The story of Lactalis Ingredients Pharma
Lactalis Ingredients Pharma arises from the rich history of the Lactalis Group, starting from its birth in Laval, France, in 1933. Since then, the vocation of the Lactalis Group has been to transform milk in all its forms to offer the best dairy products to the broadest range of consumers. Thanks to the acquisition of multiple companies and factories along the way, the expertise and reliability of Lactalis Ingredients grew to be the trusted and qualitative supplier known today.
Thus, Lactalis Ingredients Pharma is the outcome of a prosperous journey succeeding in the qualification to be an expert pharmaceutical grade lactose supplier.
Our company’s milestones
1933
The start of a great ascension
André Besnier starts a family business in Laval (France) and collects the first 35 liters of milk for his company that will later become the largest dairy products group in the world.
1960
Entering the ingredients market
Lactalis Group valorizes the by-products of its dairy activity by supplying added-values ingredients to the food market.
1990
The expansion of the ingredients factories
Lactalis Group keeps increasing the drying capacities and global foothold of Lactalis Ingredients thanks to strategic acquisitions.
2010
Investing in the security of supply
Lactalis Group invests in multiple companies and factories, thus consolidating Lactalis Ingredients’ supply and entering new territories.
2017
Construction of the Retiers pharmaceutical lactose unit
Lactalis Ingredients builds the lactose manufacture of Retiers (France) to produce pharmaceutical grade lactose with new state-of-the-art processes for incoming Lactalis Ingredients Pharma.
2023
The birth of Lactalis Ingredients Pharma
Supported by experts and equipped with state-of-the-art technologies, Lactalis Ingredients launches a new brand to enter the pharmaceutical grade lactose supplier market: Lactalis Ingredients Pharma.
Lactalis Ingredients Pharma’s roots
In 2017, with already 18 factories including 3 manufactures of high-value lactose, Lactalis Ingredients invested in the construction of Retiers’ site. The new workshop dedicated to produce high purity lactose is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies to comply with the requirements of the pharmaceutical market. Thanks to these investments and Lactalis Ingredients’ 50 years of experience, Lactalis Ingredients Pharma was born with the capacity to be a reliable expert in lactose excipients. We now aim to supply manufacturers and health companies in their needs of pharmaceutical lactose, in accordance with our core values of expertise, quality and reliability.
