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Global dairy trader Interfood has adopted legal AI platform Luminance to centralize its contract management operations across a network spanning 100 countries.
Moving more than 1.1 million metric tons of dairy annually, the company is deploying the technology to replace fragmented legacy systems with a single data repository.
The rollout is designed to standardize global negotiations using historical contract insights and reduce manual document tracking, reflecting a growing trend of multinational corporations integrating specialized AI to drive efficiency in high-velocity supply chains.
The media release is below –
Interfood Adopts Luminance’s Legal-Grade™ AI to Build a More Strategic Legal Function and Drive Smarter Contract Intelligence
London, [July 1 2026]: Luminance, the pioneer of Legal-Grade™ AI for enterprise, today announced that Interfood, one of the world’s leading dairy traders, has adopted its platform to enhance structure and visibility in the legal operations across its global trading network, and boost insight into business-wide commercial activity with Luminance’s AI-powered contract intelligence platform.
Founded in the Netherlands in 1970, Interfood has spent more than 55 years building expertise in international dairy trade, trading across 100 countries and shipping over 1.1M metric tons of dairy each year. Operating across a complex network of suppliers, buyers and partners worldwide, Interfood was seeking a solution to manage the high volume of commercial contracts supporting its global trading operations, where speed, accuracy and consistency are critical.
Interfood depends on rapid and reliable legal support, leading it to select Luminance for its combination of an AI powered repository, its ability to embed workflows and standardized templates directly into the platform, and deliver portfolio-wide insight across its contractual landscape. What set Luminance apart was its ability to support scalable, consistent ways of working, allowing Interfood to become more self-sufficient while boosting legal oversight.
Luminance is now embedded in Interfood’s daily legal operations. A single, centralized repository has replaced fragmented systems, giving the legal team immediate access to information across the business. Cross-contract analysis provides a more holistic understanding of Interfood’s contractual landscape, while reducing the time spent searching for information and responding to legal queries. As a result, the Interfood legal function can now contribute more proactively to strategic discussions.
Luminance has also transformed how Interfood approaches risk and commercial decision-making. The legal team can now identify recurring risk themes, benchmark positions and build a more structured view of the company’s legal exposure. With access to structured data across the full contract portfolio, the team can define internal standards based on historical agreements, approaching negotiations with greater consistency. The result is more informed, balanced commercial decision-making.
Sjoerd Oosterhuis, Head of Legal at Interfood, said: “It was very clear to me from the start that we needed not just a repository but an intelligent platform, and Luminance delivered exactly that. The biggest shift has been the level of structure and oversight we now have. In a fast-paced trading environment, Luminance gives us the confidence to deliver accurate, timely advice without compromising on quality.”
Eleanor Lightbody, CEO of Luminance, said: “Interfood is precisely the type of enterprise that Luminance was built to serve: a global trader whose legal team must keep pace with the market without ever compromising the quality of its advice. Luminance is proud to provide Interfood complete visibility across its contract portfolio, as well as the confidence to act on it. This is where Luminance delivers its greatest value – insight into hard to surface business wide commercial activity.”
About Interfood
Interfood was founded in the Netherlands in 1970, with over 55 years of expertise in international dairy trade. As a leading dairy trader, we combine global market insights with risk management, supply chain solutions, technical expertise, and sustainability services. With 14 offices worldwide, we operate in more than 100 countries and distribute over 1.1 million metric tonnes of dairy products annually. Supported by an international team of 380+ professionals, we work every day to enable reliable trade, strong partnerships, and a future-proof dairy value chain, where we can all enjoy dairy responsibly, now and in the future. Together for better.
About Luminance
Developed by AI experts from the University of Cambridge, Luminance’s Legal-Grade™ AI redefines enterprise decision-making, turning contracts from administration burden into strategic intelligence. Luminance’s multi-agent platform automates entire workflows, from creation and negotiation to risk review and compliance. It understands clauses, evaluates legal and commercial impact, takes action, and learns from every negotiation, becoming increasingly attuned to your business. Trusted by over 1,000 of the world’s largest enterprises across 70+ countries, Luminance helps companies stay ahead of risk, seize opportunity, and outpace competition.
