Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH

About Arla Foods

Arla Foods is a modern dairy cooperative owned by the supplying farmers and processes milk into cheese, cream cheese, skyr, drinking milk products and whey products. In Germany, the company traces back to the Vereinigte Käsereien des Württembergischen Allgäus Dürren (VKD), founded in 1901, from which Allgäuland-Käsereien GmbH emerged in 1988. In 2011, Allgäuland-Käsereien GmbH was acquired by Arla Foods; the acquisition received EU antitrust approval on 8 November 2011. In 2014, the dairy's headquarters were relocated from Wangen im Allgäu to Sonthofen. Since 1 June 2026, DMK Group and Arla Foods have merged; the corporate group continues under the name Arla Foods. Brands distributed in Germany include Arla Buko, Arla Kærgården, Arla Skyr, Arla Bio and Arla LactoFREE; the main sales focus is the retail trade including discounters.

Site

Sonthofen

Industries

Dairy/Milk processing, Food

1. 01

   Milk delivery by cooperative farmers

2. 02

   Milk processing

3. 03

   Cheese and cream cheese production

4. 04

   Packaging

5. 05

   Distribution to retail and gastronomy

Locations

Products

Inside the production

History

1. 1901

   Founding of the Vereinigte Käsereien des Württembergischen Allgäus Dürren (VKD) in Dürren

2. 1988

   Renaming of VKD to Allgäuland-Käsereien GmbH

3. 2011

   Acquisition of Allgäuland-Käsereien GmbH by Arla Foods, approved under EU antitrust law on 8 November 2011

4. 2014

   Relocation of the dairy's headquarters from Wangen to Sonthofen

5. 2026

   Merger of DMK Group and Arla Foods on 1 June 2026; continuation under the name Arla Foods