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Bonilait

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France

Ingredients & Cultures
Founded 1956201-500 employeesManufacturerSells to Dairy Farms
Profile last updated: October 8, 2026

About

Founded in 1956, Bonilait is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France selling ingredients & cultures.

Bonilait is a French manufacturer of dairy ingredients and milk-based feed for animal nutrition. The company specialises in re-fattened whey powders and milk replacers for young ruminants, including calves, heifers, lambs and kids, and also produces liquid feeds for cattle and ruminant supplements. Its spray-drying and liquid-phase homogenisation processes produce high-fluidity, non-hygroscopic powders, and it formulates custom ingredients for industrial feed manufacturers. Bonilait processes more than one billion litres of whey a year, sourced mainly from cheesemaking partners, across its French industrial sites. The company is part of the Sodiaal cooperative group and reports exports to more than 50 countries.

Location

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France

Founded

1956

Employees

201-500

Company type

Subsidiary

Focus areas

wheymilk replaceranimal nutritionre-fattened whey powderyoung ruminantscalf feeddairy ingredients

Languages

FR

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Ingredients & Cultures

Supplier role

Manufacturer

Sells to

Dairy Farms

Customer scale

Industrial

Dairy products served

Whey

Milk species

CowGoatSheep

Products

Lactosérum ré-engraissé en poudre

Dairy ingredient

Re-fattened whey powder with high fat content for animal feed, produced by spray drying with liquid-phase homogenisation.

Noyaux laitiers

Dairy ingredient

Milk-based powder cores used in the manufacture of feed for young animals.

Aliments d'allaitement

Milk replacer

Milk replacers substituting maternal milk for young ruminants such as calves, lambs and kids.

Vitactif Colostrum

Colostrum replacer

Colostrum replacer providing energy and passive immunity transfer for newborn ruminants, for cattle, sheep and goats.

BIONATURE

Organic milk replacer

Organic complementary milk replacer for calves, lambs and kids.

Heat Stress Control

Nutritional supplement

Nutritional supplement designed to reduce the effects of heat stress on young animals during the milk phase.

Aliments liquides pour bovins

Liquid feed

Liquid feeds for weaned cattle, including molasses-based liquid compound feeds.

Seaux à lécher et compléments pour ruminants

Feed supplement

Lick buckets and dietary supplements for ruminants.

Standards, references & customers

Sustainability claims

Over 90% of dairy raw materials of French originOne third of milk replacer production is palm-oil-freeProduces all products in France

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 22000

GMP

Halal

AEO (OEA)

RSPO

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