皇家菲仕兰公司是全球五大乳产品公司之一,而菲仕兰合作社则是皇家菲仕兰公司成功的重要原因。菲仕兰合作社已经发展了140多年,140多年前,合作社才刚刚起步,规模非常小,但很多的农场主在合作社发展过程中不断地联合起来,一起来生产奶产品。发展过程中,越来越多的奶农和牧场主结合起来,把合作社做得越来越大。2009年,菲仕兰合作社与另外一家合作社合并,目前一共经营了15000家农场, Royal Friesland is one of the top five dairy products companies in the world, and Friesland Co-operative is an important reason for the success of Royal Friesland. Friesland cooperatives have been in development for more than 140 years. Over 140 years ago, the cooperatives were just beginning and small in scale. However, many farmers continuously unite their cooperatives to produce dairy products. In the process of development, more and more dairy farmers and ranchers are combined to make cooperatives bigger and bigger. In 2009, Friesland Cooperative merged with another cooperative and now operates a total of 15,000 farms,