in Lochem. We are not only increasing our butter capacity but also taking a step forward in more efficient and more sustainable production,” said Winnie Schouten, plant director at FrieslandCampina Lochem.
In addition to butter, the company produces butter oil, milk powder and filtration products from milk at the Lochem site.
The site processes large volumes of milk and cream and, in addition to consumer butter packs, mainly supplies bulk products, such as milk powder in bags, to business-to-business customers and the international dairy market.
FrieslandCampina processes milk into dairy products and ingredients for consumers and customers worldwide.
Fully-owned by Zuivelcoöperatie FrieslandCampina, more than 15,000 dairy farmers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France are co-owners of the company.
Its portfolio includes Campina dairy products and YAZOO milk flavoured drinks.
According to its website, the company operates in 30 countries and its products reach over 100 countries.
