FrieslandCampina
At the halfway point in our list of the top 10 global dairy firms is FrieslandCampina.
The Dutch firm manufactures brands such as Yazoo, Chocomel, DubbelFriss, Frisian Flag, Campina, Fristi and Dutch Lady and has an annual turnover of almost £9bn.
Earlier this month, FrieslandCampina was forced to start work on the demolishing, cleaning and rebuilding of its Gerkesklooster site in Holland after it was destroyed in a fire.
About 1.1Mkg of cheese was in the warehouse and another 500,000kg in the brining room. The storage tanks contained 1.6Mkg of fresh milk.