Friesland Foods

Koninklijke Friesland Foods N.V.
Company typeCooperative
Industry
Founded16 July 1879; 145 years ago (1879-07-16)
Defunct30 December 2008; 15 years ago (2008-12-30)
FateMerged with Campina
SuccessorFrieslandCampina
HeadquartersMeppel, Netherlands
Area served
Worldwide
Revenue€5.075 billion (2007)
Number of employees
14,582

Royal Friesland Foods (Koninklijke Friesland Foods N.V.) was a Dutch company that developed, produced and sold branded dairy products and fruit-based drinks. Royal Friesland Foods had a strong presence in Western Europe, Central Europe, West Africa and Southeast Asia.

On 30 December 2008, Friesland Foods merged with Campina, under the new name of FrieslandCampina. The process was announced in December 2007. The EU conditioned the merger to the sale of certain cheese and dairy drink divisions by both companies.[1]

  1. ^ Dealbook (2008-12-17). "Accessed 9 Feb 2009". Dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.