Name

Unionplus

Legal name

UNIONPLUS SRL

Website

https://union-plus.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Ingredients

NAICS

Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing (311514), Creamery Butter Manufacturing (311512), Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Milk Powder, Condensed & Evaporated Milk Manufacturing (AFAKAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heat-Stable/High-Heat Milk Powders for Industrial Use (Bakery, Confectionery, Recombination) (AFAHAFAL), Whey, Casein & Milk Protein Ingredient Manufacturing (AFAKAKAF), Dairy Ingredients (Whey, Lactose, Milk Powders) Wholesale (AFAIAEAG)

Keywords

• Dairy powders
• Milk proteins
• Butter production
• Functional ingredients
• Dairy processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bolzano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commodity Dairy Trading: Trading of powder dairy products and quality ingredients for the Italian food industry. Core business since company founding in 2014.
2. Dairy Powder Products: Sale of various milk powders including skimmed, whole milk, buttermilk, fat-filled, lactose, whey, cream powder, and milk replacers in various packaging formats.
3. Dairy Proteins: Sale of milk protein concentrates (MPC), rennet casein, whey protein concentrates (WPC), and whey protein isolates (WPI).
4. Butter and Anhydrous Milk Fat: Sale of butter 82% in various varieties (lactic/sweet cream, salted/unsalted) and AMF 99.8%.
5. Functional/Specialty Products: Yogurt powders, enriched milk powders with vitamins and minerals (Vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus), and custom recipes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Unionplus produces and trades dairy ingredients for the food industry, including milk powders (skimmed, whole, buttermilk, fat-filled, lactose, whey, cream), milk and whey proteins (MPC, WPC, WPI, rennet casein), butter and anhydrous milk fat (AMF), and functional specialty powders (yogurt powder, vitamin/mineral-enriched milk, custom recipes). Products are produced through spray, instant, and roller drying processes and high-tech filtration at its Bolzano-headquartered operations and Nogarole Rocca (Verona) production site, and are sold in bulk (big bags, silo trucks) and packaged (25kg, 10kg, 1–2.5kg) formats to food industry customers under its own consumer sub-brands Mamomilk® and MilkyDrop®.

Product overview

Unionplus is an Italian trading company founded in 2014, specializing in commodity dairy products for the food industry. The company offers a portfolio of ingredient products organized into four main categories: Dairy Powders (including skimmed, whole, buttermilk, fat-filled milk powders, lactose, whey, and cream powders), Dairy Proteins (MPC, WPC, WPI, and rennet casein), Functional Solutions (yogurt powders, enriched milk with vitamins/minerals, custom formulations), and Butter/AMF. Additionally, Unionplus markets two consumer-facing brands under the Mamomilk® trademark: Mamomilk® (flavored skimmed milk powder in bags), MilkyDrop® (instantly soluble vitamin-enriched milk in tins), and Vitamin D fortified milk powder. Products serve the ice cream, bakery, chocolate, wellness/fitness, and confectionery sectors. The company operates an R&D department for tailored and semi-finished product development and holds multiple international quality and food safety certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mamomilk®: High quality, flavored and fresh skimmed milk powder, available in 500g–1,000g bags.
• MilkyDrop®

