Berglandmilch

What Berglandmilch does

Berglandmilch eGen is Austria's largest dairy cooperative, processing approximately 40% of the country's raw milk (about 1.3 billion kg annually) across 10 production facilities located in Aschbach-Markt, Wels, Feldkirchen, Voitsberg, Wörgl, Geinberg, Klagenfurt, and Rohrbach. The company is wholly owned by roughly 11,000 Austrian dairy farmer-members who supply the raw milk and participate in cooperative governance. Its core technology centers on industrial dairy processing with specialized capabilities including cave aging of cheese in natural stone cellars (Kitzb\u00fchel Felsenkeller) for over 200 days, hay milk (Heumilch) processing under gtS certification, red culture ripening, and energy-recovery systems that feed waste heat into district heating networks (e.g., Tirol Milch W\u00f6rgl supplying 640 households).

Berglandmilch operates a multi-brand consumer portfolio led by Sch\u00e4rdinger (Austria's leading cheese brand with flagship products such as Bergbaron, \u00d6sterkron, and Affineur wine cheeses), Tirol Milch (premium Tyrolean alpine dairy), Stainzer (Styrian regional), and Lattella (whey beverages), alongside functional lines including Jogurella, Formil, Desserta, and Landfrisch. The product range spans six categories: cheese, butter and blended fats, yoghurt and pudding, ice cream base mixes, milk and mixed drinks, and whey beverages.

The business model is B2B/B2C hybrid: products flow through Austrian supermarket chains and grocery retailers domestically, while export operations serve retail partners across more than 50 countries via a dedicated export function. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales of branded dairy goods, with the cooperative model returning sales proceeds to member farmers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and operates via B2B retail and food service channels. Sustainability and quality certifications — including AMA G\u00fctesiegel, AMA-BIO, IFS, BIO, GTF, VLOG non-GMO, Heumilch gtS, Fairtrade, klima:aktiv, and SBTi-validated targets — function as key go-to-market differentiators in both retail access and export markets.

Name

Berglandmilch

Legal name

Berglandmilch eGen

Website

https://berglandmilch.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Berglandmilch eGen is Austria's largest dairy cooperative, processing ~40% of national raw milk across 10 facilities and selling cheese, butter, yoghurt, and milk under the Sch\u00e4rdinger, Tirol Milch, Stainzer, and Lattella brands via Austrian retailers and exports to 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Manufacturing

NAICS

Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Fluid Milk & Cream Processing (AFAKAKAA)

Keywords

• Dairy processing
• Cheese production
• Butter manufacturing
• Milk processing
• Yoghurt manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Aschbach Markt

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dairy Product Sales: Sale of dairy products including cheese, butter, yogurt, milk, and pudding through retail channels in Austria and export markets. The company is a cooperative owned by dairy farmers who supply raw milk.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Berglandmilch processes raw milk supplied by its farmer-members into branded dairy products spanning cheese, butter, yoghurt, pudding, milk and milk mixed drinks, and ice cream base mix. Products are manufactured across ten Austrian facilities and sold domestically through retail chains and dairy market outlets, with exports reaching more than 50 countries under flagship brands such as Sch\u00e4rdinger, Tirol Milch, Stainzer and Lattella.

Product overview

Berglandmilch is Austria's largest dairy cooperative, processing raw milk from approximately 8,000-11,000 member farmers across 9-13 production facilities. The company operates a multi-brand portfolio centred on four primary consumer brands: Schärdinger (market-leading dairy brand with cheese, butter, yoghurt, and beverages), Tirol Milch (premium Tyrolean alpine dairy brand), Stainzer (regional Styrian brand), and Lattella (whey beverages). Product portfolio spans six core categories: Cheese (from fresh to aged mountain cheeses including award-winning specialities like Bergbaron, Österkron, and Tiroler Felsenkeller), Yoghurt & Pudding (natural, fruit, drinking yoghurts, organic lines, and desserts), Butter & Spreads (cultured butter, clarified butter, tea butter for export), Ice Cream Base (liquid UHT bases for industrial production), Milk & Mixed Drinks (fresh, UHT, and flavoured milk including reduced-sugar cocoa drinks), and Whey Beverages. The company differentiates through quality certifications (AMA BIO, Fairtrade, IFS, organic), sustainability leadership (100% hydropower, climate-positive Wörgl facility, biomass heating), and GMO-free/European feed sourcing. Production facilities are located across Austria (Aschbach, Wels, Feldkirchen, Voitsberg, Wörgl, Geinberg, Klagenfurt, Rohrbach) with significant export to over 50 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Schärdinger: Primary dairy brand offering cheese, butter, yoghurt, and milk products. Austria's most popular cheese brand with products like Bergbaron, Moosbacher, and various cheese specialities.
• Tirol Milch
• Stainzer
• Lattella
• Jogurella
• Formil
• Desserta
• Landfrisch

