Company News

CHICAGO, Feb. 24, 2023 – Lactalis USA was recognized this week for dairy production expertise with 20 medals at the United States Championship Cheese Contest conducted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA). The contest is considered the country’s premier technical contest for cheese, butter, yogurt and dry dairy ingredients. Product entries are judged by a team of highly qualified dairy processing experts on attributes such as flavor, body, texture, salt, color, finish, packaging and others.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Dec. 15, 2022) – Lactalis American Group, a division of the world’s leading dairy company, was recognized for its cheesemaking expertise at The Guild of Fine Foods World Cheese Awards, winning a total of seven medals in the prestigious, global cheese-only event.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Aug. 10, 2022) – The Buffalo Bills today announced that Galbani has been selected as the Official Cheese of the Buffalo Bills. Galbani is a hometown cheese brand, manufactured in Buffalo by Lactalis American Group.

CHICAGO, July 29, 2022 – Lactalis, the world’s leading dairy company, was recognized for its cheesemaking expertise with 15 medals across its broad portfolio of premium cheese and butter products at the 2022 American Cheese Society (ACS) Judging & Competition on July 21 in Portland, Oregon.

Nampa, IDAHO (March 15, 2022) – Lactalis American Group today announced that Olivier Delobbe has been named site director of its Nampa, Idaho plant. Delobbe has been promoted to the position after more than 25 years with Lactalis, most recently as assistant site director in Nampa. He is now responsible for leading and directing all aspects of production, quality, food safety and personnel at Lactalis’ largest production plant in the United States.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Jan. 25, 2022) – Today the world’s leading dairy company, Lactalis, announced its entry into the post workout recovery category with the U.S. introduction of UP2U® RECOVER protein drinks and UP2U RECOVER unflavored protein powder. Designed for fitness enthusiasts and athletes, the products are made with whey protein in its purest form, also known as “native” PRONATIV® native whey protein provides purity and potency, appealing to fitness devotees looking for higher quality performance.

September 15, 2020 – The combination of Kraft Heinz’s Natural cheese businesses and Lactalis is an important milestone for both companies and all of us at Lactalis would like to take a moment to share how grateful we are to be taking this exciting next step . We deeply appreciate the trust Kraft Heinz has put in us and look forward to working with – and learning from – this incredibly talented team.