Products and services

• Mamomilk® High quality, flavored and fresh skimmed milk powder available in 500g to 1,000g bags. A consumer/institutional brand developed with R&D using milk from certified geographical areas.
• MilkyDrop® Instantly soluble milk enriched with vitamins and other nutritives, available in 500g, 900g, and 1,000g tins. Consumer/institutional dairy beverage brand.
• Vitamin D Milk Powder Skimmed milk powder fortified with Vitamin D, available in 500g, 900g, and 1,000g packaging. Functional dairy powder for fortification applications.
• Dairy Powders (Latte in polvere) Range of milk powders including skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, buttermilk powder, fat-filled milk powder, lactose powder, whey powders, cream powder 40-75%, and milk replacers, produced via spray, instant, and roller drying. Supplied in big bags, silo trucks, or 25kg bags for bakery, ice cream, and chocolate industries.
• Dairy Proteins (Proteine del latte) Milk and whey proteins obtained via high-tech filtration, including milk protein concentrate (MPC), rennet casein, whey protein concentrate (WPC), and whey protein isolate (WPI). Available in liquid and powder forms in big bags, silo trucks, or 25kg bags. Used in protein drinks, ice cream, and dairy/nutritional applications.
• Functional Solutions Special and functional products including skimmed and whole yogurt powder (highly pasteurized using fresh milk or milk concentrate and fermented with yogurt cultures), cream powders, and enriched milk powders with Vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus. Customizable recipes for yogurt, puddings/sweet bakery, ice cream, protein drinks, bakery/bread-making, chocolate, and milk replacers.
• Butter and Anhydrous Milk Fat (AMF) Butter 82% from fresh pasteurized cream (lactic or sweet cream varieties, salted or unsalted) and Anhydrous Milk Fat (AMF) 99.8% produced from pasteurised cream or first grade butter. Available in 25kg and 10kg blocks.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Podini Holdingparent companyOthersUnionplus is a company of Podini Holding, an Italian family-owned holding company with over 100 years of history in the food industry. The Podini family founded their first dairy in the early 20th century and has expanded into retail (GDO), real estate, and energy sectors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Glanbia Nutritionals: Glanbia Nutritionals is the ingredients arm of Glanbia plc producing whey proteins, milk proteins, and premix solutions serving sports nutrition, bakery, and functional food customers globally. Comparable to Unionplus on the protein ingredient side and on the wellness/fitness end-market Unionplus explicitly targets, but operates with much larger scale and broader premix capabilities.
• Royal FrieslandCampina Ingredients: FrieslandCampina is a multinational dairy cooperative with a substantial ingredients business producing milk powders, whey proteins, caseinates, and functional dairy ingredients for B2B customers globally. Direct overlap with Unionplus on the dairy ingredient portfolio, but operates at vastly larger scale across multiple continents with farmer-owned integrated milk supply.
• Land O'Lakes Ingredients: Land O'Lakes operates an integrated dairy ingredients business producing milk powders, whey proteins, butter, and cheese ingredients for B2B food manufacturers globally. Closely comparable to Unionplus on the milk powder and butter/AMF product lines and the food industry customer base, but with much larger US/EU footprint and integrated raw milk cooperative supply.
• Kerry Dairy Ireland / Kerry Ingredients: Kerry Group's dairy and ingredients division produces dairy-based functional ingredients, dairy powders, and customized blends for bakery, ice cream, beverage, and nutrition customers globally. Comparable to Unionplus on dairy-based functional solutions and customized R&D-driven offerings, but at much larger scale with global technical sales coverage.

Direct peers

• Lactalis Ingredients: Lactalis Ingredients is the B2B arm of the Lactalis Group producing milk powders, whey derivatives, caseinates, butter, and functional dairy ingredients for food manufacturers. Closely matches Unionplus's product range (milk powders, whey proteins, butter) and European customer base, with a stronger position in the same Italian/European bakery, ice cream, and confectionery markets Unionplus serves.
• Arla Foods Ingredients: Arla Foods Ingredients is the global market-leading dairy ingredient supplier producing whey proteins, milk powders, lactose, and casein ingredients used across bakery, ice cream, dairy, and nutrition. Directly comparable to Unionplus on product portfolio (whey proteins, milk proteins, dairy powders) and primary end-markets (bakery, ice cream, confectionery), but with vastly larger scale, multi-country production, and R&D resources.
• Hoogwegt Group: Hoogwegt Group is one of the largest privately held dairy ingredient traders and processors in the world, specializing in milk powders, whey, lactose, and dairy commodity distribution to global food industry customers. The cleanest comparable to Unionplus's trading-led model with manufacturing capabilities, especially for European dairy powder customers across bakery, ice cream, and confectionery channels.
• Fonterra Ingredients: Fonterra is the world's largest dairy exporter with a dedicated ingredients business producing milk powders, whey proteins, caseins, and butter/AMF serving bakery, beverage, and nutrition manufacturers globally. Directly comparable to Unionplus across the full dairy ingredient stack (powders, proteins, butter) and target customer base, but with integrated raw milk supply across New Zealand and global manufacturing footprint.
• DMV International (Ausnutria): DMV International is a Dutch specialist in milk protein ingredients (whey protein concentrates, isolates, caseinates, milk protein concentrates) serving nutrition, bakery, and dairy customers globally. Closely comparable to Unionplus specifically on the dairy proteins pillar — MPC, WPC, WPI, rennet casein — though DMV is a more specialized protein-only supplier without Unionplus's powder and butter breadth.

Regional players

• Sachsenmilch (Müller Milk & Ingredients): Sachsenmilch, now part of the Theo Müller Group's Milk & Ingredients division, is a German dairy powder producer serving European bakery, ice cream, and confectionery manufacturers. Closely comparable to Unionplus on the spray-dried milk powder focus and on the European industrial dairy customer base, but with multi-site German production and broader ingredient range.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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