Glanbia Ireland’s partnership with Danone is focused on quality, innovation and above all else, trust

Danone is one of the largest dairy food and water producers in the world, organised around three core activities – Essential Dairy and Plant Based, Waters and Specialised Nutrition. The group has over 100,000 employees spread across 55 countries and its diverse range of products are available in over 120 countries. Danone’s annual revenue in 2020 was €23.6 billion supported by a strong portfolio of global brands including Activia, Aptamil, Alpro and Evian.

Glanbia Ireland and Danone
Glanbia Ireland has been a longstanding and important supplier of infant grade Lactose and Acid WPC35 to Danone’s Macroom and Wexford sites. Today, we supply 12,000mt Lactose and 1,500mt Acid WPC35 each year. Danone has also played a significant role in Glanbia Ireland’s infant formula strategy over the last five years, as the strategic partner for the supply of IF Liquid Skim Milk Concentrate from the Belview facility to Danone Macroom.

Today, Belview supplies Macroom with 4,000mt of Liquid Skim Milk Concentrate from a dedicated GI farmer milk pool. During our season, between 14 and 21 tanker loads of high quality IF grade SMC are delivered each week.

A relationship built on trust
Infant formula operates to the strictest food safety and quality standards. Our relationship with Danone is built on trust; through our people, our facilities and our processes, GI guarantees ongoing reassurance and rigorous quality standards while protecting the quality and nutritional value of Danone’s products. Our people at Belview and Ballyragget work closely with Danone through the “Partners for Quality” programme. This is a Danone initiative that embeds quality throughout the infant formula product lifecycle, from farm to bottle.

What the future looks like
Glanbia understands the significance of the trust placed in us by Danone and their consumers. That’s why quality is our highest priority. Our continued focus in this area underpins our partnership and enables us to deliver on business growth, innovation and sustainability with Danone into the future.