The company was informed of the award in a letter from Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and its official name will now be Koninklijke FrieslandCampina NV.
Royal FrieslandCampina CEO, Cees ‘t Hart, said: “We’re delighted by Her Majesty’s announcement that we have been awarded the title Royal. We are very proud of the fact that, although our activities are global, our roots are in the Netherlands and go back to the end of the 19th century.”
Based on 2007 figures, FrieslandCampina’s annual revenue will amount to €9.1bn. The 17,000 member dairy farmers will jointly deliver 8.3 billion kilos of milk. The company will employ 22,000 people and has about 100 production and sales locations in 24 different countries.
FrieslandCampina will organise its activities in a structure comprising four business groups: Consumer Products Western Europe, Consumer Products International, Cheese & Butter and Ingredients.
The product range consists of consumer milk, milk in powder and concentrated form, dairy drinks, yogurts, desserts, cream, coffee creamers, baby and infant food, cheese, butter and ingredients.
Cees ‘t Hart is the chairman of the executive board (CEO) of the new business. Other members of the board are: Kees Gielen (chief financial officer), André Boudewijns (chief integration officer), Piet Hilarides (chief operating officer Cheese & Butter), Freek Rijna (chief operating officer Consumer Products Western Europe), Theo Spierings (chief operating officer Consumer Products International) and Frans Visser (chief operating officer Ingredients). The head office is located in Amersfoort (the Netherlands).
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