Family-owned food and logistics group: dairy products, fish & delicatessen, dressings, packaging, fruit preparations and logistics all under our own control.
Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller S.e.c.s.
Luxembourg (Headquarters) · Aretsried · Leppersdorf · Freising · Lintorf · Rogätz · Beckum · Lüneburg · Prague · Poznań · Charzyno · Zduny · Kartoszyno · Bellshill · Bridgwater · Manchester ·New on Amplifa
About Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller
Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller is a family company headquartered in Luxembourg with its origins in Aretsried (Bavaria), where Ludwig Georg Müller founded a village dairy in 1896. The group processes milk into fresh dairy products, yoghurt, cheese, butter and dairy derivatives, produces fish delicatessen, dressings and sauces, fruit preparations, preformed plastic cups and bioethanol from whey molasses, as well as plant-based alternatives based on oats, soya and almonds. It controls almost the entire value chain under its own roof – from packaging production (Optipack, around 4 billion cups/year) and food production through to transport (Culina Group). Key production sites are Aretsried (approx. 1,300 employees across 7 companies), Leppersdorf near Dresden (over 1.7 million t of milk/year), Freising, Lintorf/Rogätz as well as plants in Poland, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. With 22 production sites in 13 countries, 35,000 employees and revenue of € 10.3 billion (2025), the company exports to more than 80 countries.
- Site
- L-1246 Luxembourg
- Processes
- Production of preformed plastic cups (packaging, approx. 4 billion units/year), Milk processing: UHT and fresh milk, cocoa, butter, cream, yoghurt, quark, Cheese production (sour milk cheese, curd cheese), Production of milk and dairy derivatives (whey powder, lactose, whey protein for sports and, Bioethanol production from whey by-product molasses (10 million litres/year, since 2008), Fruit processing / fruit preparations (Naturfarm, 110,000 t/year), Production of dressings, sauces, mayonnaise, salads and fish delicatessen, Plant-based drinks based on oats, soya and almonds as well as tofu (organic quality)
- Materials
- Milk / raw milk, Whey, Plastic (preformed cups), Oats, Soya, Almond, Fruit, Fish
- Founded
- 1896
- Employees
- 35.000
- Industries
- Dairy/milk processing, Food industry/convenience food (fish & delicatessen, dressings, sauces), Packaging industry, Logistics, Plant-based alternatives (vegan)
- 01
Packaging production (Optipack)
- 02
Fruit processing (Naturfarm)
- 03
Food production (dairy, fish & delicatessen, dressings & sauces)
- 04
B2B ingredients (Milk & Whey Ingredients)
- 05
Transport and logistics (Culina)
- 06
Vehicle technology/maintenance (FTA)
Raw Materials and Processes
Milk / raw milk
Basic raw material for fresh dairy products, yoghurt, cheese, butter, cream and dairy derivatives.
Whey
Raw material for dairy derivatives such as whey powder, lactose and whey protein as well as for bioethanol from whey molasses.
Plastic (preformed cups)
Processed into cups at Optipack, around 4 billion units per year.
Fruit
Processed into fruit preparations at Naturfarm, 110,000 t/year (No. 3 in Europe).
Oats
Basis of plant-based drinks at Berief Food.
Soya
Basis of plant-based drinks and organic-quality tofu.
Almond
Basis of plant-based drinks at Berief Food.
Fish
Raw material for fish delicatessen and canned fish at Lisner, Homann and Nadler.
Locations
Aretsried
DEMolkerei Alois Müller, Optipack, FTA, Culina, Müller Service, Naturfarm (founding site)
- Materials
- Milk, fruit, plastic
- Optipack cup production
- Naturfarm fruit processing
- FTA truck workshop
Leppersdorf
DESachsenmilch, Käserei Loose, T.M.A., mwi, Culina, F.T.A., Optipack, Naturfarm
- Materials
- Milk, whey, plastic
- five production areas (basic and fresh products, cheese, powder)
- bioethanol plant (10 million litres/year)
- partially fully automated systems
Freising
DEMolkerei Weihenstephan; central departments QA, R&D, Communications, pilot plant
- Materials
- Raw milk
- 7-day/24-hour production
Lintorf
DEHomann, Hamker, Homann Foodservice, Nadler (dressings/sauces)
Rogätz
DEHomann, Hamker, Homann Foodservice, Nadler
Beckum
DEBerief Food (plant-based drinks, tofu)
- Materials
- Oats, soya, almond
Lüneburg
DEElinas
Prague
CZMlékárna Pragolaktos (the largest UHT milk capacity in the Czech Republic)
- Materials
- Milk
Poznań
PLLisner – Fish Competence Center
- Materials
- Fish
Market Drayton
GBMüller Yogurt & Desserts (headquarters)
- Materials
- Milk
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of preformed plastic cups (packaging, approx. 4 billion units/year)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic |
| Milk processing: UHT and fresh milk, cocoa, butter, cream, yoghurt, quarkEngineering | – | – | – | – | Milk, Raw milk |
| Cheese production (sour milk cheese, curd cheese)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Milk |
| Production of milk and dairy derivatives (whey powder, lactose, whey protein for sports andEngineering | – | – | – | – | Milk, Whey |
| Bioethanol production from whey by-product molasses (10 million litres/year, since 2008)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Whey, Molasses |
| Fruit processing / fruit preparations (Naturfarm, 110,000 t/year)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Fruit |
| Production of dressings, sauces, mayonnaise, salads and fish delicatessenEngineering | – | – | – | – | Oil, Fish, Eggs, Plant-based ingredients |
| Plant-based drinks based on oats, soya and almonds as well as tofu (organic quality)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Oats, Soya, Almond |
| Chilled transport and FMCG/food retail logistics (Culina Group)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vehicle workshop: maintenance and servicing of trucks, vans, vehicle refrigeration systems,Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1896
Ludwig Georg Müller founds a dairy in Aretsried
- 1938
Trained cheesemaker Alois Müller takes over
- 1971
Theo Müller takes over the dairy with four employees
- 1980er
Establishment of the Culina haulage company and the Optipack cup production
- 1992
First plant outside Germany in Market Drayton (UK)
- 1990er
Acquisition of Sachsenmilch AG (1994, Leppersdorf); sales office Verona (1995)
- 2000
Acquisition of the state-owned Weihenstephan dairy; Mlékárna Pragolaktos acquired
- 2003
Founding of the holding Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller GmbH & Co. KG
- 2008
Market entry Israel; bioethanol plant produces 10 million litres/year from 2008; launch in Romania
- 2009
Market entry Poland
- 2011
Founding of Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller S.e.c.s. as holding in Luxembourg
- 2012
Acquisition of Robert Wiseman Dairies (UK); joint venture Müller Quaker Dairy with PepsiCo (USA)
- 2013
Acquisition of NOM Dairy UK incl. Telford plant; Batavia, N.Y. dairy opened
- 2014
Acquisition of Dairy Crest's milk activities by Müller UK & Ireland
- 2023
Acquisition of the brands Landliebe, Puddis, Südmilch, Mondelice from FrieslandCampina
- 2024
Acquisition of Yew Tree Dairy (Müller Milk & Ingredients) and of the Polish Graal Group (by Lisner)
- 2025
Acquisition of the British yoghurt producer Biotiful Gut Health
- 2026
Acquisition of the yoghurt brands Elinas and Lünebest (completion March 2026); acquisition of Berief Food GmbH (completion July 2026)