# Hochwald Foods starts milk intake at new dairy plant in Mechernich, Germany

Hochwald Foods celebrated the first milk intake at a new greenfield dairy plant in Mechernich, Germany, equipped by GEA Group. The plant, described as Europe's most modern dairy, will process around 800 million liters of milk annually and start commercial production in January 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-10-28
- Where: Mechernich, Germany
- Starts operating: Jan 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 800 million liters of milk per year
- Products: UHT milk, UHT cream, UHT mixed milk products, condensed milk, UHT drinking yogurt
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hochwald Foods GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/6546.md)
- [GEA](https://endata.com/companies/3367.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [news-research.net](https://www.news-research.net/2021/10/gea-and-hochwald-first-milk-intake-in-europes-most-modern-dairy-plant/), 2021-10-28: "GEA has defied the challenges in Mechernich. We kept this greenfield project on track through the Covid 19 period and the flood in summer 2021: we are on schedule and in exceptionally constructive cooperation with our long-standing customer."

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