Lactogal is a
Portuguese food products company focused on
dairy product
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s,
milk
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,
fruit juice
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and
mineral water
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Tr ...
. It is headquartered in
Porto
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and is placed among the twenty largest agro-food
European companies. It has major factories in
Oliveira de Azeméis
Oliveira de Azeméis () is a city and a municipality located in Porto Metropolitan Area in Portugal. Administratively, the municipality belongs to the District of Aveiro. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 68,611, in an area of 161.1 ...
and
Vila do Conde
Vila do Conde (, ; "the Count's Town") is a municipality in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km². The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of Vila do Conde, Azurar ...
.
History
Lactogal 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
Póvoa de Varzim (, ) is a Portuguese city in Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho and Douro rivers. In 2001, there were 63, ...
; 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
Oliveira de Azeméis () is a city and a municipality located in Porto Metropolitan Area in Portugal. Administratively, the municipality belongs to the District of Aveiro. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 68,611, in an area of 161.1 ...
; 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. In March 2016, Lactogal along with Lactalis opened war against Galician producers of
organic milk.
Factories in Portugal
*
Tocha –
milk
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collecting and juice
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Oliveira de Azeméis
Oliveira de Azeméis () is a city and a municipality located in Porto Metropolitan Area in Portugal. Administratively, the municipality belongs to the District of Aveiro. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 68,611, in an area of 161.1 ...
–
yogurt
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,
UHT milk, cream
*
Vila do Conde
Vila do Conde (, ; "the Count's Town") is a municipality in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km². The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of Vila do Conde, Azurar ...
– UHT milk, butter, cream and yogurt
*
Sanfins (
Sever do Vouga) – cheese
*
Aviz – cheese, butter
*
Leça –
pasteurized milk
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*
Lousado – milk collecting that is stored in order to be sent to Vila do Conde's factory
*
Macedo de Cavaleiros
Macedo de Cavaleiros () is a city and municipality in northeastern Portugal, in Bragança District. The population in 2011 was 15,776, in an area of 699.14 km².
History
During antiquity, the region was occupied by the Celts, then Romans ...
– UHT milk
*
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– cheese
Brands
* 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)
See also
*
List of food companies
This is a list of food companies, current and past businesses involved in food production or processing.
Africa
* All Joy Foods
* Bakers
* BOS Ice Tea
* Cevital
* Choppies
* Clover
* Colcom Foods
* Distell Group Limited
* Famous Brands ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
Food and drink companies of Portugal
Dairy products companies of Portugal
Food manufacturers of Portugal
Companies based in Porto
Companies established in 1996
1996 establishments in Portugal
Portuguese brands
Manufacturing companies of Portugal