OUR HISTORY

Since 1894

THE ORIGINS OF LUXLAIT

The origins of Luxlait date back to 1894. That was the year that a private company with a capital of 60,000 Luxembourg francs, €1,500 today, was created under the name “Central-Molkerei”.

The dairy acquired the legal form of a public limited company. The activities of our dairy enjoyed significant growth following the forced restructuring of the Luxembourg dairy industry during the Second World War. The daily volume received rose from 2,000 litres at the end of the 1930s to 40,000 litres at the end of the Second World War.

The current legal form of the agricultural association was adopted in 1946 and the company was renamed “Molkereigenossenschaft Luxemburg – Laiterie de Luxembourg”. At that time, Luxembourg had 180 local dairies. This number declined rapidly and in 1960, only 5 dairies remained on the Luxembourg market. The restructuring of the dairy sector in Luxembourg was completed on 2nd October 1978 by the merger of the last three agricultural associations, CELULA, LADUNO and Luxlait, under the new name of Luxlait, association agricole.

State-of-the-art milk processing plant

OUR FACTORY IS LOCATED IN ROOST

Today, the state-of-the-art milk processing plant is located in Roost near the town of Bissen. Due to its location in the centre of the Grand Duchy, dairy farmers are, on average, 20km away from the plant. This exceptional situation makes it one of the shortest collection rounds in the world! More than 300 employees work on the site itself, processing approximately 160 million litres per year into by-products. Luxlait produces under its own and other brand names. Around 65% of the products are exported, which is why Luxlait has various quality certifications such as IFS, ISO 22.000, BIO, Halal, Kosher.

CHRONOLOGY

1894

Creation of the Zentralmolkerei Luxembourg - Laiterie Centrale de Luxembourg

1930

Creation of CELULA (Centrale luxembourgeoise du Lait) in Bettembourg

1957

Creation of LADUNO (Laiterie du Nord) in Ingeldorf

1958

World Milk Day
The first World Milk Day was celebrated on June 6, 1958. It later became a day to promote milk around the world. Today, this initiative is managed by the Association of Luxembourg Dairy Professionals.

1960

Relocation of Laiterie Centrale de Luxembourg to Merl (City of Luxembourg)
Change of name to Luxlait (abbreviation of the French terms "Luxembourg" and "Laiterie")

1961

First exports of fresh milk
July 1961 is of historical importance because, for the first time in the history of the Luxembourg dairy industry, fresh dairy products were delivered to American military bases.

1968

Formation into UNION of Luxlait, CELULA - Centrale Luxembourgeoise Laitière (Bettembourg) and LADUNO - Laiterie du Nord (Erpeldange).

1978

Merger of the 3 companies

1980

CELULA ceases trading

1980

LADUNO refocuses on butter production

1993

Luxlait packaging
15 years after the merger, all Luxlait products can be found under the same name and in the same packaging on the shelves of shops all over the world

2009

Closure of the Luxlait site in Merl

2009/2010

Move to Roost / Bissen. Important years for Luxlait. The most modern dairy facilities in Europe completed at the Roost site

2010

Closure of the LADUNO site in Erpeldange.
Opening of the VITARIUM milk discovery centre in Roost.

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