Zott (dairy company)

Zott is a European dairy company founded in Mertingen, Germany in 1926. Zott produces dairy products including milk and cheese, cream, yogurt and desserts. Its brands include Monte, Jogobella, Zottarella, Sahne-Joghurt and Bayerntaler.

Zott is one of the larger dairy companies in Europe and one of the leading dairy producers in Poland, manufacturing 951 million kg of milk with sales of 865 milllion Euros in 2016 while employing 3,000.

A wood-chip heat power station supplies the plant in Mertingen (Germany) with energy.

In 2012 Zott obtained the license to use the "GM-free" label for the brands Zottarella and Bayerntaler.

Advertising
In Zott TV advertising Maxl Graf and were seen as celebrities. In 2010 the company recruited the German goalkeeper René Adler and his brother Rico for several commercials of the brand Monte. In 2013 Zott changed the brand ambassadors for Monte to windsurfing world champion Philip Köster and his sister Kyra. In Poland volleyball star Bartosz Kurek introduced Monte Cherry and Monte Crunchy. That was the second time Bartosz advertised for Zott Monte. In Hungary musician Csaba Vastag has been the brand ambassador for Zott Monte since 2013.

Awards

 * 2013: Zott was awarded 11 times in a row for the PriMax of German Agricultural Society (DLG).
 * 2014: Zott was awarded for the fifth time with the national prize by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BmEL).