Theo Müller Group

🚨 Reasons for Boycotting Theo Müller Group

Theo Müller Group (Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller) is a privately-held German multinational dairy and food company founded in 1896, headquartered in Luxembourg, and 100% owned by the Theo Müller family. The company owns brands including Müller, Weihenstephan, Sachsenmilch, Landliebe, Käserei Loose, Homann, Lisner, Nadler, and Optipack. Theo Müller Group operates in israel through long-standing licensing and local manufacturing partnerships, invests in israeli food-tech startups, and by refusing to sever ties with israel, it contributes to the normalization of genocide.

1. Corporate Presence in israel: Theo Müller Group explicitly lists israel among the countries where it operates internationally. Its official communication states: "We also shape the industry internationally — whether in Great Britain, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy or israel." The company also produces fruit preparations with Superkosher quality standard for the israeli market. This is official evidence of Theo Müller Group's direct corporate presence in israel.LinkedIn: Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller — We also shape the industry internationally — israelMüller Group: Fruit preparations with Superkosher quality standard for the israeli market
2. Franchise and Know-How Agreements with Tara Dairy: In December 2006, Theo Müller Group signed a franchise and know-how agreement with Tara Dairy, israel's second-largest dairy processor. Under the agreement, Tara Dairy received an exclusive franchise to produce and market Müller products in israel. Tara Dairy is owned by Central Bottling Company Ltd., the local licensee of Coca-Cola israel. In January 2010, Müller entered the israeli cheese market with "Müller White Cheese" manufactured and marketed in israel by Tara Dairy. This demonstrates that Theo Müller Group directly contributes to the israeli economy.Ynetnews: Tara dairy signs franchise and know-how agreement with German milk producer Müller (December 2006)Ynetnews: Müller joins israeli cheese market — manufactured and marketed in israel by Tara dairy (January 2010)Wikipedia: Tara (israel) — Central Bottling Company purchased Tara for $39 million
3. Romania and Bulgaria Joint Venture: In 2007, Theo Müller Group signed a franchise agreement with israeli Central Bottling Company (CBC) for the Romanian and Bulgarian markets. Müller entered Romania through a joint venture with CBC and began production within Tara israel. This joint venture demonstrates that Müller extended its commercial ties with israel beyond israel itself.Novinite: Central Bottling Company received the franchise for the Müller brand in 2007, for Romania and Bulgaria (August 2009)Wall-Street.ro: Müller entered Romania through a joint-venture with the israeli group Central Bottling Company (CBC)
4. israeli Food-Tech Investment — Yofix Probiotics: Theo Müller Group's venture capital arm Müller Ventures AG participated in a $2.5 million Series A funding round in February 2020 for israel-based plant-based food-tech startup Yofix Probiotics. Yofix develops dairy-alternative yogurt products using a zero-waste production method, and its products are sold in israel under the "Only" brand. Other investors include French Bel Group and US-based LionTree Partners. This investment demonstrates that Theo Müller Group directly provides financial support to the israeli food-tech ecosystem.FoodNavigator: Dairy giants Müller and Bel Group invest in dairy-free start-up Yofix (February 2020)Vegconomist: $2.5 Million Injection from Müller and Other Investors For Yofix Plantbased Probiotic Yogurts
5. Double Standards and Silence: Theo Müller Group emphasizes its commitments to corporate responsibility and sustainability. However, the company maintains its franchise and production agreements in israel, invests in israeli food-tech startups, and has issued no statement condemning the genocide in Gaza or the illegal settlement enterprise in the West Bank. This contradiction between corporate responsibility claims and actual corporate cooperation with israel exposes the company's double standards.Müller Group: Corporate Responsibility

🌐 Sources

• Ynetnews: Tara dairy signs franchise and know-how agreement with Müller (December 2006)
• Ynetnews: Müller joins israeli cheese market (January 2010)
• Novinite: Central Bottling Company — franchise for Müller in Romania and Bulgaria (August 2009)
• FoodNavigator: Müller invests in Yofix Probiotics (February 2020)
• Vegconomist: Yofix $2.5M investment from Müller Ventures
• LinkedIn: Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller — international presence including israel
• Müller Group: Superkosher fruit preparations for the israeli market

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