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Bonilait

BONILAIT

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France

Ingredients & CulturesFarm Equipment & Herd Tech
201-500 employeesManufacturerSells to Dairy Farms, Processors
Profile last updated: October 8, 2026

About

Bonilait is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France selling ingredients & cultures, farm equipment & herd tech.

Bonilait is a French manufacturer of dairy ingredients and animal milk replacers, part of the Sodiaal dairy cooperative group. The company produces re-fattened whey powders, milk protein cores and custom-formulated ingredients for the animal feed industry. It also manufactures milk replacers for calves, lambs and kids, liquid feeds for ruminants, lick blocks and a colostrum replacer. Production takes place at four industrial sites in France, using whey supplied by French cheese makers, and the company processes over one billion litres of whey per year. Its product range includes a herd management app for heifer rearing, COW-START. Bonilait states that its food safety management is certified to ISO 22000, GMP, Halal, AEO and RSPO standards, and that its products are sold in more than 50 countries.

Location

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France

Employees

201-500

Company type

Subsidiary

Legal name

BONILAIT

Focus areas

whey powdermilk replaceranimal feedcalf rearingliquid feedlick blocksmilk coresSodiaal

Languages

FR

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Ingredients & CulturesFarm Equipment & Herd Tech

Supplier role

Manufacturer

Sells to

Dairy FarmsProcessors

Dairy products served

Whey

Milk species

CowGoatSheep

Products

Re-fattened whey powders

Whey powder

High-fat whey powders enriched with vegetable oils, produced by spray drying and liquid-phase homogenisation, for animal milk replacer manufacturers.

Noyaux laitiers (milk cores)

Milk core ingredient

Custom-formulated milk protein cores for incorporation into milk replacers or concentrates for young animals.

Aliments d'allaitement (milk replacers)

Milk replacer

Milk replacers for calves, lambs and kids, including the ONCE A DAY single-feed technique.

Aliment liquide (liquid feed)

Liquid feed supplement

Molasses-based liquid supplement for weaned ruminants that improves forage intake and rumen function.

Seaux à lécher (lick blocks)

Lick block

Mineral and vitamin lick blocks for ruminants and equines, sold under the LACTA FRANCE brand.

Vitactif Colostrum

Colostrum replacer

Colostrum replacer for newborn calves, lambs and kids, for use when maternal colostrum is insufficient.

COW-START

Herd management app

Application for managing heifer rearing from birth to first calving, with progress indicators and no manual data entry.

Service regions

More than 50 countries

Standards, references & customers

Sustainability claims

Valorisation of whey co-product from cheese partnersOver 90% of dairy raw materials of French originMilk replacer range without palm oil (one third of production)Liquid feeds certified non-GMOOrganic milk replacer (BIONATURE)

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 22000:2018

GMP

Halal

RSPO

AEO (Authorised Economic Operator)

Industry memberships

AFCA-CIAL

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