Lactogal is a Portuguese food products company focused on dairy products, milk, fruit juice and mineral water. It is headquartered in Porto and is placed among the twenty largest agro-food European companies. It has major factories in Oliveira de Azeméis and Vila do Conde.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Dairy |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Porto, Portugal |
| Products | Food |
| Website | lactogal.pt |
History
editLactogal was founded in 1996 by the fusion between the three largest Portuguese companies in the sector: AGROS – União das Cooperativas de Produtores de Leite Entre Douro e o Minho e Trás-os-Montes, UCRL (headquartered in Espaço Agros in Póvoa de Varzim; founded in 1949); LACTICOOP – União das Cooperativas de Produtores de Leite entre Douro e Mondego, UCRL (headquartered in Aveiro; founded in 1962); and PROLEITE/MIMOSA S.A. (headquartered in Oliveira de Azeméis; founded in 1973). The company acquired the Spanish company Leche Celta in 2006, and in 2007, Lactogal was planning to complete before 2010 a new factory in Oliveira de Azeméis.[1] In March 2016, Lactogal along with Lactalis opened war against Galician producers of organic milk.[2]
Factories in Portugal
edit- Tocha – milk collecting and juice
- Oliveira de Azeméis – yogurt, UHT milk, cream
- Vila do Conde – UHT milk, butter, cream and yogurt
- Sanfins (Sever do Vouga) – cheese
- Aviz – cheese, butter
- Leça – pasteurized milk
- Lousado – milk collecting that is stored in order to be sent to Vila do Conde's factory
- Macedo de Cavaleiros – UHT milk
- Azores – cheese[3]
Brands
edit- Mimosa (diverse dairy food)
- Agros (diverse dairy food)
- Gresso (diverse dairy food)
- Vigor (diverse dairy food)
- Pleno (water with flavour)
- Matinal (diverse dairy food)
- Adágio (yogurt)
- Fresky (fruit juices)
- Águas Serra da Penha (mineral water)
- Primor (butter)
- Castelões (cheese)
- Serra Dourada (milk)
- Milhafre (milk and butter)
- Leche Celta (diverse dairy food)[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Lactogal investe 50 M€ numa fábrica em Oliveira de Azeméis, in Diário Digital Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lactalis y Lactogal abren una guerra por los productores gallegos de leche ecológica". Galicia. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação
- ^ SAPO. "SAPO". SAPO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-04-29.