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Leading Dutch goat cheese maker gains instant insights into process variations that help ensure consistent quality , while saving time and costs .
How Amalthea improves che sustainability with Infor Inte
Historic Breda in the southern part of The Netherlands
One of the biggest challenges for dairy manufacturers is the unpredictability of milk , the primary ingredient . Milk composition varies across farmers and seasons , which means there is no standard recipe that can be applied across all raw milk batches to achieve consistent quality and yield .
To ensure cheese consistency , keep customers loyal , and maximise yield potential , goat cheese producer Amalthea needed a better way to closely monitor and steer the cheese production process as fast as possible .
Amalthea is the leading goat cheese producer in The Netherlands and sells its products in more than 35 countries . Improving cheese yield from milk not only improves profits for Amalthea , but also improves sustainability practices since extracting more product from raw milk reduces waste .
For every 1 % increase in yield , Amalthea saves approximately 500,000 euros that it reinvests to further develop the business . Amalthea plans to significantly increase its manufacturing capacity in five years to meet the high demand for more cheese varieties and innovative products such as CleardMilk , whey and other components extracted from raw milk .
For each cheese batch , Amalthea used to set a target yield based on the practical or past knowledge of production . When a cheese batch deviated from the target yield or the right target yield wasn ’ t set , factory operators had to act and make changes to production to make the process more efficient . Production issues
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