Whole milk, skimmed milk and whey powders are some of the basic ingredients for our cream fillings. The milk we use for the production is of alpine origin and comes from animals fed exclusively with NON-GMO feed.
As part of our program, we aim to promote and protect the economy of this area and reduce the transport, while also making sure the milk is processed with the utmost care.
In partnership with Brimi, one of Italy’s leading dairy products companies, we have set up Dolomites Milk, a new center in Vandoies/Vintl, South Tyrol.
The production plant was inaugurated at the end of 2019. Here we produce skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder, and whey powder using milk and whey primarily sourced in the Alps from cows fed with NON GMO food.
By cooperating with the Brimi dairy cooperative, we exploit numerous synergies and verticalize our value chains. We promote local development and regional dairy farmers by relying entirely on milk from the Alpine region. The dairy plant also produces the whey powder needed for our products, from whey, which is obtained from the cheese production by South Tyrolean companies and is thus recycled efficient and with added value.
Vandoies was not a casual choice for the location of Dolomites Milk. The plant sits halfway between the Loacker production plant of Auna di Sotto and Heinfels, and just a few kilometers from BRIMI. This reduces long-distance travels, a further proof of our commitment to the prevention and reduction of CO2 emissions.
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The South Tyrolean dairy farmers are part of the "South Tyrol Animal Welfare Project". This includes holistic animal health monitoring for all farmers active in the dairy industry in South Tyrol. The aim is to ensure and continuously optimize animal health and welfare in the herds over the long term. The program is initiated and accompanied by the independent Working Group for Farm Animal Science at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Bolzano (UNIBZ) and the South Tyrolean Dairy Association.
Issues such as water supply, lying area use, body condition, spacing, skin damage, soiling, hoof condition, lameness, standing up behavior and critical birth rates are monitored and improved through targeted training, and implemented on all of the approximately 5,000 family farms in South Tyrol.
Farms in South Tyrol count an average of 15 cows and 8 calves.
