The Uelzena Group is more than a company: It is an alliance with values that are deeply ingrained. Organised as a cooperative, we base our business on long-term partnerships, sustainable management and shared responsibility. These principles are no short-lived trend; they have been an integral part of our company culture since its foundation in 1952. 

Our members are cooperative dairies and dairy farms who supply us with high-quality milk – and who are also co-owners. This close cooperation provides transparency, trust and stability. Our role is to purchase a dependable volume of milk and pay a competitive milk price. Our members and their milk producers directly benefit from our success – commercially and in terms of partnership. 

One advantage of our set-up is that we know our suppliers personally – we’ve often known them for decades. This close regional proximity creates a deep relationship of trust that defines our medium-sized group. Our customers also share this deep level of trust. We have been supporting many of them for years, and the same goes for a large number of our employees who have stayed with us for the long term. Long-term relationships don’t happen by chance. They are part of the cooperative nature of our company culture.
 

From the outset: Providing services on behalf of our customers

Ever since our company was established, it has never been about the product – but about the ingredient milk and processing it for specific purposes. This customer focus is still very much present today.  We always start with the customer’s needs and develop tailor-made solutions – and do so today for many other raw ingredients as well.
Thanks to our high manufacturing depth and flexible processes, we can provide the entire value-added chain ourselves in many areas – from product development to delivery. 
 

Culture of ongoing development

Our robust structure means that we have little fluctuation when it comes to our employees, suppliers or customers. This is how we create scope for what counts: continuous improvement. Quality, processes, technologies – we keep developing these further, because standards are not enough.
Our mission is to be responsible, reliable and top-performing – based on sound foundations rather than under the pressure to grow.
There’s a special feature of our organisation that helps: Just six dairies and dairy farms – cooperative enterprises themselves – are members of Uelzena eG. This is the basis for quick decision-making.
 

Reliability, quality, proximity – cooperative redefined

The Uelzena Group is one of the leading providers in selected market segments in Germany and Europe. International companies also value our personal approach, our above-average product quality and our dependable collaboration that go above and beyond standards.