Friesland Foods
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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 Campina
, under the new name of FrieslandCampina. The process was announced on December 2007. The EU conditioned the merger to the sale of certain cheese and dairy drink divisions by both companies.
Royal Friesland Foods employs 15,312, of whom 10,000 work outside the Netherlands. The cooperative's leading brands are Appelsientje, Bonnet, Chocomel/Cécémel, Completa, CoolBest, Debic, DubbelFrisss, Dutch Lady, Extran, Frico, Friso, Foremost, Friesche Vlag, Frisian Flag, Fristi, Milli, NoyNoy, Peak, Pöttyös Túró Rudi
, Rainbow, and Taksi.
Royal Friesland Foods is organized as a cooperative, with roots going back to 1879. It has grown through mergers and takeovers, the most significant of which occurred in late 1997, when four Dutch dairy cooperatives joined to create the business in its current form.
In December 2001, KFF NV acquired the Drinks & Diary division of Numico
including the brands Chocomel/Cécémel, Fristi and Extran.
Royal Friesland Foods gained its current name in June 2004 after Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
granted it the Royal status ("Koninklijk" in Dutch) in honour of its 125th anniversary. Prior to that, the company was known as Friesland Coberco Dairy Foods.
(AVA) found that the "Dutch Lady" brand of strawberry flavoured milk manufactured in China to be contaminated with melamine
. This product was recalled and destroyed.http://www.ava.gov.sg/NR/rdonlyres/29135226-ECBA-41ED-AA07-8A8988408E08/21963/SUSPENSIONOFALLMILKANDMILKPRODUCTSFROMCHINA.pdf Friesland Foods recalled all of its plastic-bottled milk in Hong Kong and Macau.http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iCL58EMBN1tqq6xujZlsaITAFpCQD93AESAO0
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
-based multinational cooperative
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
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 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:...
, under the new name of FrieslandCampina. The process was announced on December 2007. The EU conditioned the merger to the sale of certain cheese and dairy drink divisions by both companies.
Royal Friesland Foods employs 15,312, of whom 10,000 work outside the Netherlands. The cooperative's leading brands are Appelsientje, Bonnet, Chocomel/Cécémel, Completa, CoolBest, Debic, DubbelFrisss, Dutch Lady, Extran, Frico, Friso, Foremost, Friesche Vlag, Frisian Flag, Fristi, Milli, NoyNoy, Peak, Pöttyös Túró Rudi
Túró Rudi
Túró Rudi is the name of a chocolate bar popular in Hungary since 1968. The bar is composed of a thin outer coating of chocolate and an inner filling of túró...
, Rainbow, and Taksi.
Royal Friesland Foods is organized as a cooperative, with roots going back to 1879. It has grown through mergers and takeovers, the most significant of which occurred in late 1997, when four Dutch dairy cooperatives joined to create the business in its current form.
In December 2001, KFF NV acquired the Drinks & Diary division of Numico
Numico
Numico , is a specialist baby food and clinical nutrition subsidiary of Groupe Danone. Products range from infant formula to specialised nutrition for babies with specific needs and for breastfeeding mothers. It also produces and markets special clinical nutrition, diet products and...
including the brands Chocomel/Cécémel, Fristi and Extran.
Royal Friesland Foods gained its current name in June 2004 after Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Beatrix of the Netherlands
Beatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University...
granted it the Royal status ("Koninklijk" in Dutch) in honour of its 125th anniversary. Prior to that, the company was known as Friesland Coberco Dairy Foods.
2008 baby milk scandal
In September 2008, the testing of Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of SingaporeAgri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore has been established since 1 April 2000. It ensures a resilient supply of safe food, safeguards the health of animals and plants and facilitates agri-trade for the well-being of the nation....
(AVA) found that the "Dutch Lady" brand of strawberry flavoured milk manufactured in China to be contaminated with melamine
Melamine
Melamine is an organic base and a trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton. Like cyanamide, it contains 66% nitrogen by mass and, if mixed with resins, has fire retardant properties due to its release of nitrogen gas when burned or charred, and has several other industrial uses....
. This product was recalled and destroyed.http://www.ava.gov.sg/NR/rdonlyres/29135226-ECBA-41ED-AA07-8A8988408E08/21963/SUSPENSIONOFALLMILKANDMILKPRODUCTSFROMCHINA.pdf Friesland Foods recalled all of its plastic-bottled milk in Hong Kong and Macau.http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iCL58EMBN1tqq6xujZlsaITAFpCQD93AESAO0