Campina is a Dutch dairy

cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-contro ...

. Main brands include Campina, Landliebe and Mona. In 2008, it merged with Royal Frieslands Foods. The name of the new company is

FrieslandCampina Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. is a Dutch multinational dairy cooperative which is based in Amersfoort, Netherlands. It is the result of a merger between Friesland Foods and Campina on 30 December 2008. The European Commission approved this merger ...

. The company history starts with many village cooperatives that gradually merged into each other and thus became big regional companies. Campina in its current form was created in 1989 by the merge of two of such regional cooperatives, Melkunie Holland and DMV Campina. After this merger the company was named Campina Melkunie until it dropped the Melkunie part in 2001. In 2004, Campina and Arla, a Danish dairy cooperative, announced their plan to merge

however this plan was disbanded in April 2005 for undisclosed reason

although plans for other forms of cooperation would still be considered. On 19 December 2007, Campina and

Friesland Foods Royal Friesland Foods (Koninklijke Friesland Foods N.V.) was a Dutch company that developed, produced and sold branded dairy products and fruit-based drinks. Royal Friesland Foods had a strong presence in Western Europe, Central Europe, West Afri ...

announced that the companies are exploring the possibility to merge. The EU approved the merger if the two cooperatives sell certain cheese and dairy drink divisions.

Brands with Health Benefit Claims

* Campina Optimel (Netherlands) * Campina Optiwell (Germany) * Campina Vifit (Germany, Netherlands) * Campina Fruttis (

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

) * Campina Betagen (Thailand) - joint venture with Thai Advanced FoodCMFocus 07-39 30 August 2007

Acquisitions

* Comelco NV in (

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) 1989 * Deltown Specialities in (United States) 1989 * Menken consumptiemelk activiteiten (Netherlands) 1997 * Menken Dairy Food (Netherlands) 1997 * Menken Polderland (Netherlands) 1997 * Parmalat Thailand (

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

) 2003 * Inovatech Argentina (

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) 2005 In Germany, now Campina GmbH * Südmilch AG, 1993 * Kutel, 1998 * Emzett, 1999 * Strothmann

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campina (Company) FrieslandCampina subsidiaries Cooperatives in the Netherlands Dairy products companies of the Netherlands Zaltbommel Food and drink companies established in 1979 Companies based in Gelderland