France, Sept. 16 -- The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €70 million loan to Sodiaal - the largest dairy cooperative in France and the third largest in Europe - enabling it to finance its research, development and innovation programmes from 2025 to 2028. With its more than 8 000-member dairy farms, and more than 14 500 member farmers, Sodiaal owns the Yoplait, Candia and Entremont brands. Its activities include the production of drinking milk, cheeses, butters, yogurts, infant dairy products, and dairy ingredients.This financing is part of the EIB's expanded assistance not only for agriculture and the bioeconomy, but also for innovation via its new TechEU programme. TechEU aims to provide large-scale support for research a...