Values
- Our farmers and all our workers
- Passion for dairy farming and production
- Partnership and networks
- High quality and safe products
- Happy Cows
- Environmentally friendly approach
Objectives
- Carbon footprint measure per kg milk
- GHG reporting
- Increased use of Renewable Energy %
- Carbon Net Zero Operations
- Animal Welfare Standard
- Sustainable packaging
- Closed loops
- Responsible Sourcing
SCE EPIIM was the first and largest cross-border European dairy cooperative (SCE) in the Baltics.
Its history dated back to the beginning of the last century when farmers in both Estonia and Latvia began to form cooperatives for more efficient management.
This is how the cooperative was formed:
1910 – Põltsamaa Dairy Cooperative (EE)
1911 – Järva-Jaani Dairy Cooperative (EE)
1912 – Jaunpils Dairy Producers Association (LV)
In addition to joint milk collection, all cooperatives also established their own milk processing dairies, which were the basis for our current factories in Põltsamaa, Järva-Jaani and Jaunpils.
A characteristic feature in the development of the cooperative over the years has been the constant merging with other cooperatives.
In 1997, Järva Jaani Dairy Cooperative and Cooperative Haimre Piim merged and formed the dairy cooperative Epiim, with which Põltsamaa Dairy Cooperative joined in 1998.
On 27 February 2020, the Latvian agricultural services cooperative Piena celš and the dairy cooperative Epiim merged to form SCE EPIIM.
Start of construction20 of July 2021
In addition to joint milk collection, all cooperatives also established their own milk processing dairies, which were the basis for our current factories in Põltsamaa, Järva-Jaani and Jaunpils.
A characteristic feature in the development of the cooperative over the years has been the constant merging with other cooperatives.
In 1997, Järva Jaani Dairy Cooperative and Cooperative Haimre Piim merged and formed the dairy cooperative Epiim, with which Põltsamaa Dairy Cooperative joined in 1998.
On 27 February 2020, the Latvian agricultural services cooperative Piena celš and the dairy cooperative Epiim merged to form SCE EPIIM.
Põltsamaa factory at that time was the largest cheese producer in Estonia.
The company organizes information days and seminars for members, where top speakers from Estonia and elsewhere participate with the aim of helping farmers to implement the CARING FARM program.
Present Ownership
–Juust & Jubn OÜ
As of 1 September 26, Juust& Jubn OÜ acquired the assets in Paide and Põltsamaa from AS E-Piim Tootmine (in bankruptcy). The Estonian company is a subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian headquartered Group, BinDawood Holding. They will continue production in Estonia and seek to further develop existing supplier relationships, positioning the Paide and Põltsamaa plants as a platform for exporting Estonian and Baltic dairy products to new international markets.
About BinDawood Holding – a retail and food industry group with a legacy of successful business spanning over 50 years, publicly listed on the Saudi Arabia stock exchange (Tadawul). The group operates supermarket and hypermarket chains— and owns more than 200 pharmacies, while also operating in the fields of wholesale trade, technology, marketing and food production. As of the end of 2025, BinDawood reported annual revenue of 1.46 billion euros and a profit of 62.4 million euros. The group’s CEO is Ahmad Bindawood and he described the acquisition of the dairy assets as a significant milestone in the Group’s food production strategy, aimed at leveraging the production capacity, export experience and skilled workforce to bring Estonian and Baltic dairy products to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets.
The story of Epiim
Epiim is one of the largest cheese and butter producers in Estonia. Epiim dairies were established at the beginning of the 20th century: the first one in 1910 in Põltsamaa and the second one in 1911 in Järva-Jaani. Today, Epiim dairies and cream station produce cheese, butter and milk powder from more than 120,000 tons of pure domestic raw milk per year.
The letter E in our name stands for Estonian milk, through which we introduce Estonian dairy to both domestic and cross-border cheese lovers. Pure Estonian nature, long-term traditions and a climatically favourable geographic location in a strong agricultural area have created historically good preconditions for successful milk processing. We follow this principle even today.
Food industry developer
Epiim is a company focused on the healthy development and innovation of the food industry. Since 2005, Epiim has been a partner in Bio CC, which collaborates with universities and researchers in the field of both functional food and clinical research. For example, Harmony cheese containing Lactobacillus plantarum TENSIA® and D90 whey powder suitable for infant use have been developed.
Today, Epiim is the first Estonian food industry to have created a sustainability program measuring carbon footprint and greenhouse gases.
The story of Epiim cheese
Epiim cheeses and butter are made from pure and natural milk collected from hundreds of Estonian dairy farms. This way you can be sure that only high-quality and domestic food will reach your table, by eating which you will also contribute to the development of Estonian rural life.
At Epiim Põltsamaa dairy varieties of traditional cheese and butter have been made since 1910. In order to offer taste experiences to both big and small cheese lovers and to create new opportunities for using Estonian cheese in different foods, Epiim offers a wide selection of cheese with different degrees of taste and maturity that are available in packaged piece, slice and grated form.
For example, Epiim Põltsamaa dairy produces traditional semi-hard cheeses such as Edam, Tilsit, Gouda, Oltermann, and Basque and Cagliata used in the food industry. Among the more special cheeses, Bresto hard cheeses, Maasdam-type Epiim Special, and Harmony ™ cheese enriched with Lactobacillus plantarum deserve special mention.
In total, Epiim Põltsamaa dairy produces almost 10,000 tons of cheese a year.
Our cheese industry also includes a special smoker, where various smoked and processed cheeses, cheese spreads and cheese snacks are made by hand. All our smoked cheeses get a beautiful golden yellow colour, pleasant aroma and savoury taste because we use only domestic alder chips for preparation.
You can recognize Epiim products by the cheese flower logo. The flower inspired by the sliced cheese ball symbolizes Estonian nature, the countryside and pure domestic milk of a known origin, from which all our cheeses and butter are made.
