Swiss parent company Emmi focuses on supplying leading brands and niche markets in the dairy sector. Emmi sought expansion outside Switzerland and acquired goat’s cheese producer Bettinehoeve in the Netherlands several years ago. “Goat’s milk is more of a seasonal product than cow’s milk,” explains Martin van Putten, Project Manager at Emmi Javelin. “Especially in the spring and summer, there is a surplus of milk. For this reason, it was decided to convert the surplus milk during these periods into goat’s milk powder. This proved so successful that goat’s milk powder is now produced all year round. Emmi saw a growth opportunity within the market. Demand in Asia, where there is a high level of cow’s milk allergy, is particularly high. The goat’s milk powder is subsequently processed elsewhere into infant nutrition. Why do we produce this in the Netherlands? Partly because the original base of Bettinehoeve is here but also because we have a lot of goats here. It’s also important to produce and process the product locally.”
From the beginning of the master plan design to the delivery of the factory, Iv-Industrie, on behalf of Emmi, will be responsible for the engineering, procurement, and construction management. Iv-Industrie has also drawn up the technical documents required for the permits. From the master plan design to the final design, the development demanded close coordination with the client and the supplier of the process installations, selected and involved early on in the project. Iv-Industrie is responsible for the multidisciplinary coordination and the design of the building, the building-related installations, and the utilities.