Ganaderos Productores de Leche Pura, S.A.P.I. de C.V., commonly known as Alpura, is a Mexican dairy product company founded in 1973, based in Mexico City.[2] Alpura products are sold in 27 states in Mexico and exported to the United States.[3]

Ganaderos Productores de Leche Pura, S.A.P.I. de C.V.
Alpura[1]
Company typePrivate
IndustryDairy
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Headquarters,
Area served
Mexico and the United States
Key people
François Bouyra (CEO)
ProductsMilk, cheese, butter, yogurt
Number of employees
5,000
Websitewww.alpura.com

History

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Alpura was founded in 1973 by a group of dairy producers from various parts of Mexico.[1] They created the Asociación Nacional de Productores de Leche Pura S.A. de C.V or Alpura with the goal of producing fresh milk across Mexico, the first company to do so. At the time, powdered milk was more affordable, and initially this posed as a challenge to Alpura.

Alpura has 254 shareholders, 142 farmers and 140,000 cows.[1] They process 2 million liters of milk per day and offer more than 100 products. The company distributes milk to supermarkets in Mexico within 24 hours of milking.[4] Alpura has 15 distribution centers and 60 distributors spaced throughout the country.[5]

Alpura Group

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Alpura has over 142 ranch properties throughout Mexico.Their main properties are located in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Estado de México, Querétaro and Tlaxcala. In the Alpura group, there are 5,067 employees, around 4,350 farmers and 2,320 distributors. All the cows are of the Holstein breed. During the milking process, the cows and the milk are not touched by the workers.[6]

Products

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Alpura has five different dairy products, with numerous brands under each type of product. These include:

Awards and distinctions

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Alpura received the “Mexico Supreme Quality Recognition” in 2009. This award is given to small, medium or large agro-food sector businesses with strong backgrounds in production, sale and distribution of food products which maintain the highest quality and also hold current certification.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ramirez-Portilla, A; Torres, E G (2021). Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Innovation. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 416. ISBN 9783030599157. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Alpura to increase production". South American Business Information. 29 June 2004. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  3. ^ "ALPURA mantiene el Liderazgo con LANSA" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  4. ^ "Alpura" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Mision y Vision Alpura" [Alpura's mission and vision] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  6. ^ alpura.com. "About Alpura". alpura.com. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  7. ^ Alpura. "Awards and distinctions". Archived from the original on 30 July 2010.
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