Cooperative

As a large family of 2,200 mountain farmers and 500 employees it‘s our mission to uphold the South Tyrolean dairy industry and produce high-quality products.

Philosophy

Community is everything

Mila belongs to the farmers. They are suppliers and owners of the cooperative Latte Montagna Alto Adige. Together with our employees, which act as ambassadors and partners, sharing our values, we secure their income.

secured continuity of mountain farming

With quality products to the best possible milk price: the net profit of the cooperative is paid out to our farmers.

respectful manner

Working in harmony with nature, the good of the animals and the considerate handling of resources is an important concern for us.

responsibility

Quality, reliability, fairness: we take responsibility for our employees and offer our consumers high-quality products.

Sticking together

Our farmers are our competitive asset – they deliver daily valuable raw materials, the South Tyrolean mountain-farmed milk, which we refine to high-quality products in no time at all. Our clients and consumers trust that we will produce quality and tasty products. Our employees are our capital. A respectful manner, personal development, and an HR policy that is family- and life-cycle-oriented are issues close to our hearts.

For the preservation of the cultural landscape, regional cycles and South Tyrolean mountain farms

1,000

m above sea level

the majority of the Mila farms are over 1,000 meters above sea level

24 pickup trucks

for 365 days a year they’re travelling throughout the country

500 employees

they use the mountain fresh milk to produce versatile quality products

Locations

Numbers & facts

2 factories: Bolzano and Brunico
- Bolzano: milk, yogurt, cream, butter and SKYR
- Brunico: cheese, mascarpone and SKYR
2 Shops: Bolzano and Brunico
about 140 different products

The Mila pickup trucks deliver the mountain fresh milk from the farms daily to our plants in Bolzano and Brunico, where it‘s quickly processed into high-quality products and sold in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige, the rest of Italy and internationally. Each factory has its own production specialty and seeks to develop additional high-quality products, even brand-new ones.

History

Mila – a success story for many years

Our milestones

1962

Beginning of success

The Val Venosta alpine dairies union (VSV) is founded. No one knew that this would become the greatest dairy cooperative of South Tyrol.

1963

The name is born

One year after the founding there are already 30 members in the union. The name is introduced: "Mila" stems from the two first letters of milk and latte (milk).

1974

Building the plant

The building of the Bolzano-Campiglio plant begins.

1977

New products

The first Mila yogurt is bottled, and the production of fresh milk, fresh cream, butter and curd cheese begins.

1997

Pooled synergies

Mila Soc. Agr. Coop., Centro Latte Brunico Soc. Agr. Coop. (Senni) and Latteria Burgusio are merged as "Milkon Südtirol".

2013

Values with responsibility

"Latte Montagna Alto Adige" is created out of the merger of the base cooperatives Mila und Senni, and becomes a state-of-the-art managed company.

2017

SKYR

As the first producer of SKYR in Italy, Mila – Latte Montagna Alto Adige introduces a new product to the refrigerator, full of proteins and low in fat, ideal for active gourmets.

2019

Good things take time

The new aging warehouse in the Brunico plant starts operating. It offers more room and the perfect conditions for optimal cheese maturing.

2020

Bolzano production expands

New office space and social facilities are established for the employees. Additionally production is expanded and a new cafeteria built.

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