Lactalis to invest in quark production in Germany

Lactalis is investing in quark production at a manufacturing site in Germany.

The French dairy giant is to spend around €50m ($57m) at its site in Neuburg in Bavaria to add quark to the facility's output.

Lactalis is aiming for the facility to produce around 40,000 metric tonnes of quark and 104,000 metric tonnes of whey by 2030.

The plant would reach a total annual production volume of approximately 308,000 metric tonnes.

The Neuburg site, which also specialises in producing milk, cream, yogurts and desserts, will move to a continuous three-shift system running seven days a week.

It will be supported by approximately 70 additional employees, Lactalis said in a statement.

Lactalis has six sites in Germany and employs around 1,300 staff in the country.

In September, the owner of the Lactel and Président brands announced plans to invest €1bn into "modernising" its manufacturing sites in France. At the time, the world's largest dairy company said it had set out a programme until 2030 to "modernise and improve the performance" of its domestic facilities.

The investment in France will focus on developing production equipment, innovation and decarbonisation, with projects already

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