Products and services

• Cheese Comprehensive cheese portfolio spanning fresh cheese, mild semi-hard cheese, strong mountain cheese, soft cheeses, and regional specialities. Includes award-winning products such as Bergbaron (Austria's most popular sliced cheese), \u00d6sterkron (blue cheese), and Tiroler Felsenkeller (cave-aged mountain cheese). Sold to retail consumers via Austrian supermarket chains and exported to international retail partners.
• Butter & Blends Butter products including spreadable summer butter, aromatic clarified butter (Ghee), and special blended fats. Includes Sch\u00e4rdinger Primina (cultured butter), churned butter, and tea butter exported to the Vatican State. Sold through Austrian retail and export wholesale channels.
• Yoghurt Products Full range of yoghurt products including natural yoghurt, fruit yoghurt, drinking yoghurt, organic yoghurt (Bergbauern), and specialty products such as Bifidus yoghurt with probiotics and Crunchy Dream (yoghurt with muesli in lid). Sold to retail consumers in Austria and export markets.
• Pudding Creamy pudding products, including varieties with cream topping, offered in glass and cup packaging. Sold through Austrian retail and export channels.
• Milk & Milk Mixed Drinks Fresh milk, long-life (UHT) milk, and flavoured milk drinks including cocoa products with reduced sugar content (e.g., Sch\u00e4rdinger Meine Linie with 30% less sugar, launched 2020) and specialty beverages. Sold to retail consumers and food service.
• Ice Cream Base Mix Liquid UHT ice cream bases supplied for professional and industrial ice cream production. Sold to industrial and food service buyers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Berglandmilch processes 40% of Austria's raw milk production
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SalzburgMilch: Austrian dairy cooperative and direct domestic competitor. Operates a similar farmer-owned cooperative model producing fluid milk, cheese and yogurt for Austrian retail, competing head-to-head with Berglandmilch's Schärdinger and Tirol Milch brands.
• Gmundner Milch: Austrian dairy manufacturer specializing in fresh dairy, cheese and butter. Comparable in scale, product mix (fresh milk, cheese specialties) and Austrian retail channel focus; competes directly with Berglandmilch in domestic grocery.
• Hochwald: German dairy cooperative producing milk, cheese, butter and whey ingredients. Comparable farmer-owned cooperative structure, similar product categories (fluid milk, cheese, whey) and direct overlap in DACH retail channels.
• Müller (Müllermilch): German family-owned dairy producing fresh milk, dairy beverages, butter and cheese. Direct overlap in German-speaking retail, similar private-label and branded product portfolios, and comparable private-company scale.
• Meggle: Bavarian dairy company with strong butter, cheese and whey protein ingredient businesses. Highly comparable in cheese and butter categories across DACH retail and food-service channels.

Broad incumbents

• Arla Foods: Large European dairy cooperative spanning milk, cheese, butter and yogurt across multiple geographies. Similar cooperative ownership model but vastly broader geographic and product reach; competes with Berglandmilch in German and export retail.
• FrieslandCampina: Dutch dairy cooperative with global footprint across cheese, butter, milk powders and ingredients. Similar cooperative ownership structure and overlapping dairy categories; competes in B2B dairy ingredients and European retail.
• Lactalis: World's largest privately held dairy group with deep cheese and butter portfolios including Président and Galbani brands. Direct overlap in European cheese categories and foodservice; a benchmark for private dairy scale and export reach.
• Danone: Global dairy and plant-based group with leading positions in yogurt and fresh dairy. Comparable in yogurt, fermented dairy and probiotic categories; competes with Berglandmilch's Lattella and Jogurella lines in European retail.

Regional players

• Emmi Group: Swiss dairy company with strong position in premium cheese, yogurt and dairy beverages. Comparable premium-specialty positioning and similar use of Alps/Heumilch-style provenance storytelling; overlaps in DACH premium retail and food service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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