Zott (dairy company)
Native name | Zott SE & Co. KG |
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| Company type | Societas Europaea |
| Industry | Food processing |
| Founded | Mertingen, Germany (1926) |
| Founder | Anna and Balthasar Reiter |
Number of locations | Sales in 75 countries |
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| Products | Dairy products |
| Revenue | 865 million euro (2016) |
Number of employees | 3,000 (2017) |
| Website | zott-dairy |
Zott is a European dairy company founded in Mertingen, Germany in 1926. Zott produces dairy products including milk and cheese, cream, yogurt and desserts. Its brands include Monte, Jogobella, Zottarella, Sahne-Joghurt and Bayerntaler.
Zott is one of the larger dairy companies in Europe and one of the leading dairy producers in Poland, manufacturing 951 million kg of milk with sales of €865 million in 2016 while employing 3,000.
A wood-chip heat power station supplies the plant in Mertingen (Germany) with energy.
In 2012 Zott obtained the license to use the "GM-free" label for the brands Zottarella and Bayerntaler.