Spain: Bel to invest in in The Laughing Cow production

French dairy producer Bel Group has announced a €1.5 million ($1.74 million) investment to expand its site in Ulzama, Spain.

The plans include constructing a 600 sq mt building that will house two more packaging lines. This expansion will boost production capacity by 15%, bringing output to nearly 7,000 tonnes of The Laughing Cow per year (around 500 million portions). The company has also inaugurated a biomass boiler at the Ulzama site, replacing fossil fuels with locally sourced renewable energy.

Commenting on the move, Bel Group chief operations officer Stephane Dupays said: “These two projects illustrate Bel’s two-leg model, where sustainability and profitability advance together. The Ulzama site is now powered by renewable energy and is expanding to support future growth. It’s a perfect example of how our sustainability commitments go hand in hand with industrial performance and local development. Ulzama is a model we aim to replicate across other countries”.

Construction is underway, and the new lines are expected to be operational in the first half of 2026.

Source: Bel