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Why choose Valio?

Valio as a trusted partner to support your business

Standard or customized solutions created according to your market needs.

Valio is a leading Finnish food company offering pure dairy ingredients for the food and nutrition industry. We serve customers globally with solutions to all age groups from babies to elderly people. With net sales of EUR 2.4 billion and 4,600 employees globally, we are the nation’s largest food exporter with a notable presence in the international dairy ingredients market, where our products are found in 60 countries across the globe. Finland’s renowned nature is an integral part of our values, and our dairy products are sourced from some of the purest milk in the world.

We champion science -based research with our product development following in the footsteps of our foremost scientist, Nobel Prize laureate A. I. Virtanen. We have acquired over 300 patents in 50 countries, and aim to continue as the most innovative dairy and food company in the world.

Milk production and animal welfare

Our own family farmers are all committed to animal welfare by caring the happiest and healthiest cows and respecting the nature, our home. Valio milk is among the highest-quality raw milk in the world. This is possible by committing to traceable production with transparent sourcing all the way to the farms. The clean Arctic environment combined with strict quality control—and Finnish Sisu—means Valio milk is high quality, with very low bacterial counts and low levels of antibiotic residues.

Innovation backed by science-based R&D

With over 100 years of innovation, Valio is a recognized pioneer in nutrient-based products and ingredients internationally. Our research has led to exclusive concepts such as Valio Eila® lactose free, Valio PROfeel® protein enriched, and oat-based Valio Oddlygood® products. We help the modern food industry to meet the market demand of natural, healthy and tasty food, as well the business, profitability, and sustainability objectives.

Valio Food Solutions – Capabilities as a supplier

As a trusted supplier of dairy ingredients for the food and beverage industry, Valio offers ready or tailored solutions, recipe and application design and stable supply chain. Whether your objective is to provide high protein, reduce sugar or sodium levels, be Kosher or Halal certified, or meet the latest food trends of gut-friendly food, we have the products, solutions, and expertise to achieve these. We deliver what we promise.

Valio’s climate work is based on science and actions

The goal of Valio’s climate programme is to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the milk value chain. Valio’s does science based, short and long term work reduce emissions.

Climate and nature work at farms

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We create sustainable wellbeing and help food and beverage manufacturers with our innovative business solutions and ingredients.

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