Italian dairy and cured meat producer with 3,000+ employees across Lombardy
Gruppo Lactalis Italia operates five manufacturing facilities in Lombardy plus research, logistics, and 111 commercial units across Italy, serving ~60,000 retail and wholesale customers. The tech stack reveals a traditional manufacturing operations posture — SAP for ERP, Excel + Power BI + SQL for analytics, Python and R for modeling — with active projects targeting demand planning digitalization, forecast accuracy, and inventory optimization. Hiring velocity is steady across manufacturing, HR, marketing, and logistics roles, predominantly internship and mid-level positions, suggesting either workforce scaling or high churn in shop-floor operations.
Gruppo Lactalis Italia is the Italian subsidiary of Lactalis, the global dairy leader, formed in 2007 by consolidating flagship brands including Galbani, Invernizzi, Cademartori, Locatelli, and Vallelata. The company generated over €1.2 billion in revenue and employs ~3,000 staff. It leads the Italian cheese market — Galbani brand alone represents over 20% of Italian cheese exports and is present in 135 countries. Operations span five Lombardy plants, a research center in Pavia province, a logistics hub near Lodi, and five regional distribution platforms. The commercial network includes 111 sales units nationwide supporting cheese, fresh dairy, and cured meat distribution to major retailers and independent grocers.
Annual revenue exceeds €1.2 billion with approximately 3,000 employees across manufacturing, distribution, and commercial operations.
Five production plants operate in Lombardy, supported by one research center in Corteolona (Pavia province) and one logistics base in Lodi province.
Cheese (including Galbani, Bel Paese, Certosa, Galbanino, Santa Lucia) and cured meats. Galbani-branded products represent over 20% of Italian cheese and 45% of fresh cheese market share.
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