Gerhard Smit

Lactalis Australia

Lactalis Australia is part of the Lactalis Group, a third-generation, family-owned business headquartered in France. Lactalis Group is the world's largest fresh dairy company with over 250 production sites and 85,000 employees across 90 countries. In Australia, we source milk from across the country. Our 2,200 employees together create around 1 billion kilograms of dairy products for Australian's every year. We are incredibly proud of our portfolio of global and Australian brands, such as Pauls, OAK, Ice Break, Tamar Valley Dairy, Vaalia, President, and Galbani. Lactalis Australia has a deep national footprint for growth and prosperity. Based on solid foundations of family values, passion, and heritage, we continue to support and collaborate with our farmers as we prioritise animal welfare, quality and reliability of supply in our delivery of daily nutritious essentials to our consumers. The dairy industry professionals at Lactalis in conjunction with our farmers,suppliers, and retailers are well equipped to respond to our sector's sustainability challenges of the future and the expectations of our community. With a presence in every State and Territory within Australia, we are Lactalis Australia, local and global – we live the #LactalisExperience.