Talk:Arla Foods

message: Hi Wikipedians,
I have a COI as an employee of Arla Foods (read more on my user page). I would like to suggest the following updates to the article and corresponding additions to its reference list. These statements reflect up-to-date information about the company, supported by independent sources.
Current content:
Arla Foods is the seventh largest dairy company in the world measured by turnover. Among the cooperative dairy companies Arla is the third largest in the world. At the start of 2010, 7,625 Danish and Swedish cooperative members owned the cooperative.
Updated content:
Arla Foods is the fourth largest dairy company in the world (https://www.esmmagazine.com/arla-now-worlds-fourth-biggest-dairy-firm/29716). At the start of 2016, 12,500 farmers in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the UK, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium owned the cooperative. (http://www.reuters.com/article/arla-foods-amba-production-idUSL5N1FK4CG)
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments about this.
Thanks in advance, 
A8260 (talk) 08:31, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
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message: Hi Wikipedians,
I have a COI as an employee of Arla Foods (read more on my user page). I would like to suggest the following updates to the History section of article and corresponding additions to its reference list, based on the input received above. These statements reflect up-to-date information about the company, supported by independent sources and should replace the existing content available in the History section. Hopefully, this will ensure that the article has the appropriate citations for verification and the 'citations needed' warning can be removed. Let me know if you have any questions or if you require further info.
In the 1880’s, dairy farmers in Denmark and Sweden formed small cooperatives to invest in common dairy production facilities. The first cooperative dairy was established in Sweden at Stora Arla Gaard in Västmanland under the name of Arla Mejeriforëning, and the first Danish cooperative dairy was established in Hjedding in 1882.
On 1 October 1970, Mejeriselskabet Danmark (MD) was established by four dairy companies and three individual dairies. In 1988, the company changed name to MD Foods. In 1992, MD Foods and Denmark’s second largest dairy company, Kløver Mælk, signed a financially binding co-operation agreement, and in 1999, the two companies merged to become MD Foods, gaining 90 per cent of the Danish milk production.
In 2000, MD Foods merged with Swedish Arla and formed Arla Foods amba with headquarter in MD Foods in Aarhus, Denmark, and became Arla Foods as it is known today.
A8260 (talk) 10:15, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for your quick reply. So just to be sure, this text is to replace the entire timeline that is now under the History heading? In other words, is anything to be removed? Or is this text going on top of the timeline. Please advise. Spintendo ᔦᔭ 14:59, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reformatted: Updating the History section based on editor feedback

message: #The text under History section was placed in the article, replacing the timeline information. CITENEED template deleted. 
#I have placed the 2008 Chinese milk scandal under See also. The information that was in this article said nothing about the scandal itself, and was a distraction to understanding.
#The ingredients section is now wholly unreferenced. Unfortunately, this means that the CITENEED template just removed from the History section now finds itself ensconced in the Ingredients section.
#Much of the information which was located in the lead, I've placed in a new 'Current operations' subheading under 'History'. This makes the lead more succinct, and is chronologically correct, coming after the origins found in History. 
#I believe the article is in a much better state now — it's visually appealing and much easier to read.
Regards, Spintendo ᔦᔭ 15:39, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply 03-JAN-2018

message: Thank you very much for the updates and improvements,  I would argue that the 'Ingredients' section could actually be removed, as it lists ingredients developed by 'Arla Foods Ingredients', which is an independent subsidiary of Arla Foods. This is discussed in the last paragraph under 'Current operations' where some of the ingredients are also mentioned.
Regards, A8260 (talk) 08:04, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply 04-JAN-2018

message: Hi Wikipedians,
Based on the feedback received during the latest round of edits to this article, I would suggest removing the 'Ingredients' section. As mentioned above, it lists ingredients developed by 'Arla Foods Ingredients', which is an independent subsidiary of Arla Foods. This is already covered in the last paragraph under 'Current operations'. What do you think?
Another minor edit: the link to 'Company history at Arla Foods website' should be removed, as the page has since been removed from the company website.
Thank you in advance! Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Regards, A8260 (talk) 12:40, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Removing the 'Ingredients' section