Lakeland Dairies Co-operative Society
Ireland's largest dairy co-operative exporting 240 products to 100 countries.
Lakeland Dairies is a farmer-owned co-operative based in County Cavan processing approximately two billion litres of milk per year into cheddar cheese, butter, cream, milk powders and other dairy ingredients. The company exports 240 dairy products to over 100 countries through dedicated operations in Ireland, the UK and the United States. As Ireland's second-largest milk processor, it serves retail, foodservice and industrial ingredient buyers globally.
- Type
- brand seeking distribution
- Location
- Bailieborough, Ireland
- Founded
- 1925
- Website
- lakelanddairies.com
- Categories
- Specialty & Gourmet Food, Pantry & Dry Goods
- Markets
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany, France, Australia
Verified facts
- market-access-eu (green), checked 2026-08-22 TRACES NT, European Commission register of approved establishments (DG SANTE)
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-12 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-12 OpenSanctions
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-12 Domain registry record
- lei-active (green), checked 2026-08-23 GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
Claimed certifications
- ISO 22000, Food Safety IAF CertSearch
- HACCP
- BRCGS Certification BRCGS Directory
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA