The Dairy’s ‘Statement of Purpose’ is to provide a modern processing unit for the local dairy industry, that supplies a range of high quality milk and milk-products for local and export markets.

• To satisfy the local demand for processed fresh Guernsey milk at an acceptable price to the consumer.
• To operate commercially within the context of government intervention designed to maintain Guernsey’s traditional countryside.

The Guernsey Dairy performs a vital milk processing and marketing role, operating at the interface between the raw milk producers (Guernsey’s dairy farmers) and the people of Guernsey, as customers. The Milk and Milk Products (Guernsey) Law 1955 (much amended) instituted what is effectively a States monopoly over the supply of liquid milk on the island. The prevention of imports in this way has acted as a key factor in protecting the island’s dairy farming industry and preserving the unique nature of the Guernsey countryside.