Amalthea

What Amalthea does

Amalthea Group is a Dutch specialty dairy manufacturer based in Rijen, Netherlands, founded in 2007, producing goat cheese and organic cow cheese for European markets. The company's core product is its goat cheese line, manufactured using an in-house AI system for real-time yield adjustments that optimizes production parameters during the cheese-making process; the firm describes this AI capability as a proprietary performance differentiator supporting consistent quality and improved material conversion economics.

Amalthea is privately held and has 51-100 employees, operating as a small-to-mid specialty manufacturer with a single disclosed market geography (Netherlands, within Europe). Pricing, distribution channels, customer segment mix, and standalone financials are not publicly disclosed. The firm's strategic position shifted materially in 2025 when it was acquired by Hong Kong-listed Ausnutria Dairy Corporation Ltd (ticker 1717.HK), a strategic operating parent with a broader portfolio including the Kabrita goat milk formula brand and a Family Nutrition business line; the combined Goat Cheese business segment, which includes Amalthea, recorded revenue of RMB 1.006 billion following the acquisition.

Post-acquisition, Amalthea functions as a subsidiary within Ausnutria's Goat Cheese segment. The acquisition was part of Ausnutria's diversification strategy away from a contracting domestic infant milk formula market, using Amalthea's European specialty cheese production and AI-enabled processing as a foothold in international dairy. Specific ownership percentages, the share of segment revenue attributable to Amalthea alone, and downstream customer relationships remain undisclosed in the available data.

Name

Amalthea

Legal name

Amalthea Group

Website

https://amalthea.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Amalthea Group is a Dutch specialty dairy manufacturer producing goat and organic cow cheese, using AI for real-time yield optimization. Founded in 2007 in Rijen, Netherlands, it was acquired by Ausnutria Dairy Corporation (1717.HK) in 2025 and operates within the parent's Goat Cheese segment serving European markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Manufacturing

NAICS

Cheese Manufacturing (311513), Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Cheese Manufacturing (AFAKAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organic Dairy Cattle Production (AFAEAMAB), Yogurt & Cultured Dairy Products Manufacturing (Kefir, Sour Cream, Labneh) (AFAKAKAC)

Keywords

• Goat cheese
• Dairy manufacturing
• Organic cheese
• Cheese production
• Dairy processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Rijen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Amalthea manufactures dairy products, primarily goat cheese and organic cow cheese, operating a Dutch dairy processing facility in Rijen, Netherlands. The company's production is differentiated by the use of artificial intelligence for real-time yield adjustments during cheese-making, allowing immediate optimization of production parameters and consistent product quality.

Product overview

Amalthea is a Dutch goat cheese manufacturer that was acquired by Ausnutria Dairy Corporation Ltd. The company specializes in goat cheese production and operates within the dairy processing industry, with its products now forming part of Ausnutria's broader portfolio alongside brands such as Kabrita (goat milk formula) and the Family Nutrition business line.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Amalthea Goat Cheese Dutch goat cheese products manufactured by Amalthea Group for downstream dairy retailers, distributors, and brand owners. The combined Goat Cheese business of the parent Ausnutria recorded revenue of RMB1.006 billion following the acquisition.
• Amalthea Organic Cow Cheese Organic cow cheese produced by Amalthea as part of its Dutch dairy manufacturing operations, complementing its goat cheese offering.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arla Foods: Arla Foods is a large European dairy cooperative producing cheese and other dairy products across multiple markets. As a broad incumbent with strong European retail presence, it competes with Amalthea in the broader specialty and conventional cheese category.
• Danone: Danone is a global dairy and plant-based foods major with European cheese and specialty dairy operations. As a broad incumbent with global distribution, it is comparable to Amalthea in the broader dairy processing landscape, though focused on a much wider portfolio.
• FrieslandCampina: FrieslandCampina is one of the world's largest dairy cooperatives, headquartered in the Netherlands. As a broad incumbent operating across nearly all dairy categories, it competes with Amalthea in cheese manufacturing and has significantly greater scale, distribution, and R&D resources.
• A-ware Food Group: A-ware Food Group is a major Dutch dairy company producing a broad portfolio of cheeses and dairy ingredients. It is comparable to Amalthea as a Dutch-headquartered cheese manufacturer but operates at much larger scale across multiple cheese categories.
• Saputo Inc. Saputo is one of the world's largest dairy processors with operations across North America, Europe, and Oceania. Its European cheese operations (including the former Murray Goulburn and Dairy Crest businesses) place it as a broad incumbent comparable to Amalthea in dairy processing scale and category breadth.
• Emmi Group: Emmi is a major Swiss dairy processor with a strong specialty cheese and premium dairy portfolio across Europe and the Americas. It is comparable to Amalthea as a European specialty-focused dairy manufacturer, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Granarolo Group: Granarolo is one of Italy's largest dairy groups, producing a broad range of cheeses and dairy products primarily for the Italian and Mediterranean markets. It is comparable to Amalthea as a European regional cheese manufacturer with a focus on specialty and traditional dairy offerings.

Direct peers

• Henri Willig: Henri Willig is a Dutch family-owned cheese producer offering a wide range of cow, goat, and sheep milk cheeses. It competes head-to-head with Amalthea in Dutch and European specialty cheese retail and is a comparable mid-sized premium dairy brand.
• Bettinehoeve: Bettinehoeve is a Dutch specialty cheese producer focused on goat and sheep milk cheeses. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Amalthea in the Netherlands' premium goat cheese category, serving similar European retail and foodservice channels.

Others

• Ausnutria Dairy Corporation Ltd: Ausnutria Dairy Corporation Ltd is Amalthea's parent company and the owner of the Kabrita goat milk formula brand. It is included as a peer because it directly owns Amalthea and its Goat Cheese segment performance (RMB 1.006 billion) drives the consolidated reporting context in which Amalthea is evaluated.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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