Lactalis, the French dairy behemoth, is to shut a plant in one of its international markets as part of changes to its production network in that country.
The company is to close a facility in Rockhampton, a city in the eastern state of Queensland.
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The group also plans to reduce production at another factory in Queensland located in south Brisbane.
“Lactalis Australia has made the decision to close our Rockhampton factory and scale back the production of yoghurt at the South Brisbane factory, due to a decline in available milk,” the company said in a statement.
“Lactalis has been re-directing milk from south-east Queensland to operate the Rockhampton factory and transporting milk from other states to make yoghurt in south Brisbane, which is no longer viable.”
Lactalis added: “The welfare of employees is our top priority. We are working closely with everyone affected by the changes and looking for opportunities to redeploy staff to other Lactalis locations. No farmers will be affected by the changes and we will continue to purchase milk from our Rockhampton farmers, which will be processed by our Nambour and Brisbane factories.”
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By GlobalDataIn part through M&A, Lactalis became one of Australia’s largest dairy companies throughout the 2010s, first attaining a sizeable business in the country through its purchase of control of Italian dairy group Parmalat in 2011 and then via local transactions.
