Largest Dairy Companies Research Summary
The largest dairy company in the U.S. is Kraft Heinz Co, with a 2022 sales of $26 billion. As of 2022, the U.S. dairy industry has a market size of $120.5 billion. Over 6 billion people worldwide consume dairy products.
Top Figures and Facts in the Global Dairy Industry
India is the world's largest milk producer, with 22% of global production, followed by the United States of America, Pakistan, Brazil and China.
1. Nestlé Nestlé ranks number 1 on our list of the top 10 dairy companies in the world in 2020. Nestlé generates USD 24.3 billion in revenues from dairy products.
At Saputo Dairy Australia, our people are our most important asset and are the driving force behind our success as the largest dairy processor in Australia.
A 100% Australian-owned dairy company
The Australian dairy farms that supply our Riverina Fresh milk are owned and operated by our passionate farmers, many who are second generation. They are experts in dairy and are committed to producing quality fresh milk.
Australian Owned Milk Brands. We started the Little Big Dairy Co to deliver the best-tasting, 'Single Source' milk you'll drink to as many people as possible.
Milk is a natural food that comes straight from cows. Australian milk is sourced and produced locally. It travels from the farm to the factory where it is pasteurised (heated to destroy any harmful bacteria) and homogenised (mixed for a consistent texture and taste).
Drinking milk is the most popular dairy product consumed in Australia; this is followed by cheese, yoghurt and butter.
Brownes Dairy is Western Australia's and, they claim, Australia's oldest dairy company. The company traces its history back to 1886 when Edward Browne started his dairy farm 4km from central Perth, in an area now called Shenton Park.
Milk market outlook
India tops the list with the most number of milk cows of any country, at 58 million cows, while the leading producer of cow milk in the world is Europe, followed by the United States and India.
over 110 years of expertise and quality
Formed in 1910, Bulla is Australia's largest and oldest family dairy company. We are celebrating six generations of dairy craftsmanship, with the descendants of Bulla's original three founders still managing the company today.
Our milk is collected from dedicated Farmers' Own farmers in most states of Australia. Milk is collected from lots of farms across the states. It is then delivered to our processors and kept separate from other milk where it is bottled into Farmers' Own Bottles.
China company Mengniu Dairy owns the following brands: Dairy Farmers, Pura, Farmers Union, Masters, Moove, Dare, Vitasoy, Yoplait, Fruche, Divine Classic, YoGo, Big M, Berri, Just Juice, Daily Juice, King Island Dairy, South Cape, Tilba, Timboon, Tasmanian Heritage and Clover Creek,” the text above the image reads.
The five largest processors (by volume) were Murray Goulburn, Fonterra Australia, Parmalat Australia Ltd, Warrnambool Cheese & Butter, and Lion Dairy & Drinks.
Van Diemen's Land Company (VDL), Australia's largest dairy farm, is to be sold to Moon Lake Investments, owned by Chinese investor Lu Xianfeng. The dairy, based in northwest Tasmania, is the single largest supplier of milk in Australia.
We get 82% of our dairy products from true blue, Australian dairy farms (we only source from overseas when we can't find the products). Eggs and dairy products are essential ingredients in some of our favourite foods, such as omelettes, cakes, pizza, chocolate, and ice-cream.
India ranks first in milk production in the world contributing 24% of global milk production.
New Zealand's grass-fed cows produce some of the world's best quality milk. The quality of the milk cows produce is directly related to their diet and environment. So it's no wonder that New Zealand's pasture-fed cows, feasting on our lush green grass, produce some of the best milk in the world.