The French dairy corporation Lactalis generated an estimated turnover of 30.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, making it the top dairy corporation worldwide. Danone, a U.S. dairy corporation, generated about 21.7 billion U.S. dollars in dairy sales that year.
Leading 20 dairy corporations worldwide in 2023, based on dairy sales
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* Estimate. The source added: "Turnover data is predominantly dairy sales (actual or estimated), based on 2023 financials (actual or estimated), coupled with some adjustments based on certain M&A activity."
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