Valio
Profile
Valio Ltd is Finland’s leading dairy cooperative owned by Finnish family farms. Valio was established 1905 and today has production in Finland, Estonia and Russia. Subsidiaries are in Sweden, Denmark, Baltic countries, Russia, USA and China. The amount of employees is 4 000 and the net turnover was € 1.7 billion in 2015.
Competences & Capabilities
Valio operations are divided into five integrated key areas:
- Farming and milk production
- Milk processing
- Research and development
- Sales and marketing
- Logistics
Personal responsibility is our core value. We listen to customers and consumers, and aim to exceed their expectations. We care for people, animals and the environment. Our goal is international profitable growth with world class value added.
Valio is the only dairy company with a Nobel prize winning innovation heritage. Our R&D staff includes 130 researchers, technologists, product developers and experts. Besides innovative product development, we have built superior know-how in separation and powder technologies and in novel process concepts.
Expertise related to the EIT Food Strategic Pillars
Valio creates innovations that deliver benefits to milk producers, food manufacturers and consumers. Valio is known globally as a leader in functional foods and unique milk processing technologies. Valio leadership and competitiveness is based on scientific research, leading technological expertise and superior raw material – Finnish milk.
Valio is famous for its patented nutritional innovations including lactose free Eila® and milksalt ValSa® licensed and sold globally.