Besides offering lactose free consumer dairy products and lactose free milk ingredients Valio sells also technology licenses for the production of superior tasting lactose free milk.
Valio Eila® lactose free technology was first applied in 2001 to produce the world’s first truly lactose free milk drink. It contains less than 0.01% lactose yet tastes exactly like regular milk.
The product hit its first-year sales target in just two months. It employs membrane processing followed by enzymatic hydrolysis, completely eliminating lactose from milk.
The licensing agreement package gives licensees access to the patented production technology, analytical methods and complete current expertise related to the production of excellent tasting lactose free milks. In addition, Valio supports licensees by sharing its go-to-market knowledge and marketing communications experience.
Lactose free market is growing globally along the general free from and wellbeing trends. “Free from” claims are the most dynamic claims in dairy just after slimming *. Market size forecast predicts that lactose free will grow by 60 percent in Europe between 2015 and 2020**.
*Source: Mintel GNPD
**Source: Source: Global lactose free food market 2016-2020 report by Technavio
Valio has a long history in partnering with other dairy companies by licensing its technologies globally. Partnering with Valio means entering this rapidly growing segment fast with proven production technology. First-in-category lactose free products from Valio licensees are available in Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands and Germany.
Valio is the world’s leading expertise in lactose free business. It was Valio that launched first a totally lactose free milk drink with the great taste of milk in the world. Valio makes lactose free products available to trade worldwide by licensing Valio Eila® lactose free technology and supplying Valio Eila® lactose free ingredients to customers for use in their own manufacturing processes.
