Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France
Bonilait Proteines
Sodiaal subsidiary (since 1969) for spray-dried human and animal milk powders, infant ingredients and milk replacers. New 50,000 t/year unit inaugurated 2023.
Bonilait operates as a major dairy transformation company with over 60 years of experience, specializing in the economic and ecological recovery of whey. The company manufactures customized dairy ingredients including enriched whey products, milk nuclei, and liquid feeds for cattle, with particular expertise in milk replacement foods for the dairy phase of young ruminants (calves, heifers, kids, lambs) and farmers' calves raised under the mother. All production takes place in France at certified industrial facilities. Bonilait controls over 90% of its dairy raw materials from French sources and ensures 100% traceability. The company employs spray-drying technology and liquid-phase homogenization methods. Its spray-dried products are characterized as high-quality, stable, highly fluid, and non-hygroscopic powders. The company has developed comprehensive quality and continuous improvement procedures, with its products recognized by animal nutrition professionals. Bonilait is part of the Sodiaal cooperative group and operates as a leader in European high-fluidity milk powders enriched with vegetable oils designed for animal feed manufacturers.
Capabilities
- Drying
- Spray drying
- Separation
- Wet fractionation
- Dairy
- Caseinates
- Sports nutrition
- Protein powders
- Infant & medical
- Infant formula stage 1
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