HBLFA Tirol

Founded in 1948, HBLFA Tirol is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Strass im Zillertal, Austria selling ingredients & cultures, testing & quality, engineering & services.

The HBLFA Tirol in Rotholz is a federal school, research and service institution for agriculture, food and biotechnology in Tyrol, Austria. It combines teaching with applied research and services, with a particular focus on dairy processing in the Alpine region. Its research and service unit carries out studies, expert reports and consulting mainly in milk processing, and runs training courses for farm-based milk processors and alpine staff. It also offers milk and dairy product analysis, including reduced-cost testing for farm direct marketers. The institution supplies cultures to dairy processing businesses, with kosher and halal conformity confirmed by audits. The campus in Rotholz combines several education, research and service institutions, and the school has been operating at its current site since summer 2020.