Processing of around 5.1 billion kg of milk per year into dairy products, ingredients and plant-based alternatives

DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH

Zeven (company headquarters) · Bremen (central administrative site) · more than 20 sites in Germany, the Netherlands, ItalyNew on Amplifa

2011Operational launch as DMK following the merger of Humana and

6,800Employees

€5.3 billionRevenue

5.1 billion kgMilk processed annually

20+Sites in Germany, the Netherlands, Italy

DMK Group

DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH (DMK Group) is a cooperative-organised dairy group owned by the farmers of DMK eG. The company processes around 5.1 billion kilograms of milk annually and produces a broad range of dairy products: cheese, quark, ice cream, milk-based mixed drinks as well as ingredients for the further-processing industry, including milk powder for nougat-nut cream, caramel for confectionery and cheese ingredients for frozen products. In addition, plant-based alternatives are being developed. Alongside its business with well-known brands such as MILRAM, Oldenburger and Humana, DMK operates as a B2B partner for customised solutions and product development and is one of the most important suppliers to the German food retail sector. The group is represented with more than 20 sites in Germany as well as in the Netherlands, Italy and selected international hubs. The company headquarters is located in Zeven, with the central administrative site in Bremen. As of 1 June 2026, DMK Group merged with Arla Foods; DMK GmbH and its subsidiaries continue to operate as a subsidiary of Arla Foods under the name Arla.

Site: Zeven
Processes: B2B customised solutions, Product development, Manufacture of milk powder, caramel, cheese ingredients, Plant-based alternatives
Materials: Milk, Plant-based alternatives
Founded: 2011
Employees: 6,800
Industries: Food retail, Food industry (B2B), Dairy industry

01
Milk collection from the cooperative farmers
02
Processing into dairy products and ingredients
03
Product development for B2B customers
04
Distribution under own brands and as private label
05
Delivery to food retail and the food industry

Products and Ingredients

MILCH

Milk

Base raw material for cheese, quark, ice cream, milk powder, caramel and milk-based mixed drinks.

PFLANZL.

Plant-based alternatives

Complementary plant-based product variants to the dairy products.

Sites

Zeven

Company headquarters

Bremen

Central administrative site

Products

**Milk powder and caramel as ingredients**Milk processing · Food industry (B2B)

Inside the production

Cooperative organisation with the farmers as owners

Industries

Food retailFood industry (B2B)Dairy industry

Additional services

B2B customised solutionsProduct developmentManufacture of milk powder, caramel, cheese ingredientsPlant-based alternatives

History

1947
Founding of the central dairy NORDMILCH
1950
First mention of Humana (infant formula, Herford)
1998
Formation of Humana Milchunion eG
1999
Formation of NORDMILCH eG
2005
Founding of the joint venture wheyco GmbH (NORDMILCH AG and Humana Milchunion eG each 50 %)
2009
Consolidation of sales into Nord-Contor Milch GmbH
2010
Merger of the operating units retroactively; founding of DMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH
2011
Merger of Humana Milchindustrie GmbH and NORDMILCH GmbH to form DMK; operational launch in May 2011
2026
Official merger of Arla Foods and DMK Group on 01.06.2026 under the name Arla; on 01.07.2026 the delegates' assembly of DMK eG resolves the merger with DOC Kaas U.A. into an SCE