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Arla Foods

Denmark · Food & Beverages

Also known as: Arla Foods

LeaveRussia detail: Exit Completed

Exited Russia

Arla Foods amba is a Danish-Swedish multinational cooperative based in Viby, Denmark, and the largest producer of dairy products in Scandinavia, and the largest dairy in the United Kingdom.

Status last verified 03/08/2026Source checked 19/06/2026Company website ↗LeaveRussia profile ↗

Business in Russia

Arla has merged with German dairy company DMK Group and now owns a "large cheese business" with hundreds of employees in Russia, TT reports. This is because DMK Group has left production in the country, while other dairy companies, including Arla, have decided to leave the country after a large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Arla previously said that the issue of operations in Russia would be resolved after the merger took effect on June 1. In a comment to TT, Arla CEO Cecilia Koken said that only now can "concrete decisions be made." "At the same time, we have a responsibility to treat the situation with local workers in a correct and respectful manner," Koken writes.

Decision trail

Decision date 07/03/2022 · Reference ↗

Left Russia, sold business to management. 01.07.2022: Lyasko Marianna Zusyevna becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder COMPANY WITH LIMITED LIABILITY ARLA FOODS RUSSIA HOLDING AB has been removed. Deleted record about the founder COMPANY WITH LIMITED LIABILITY "ARLA FOODS DEUCHLAND GMBH"

Local stats (LeaveRussia)

Assets(RF), mln.USD
31
Capital(RF), mln.USD
24
Glob.Revenue, mln.USD
10889
Revenue(RF), mln.USD
69
Staff(RF), 2021
929

Status history since 2022

  1. 03/08/2026 exited · Imported from KSE LeaveRussia

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