Pilos Edam cheese

Pilos is a major private-label dairy brand exclusively owned and distributed by the German international discount retailer Lidl. The product shown, Pilos Edam, is specifically labeled as 'Produkt Polski' (Polish Product), indicating that it is manufactured within Poland to serve the local and regional market. Lidl typically partners with prominent domestic dairy cooperatives to produce its Pilos range.

Historically, Edam cheese originated in the Netherlands, named after the town of Edam in North Holland. However, as a mass-market product, it is now produced globally. For the Pilos brand in the Polish market, production is outsourced to strategic Polish partners such as SM Mlekovita, SM Mlekpol, or OSM Piątnica. The brand itself is part of the extensive private-label portfolio of Lidl, which is a key subsidiary of the Schwarz Group, one of the world's largest retail conglomerates.