On July 4, Ausnutria Dairy Co., Ltd. (stock code: 1717.HK), which is committed to "becoming the world's most trusted formula milk powder and nutrition and health company", is committed to "becoming the world's most trusted formula milk powder and nutrition and health company". HK, hereinafter referred to as "Ausnutria") announced that it has completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in Amalthea Group held by Dairy Goat Holland B.V. through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ausnutria B.V. At this point, Amalthea Group, a Dutch sheep cheese company, has officially become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ausnutria.
Founded in 1990 in the Netherlands, Amalthea is mainly engaged in goat milk processing and cheese production around the world, not only has a fully automatic cheese production plant, but also has a fully automatic industrial chain from dairy farmer production, processing to consumer terminals, can provide the market with a full range of cheese products from soft to hard, the products sell well in 35 countries and regions around the world, and its semi-hard sheep's cheese production ranks first in the "cheese kingdom" in the Netherlands, and has won the Dutch sheep cheese gold medal for many times.
△Amalthea won the 2024 Dutch Feta Cheese Gold Medal.
In order to build a solid moat of the goat milk industry chain and expand its product layout, on October 23, 2022, Ausnutria acquired the shares of Dairy Goat Holland B.V. through Ausnutria B.V., accounting for 50% of the issued shares of Amalthea Group after the completion of the restructuring.
According to the production process, the goat whey produced in the production process of goat cheese is the core raw material for the addition of infant formula goat milk powder. After the completion of this acquisition, Amalthea will help Ausnutria achieve internal self-sufficiency in core goat milk powder raw materials, further strengthen the absolute competitive advantage of the goat milk industry chain, and lock in the "sheep" leading pattern of the goat milk industry for Ausnutria. At the same time, Ausnutria product system will add new cheese categories.
△Amalthea cheese three-dimensional storage.
At present, Ausnutria's Jiabei Aite has created a goat milk powder product matrix that meets the nutrition of the whole life cycle, and has been sold simultaneously in more than 60 countries and regions around the world, and has been ranked "No. 1 in sales and sales in the global goat milk powder market" for many years. In the Chinese market, Jiabei Aite has accounted for more than 6% of China's imported infant goat milk powder sales for 6 consecutive years (2018-2023); In the international market, Jiabei Aite has completed the strategic layout of the world's top three markets (Asia, Europe, North America), and has a leading market share in Russia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Behind the trusted product strength is Jiabei Aite's continuous cultivation of goat milk scientific research. At home and abroad, Jiabei Aite has carried out more than 130 scientific research projects, invention patents account for 50% of the patents of pure goat milk protein infant formula milk powder, the number of papers published ranks first in the goat milk powder brand, and the relevant achievements are open to the industry to cite, is worthy of the name of "global goat milk research leader".
It is worth mentioning that after 10 years of scientific research verification, Jiabei Aite Infant Formula Goat Milk Powder (0-12 months) officially passed the review of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July 2023, becoming the world's first infant formula goat milk powder brand that meets FDA nutrition and safety requirements and has been marketed in the United States in early 2024.
Ren Zhijian, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ausnutria, said: "On the basis of mastering the resources of the world's leading industrial chain, the company has increased the supply chain of goat milk, which reflects its confidence in the goat milk industry and its determination to continue to deepen the goat milk business. With the development of the entire industry, consumers' recognition of goat milk will be further enhanced, and Ausnutria will fully consolidate the core advantages accumulated by Jiabei Aite, continue to expand the global market, and move towards "10 billion Jiabei" at full speed.