FrieslandCampina is a Dutch dairy

Dairy

A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...

 cooperative

Cooperative

A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...

. It is the result of the merge between Royal Friesland Foods

Friesland Foods

Royal Friesland Foods is a Netherlands-based multinational cooperative that develops, produces and sells branded dairy products and fruit-based drinks. Royal Friesland Foods has a strong presence in Western Europe, Central Europe, West Africa and Southeast Asia.In 2008, Friesland Foods merged with...

 and Campina

Campina (company)

FrieslandCampina is a Dutch dairy cooperative. It is the result of the merge between Royal Friesland Foods and Campina. Main brands include Friesche Vlag, Chocomel, Fristi, Dutch lady, Appelsientje, Milner, Campina, Landliebe, Optiwell and Mona.-History:...

. Main brands include Friesche Vlag, Chocomel, Fristi, Dutch lady, Appelsientje, Milner, Campina, Landliebe, Optiwell and Mona.

History

Royal FrieslandCampina is organized as a cooperative, with roots going back to 1879. It has grown through mergers and takeovers.

In late 1997 four Dutch dairy cooperatives merged to Friesland Coberco Dairy Food. In June 2004 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands granted FCDF the Royal status. FCDF renamed itself to Royal Friesland Foods.

Campina was created in 1989 by the merger 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

Arla Foods

Arla Foods is a Swedish-Danish cooperative based in Århus, Denmark, and the largest producer of dairy products in Scandinavia. Arla Foods was formed as the result of a merger between the Swedish dairy cooperative Arla and the Danish dairy company MD Foods on 17 April 2000.Arla Foods is the seventh...

, a Danish dairy cooperative, announced to merge, however this plan was disbanded in April 2005 for undisclosed reasons although plans for other forms of cooperation

Cooperation

Cooperation or co-operation is the process of working or acting together. In its simplest form it involves things working in harmony, side by side, while in its more complicated forms, it can involve something as complex as the inner workings of a human being or even the social patterns of a...

 are still said to be considered.

On 19 December 2007 Campina and Friesland Foods announced that the companies are exploring the possibility to merge. The EU approved the merger of the two cooperatives provided that they sell certain cheese and dairy drink divisions.

Brandnames

In Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 the company is known through the NOYNOY brand.

Brands with health benefit claims:

• Campina Optimel (The Netherlands)
• Campina Optiwell (Germany)
• Campina Vifit (Germany, the Netherlands)
• Campina Fruttis (Russia
  Russia
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  )
• Campina Betagen (Thailand) - joint venture with Thai Advanced Food

Acquisitions (Campina)

• Comelco NV in (Belgium
  Belgium
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  ) 1989
• Deltown Specialities in (USA) 1989
• Menken consumptiemelk activiteiten (Netherlands) 1997
• Menken Dairy Food (Netherlands) 1997
• Menken Polderland (Netherlands) 1997
• Parmalat Thailand (Thailand
  Thailand
  Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
  
  ) 2003
• Inovatech Argentina (Argentina
  Argentina
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  ) 2005

In Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, now Campina GmbH

Campina GmbH

Based in Heilbronn, about 60 km north of Stuttgart, Campina GmbH is a leading German dairy and subsidiary of the Dutch dairy cooperative Campina. The company was formed in 1996 after the Stuttgart-based Südmilch AG was renamed....

• Südmilch AG, 1993
• Kutel, 1998
• Emzett, 1999
• Strothmann