Edeka requires higher farming standards for dairy products

In January 2024, Edeka and Netto Marken-Discount switched a large number of cheese products from their own-brand range to milk sourced from farming method 3. The Edeka Group has now announced that it has already purchased one billion litres of milk from its suppliers from farming method 3 or higher. The volume covers the majority of the private label requirement, and is used either for cheese production or for drinking milk.

By the end of the year, the Hamburg-based group aims to make further progress in the conversion of its dairy product range. By the end of 2024, 100 per cent of drinking milk is to come from farming system 3 (outdoor climate) or farming system 4 (premium / organic), the retailer announced. The company is already close to achieving this goal with 90 per cent of drinking milk, both fresh and UHT milk, already coming from farming systems 3 and 4.

In addition, more than 40 per cent of Edeka and Netto Marken-Discount’s own-brand cheese have so far been converted to milk from higher farming methods. This figure is set to rise to around 50 per cent by the end of the year. In the future, the retail group also wants to offer dairy products such as yoghurt and quark, primarily made from milk sourced from higher farming systems.

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