Lactogal
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{{Infobox_Company |
company_name = Lactogal |
company_logo = <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Lactogal_logo.gif|The Lactogal logo]] --> |
company_type = [[Private company|Private]] |
foundation = [[1996]]|
location = [[Porto]], [[Portugal]]|
industry = [[Food Products]]|
products = Food Products|
homepage = [http://www.lactogal.pt www.lactogal.pt]
}}
'''Lactogal''' is a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] food products company focused on [[dairy product]]s, [[milk]], [[fruit juice]] and [[mineral water]]. It is headquartered in [[Porto]] and is placed among the twenty largest agro-food [[Europe|European]] companies. It has major factories in [[Oliveira de Azeméis]] and [[Vila do Conde]].
==History==
It 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 [[Vila do Conde]]); LACTICOOP - União das Cooperativas de Produtores de Leite entre Douro e Mondego, UCRL (headquartered in [[Aveiro]]); and PROLEITE/MIMOSA S.A. (headquartered in [[Oliveira de Azeméis]]). The company acquired the Spanish company ''Leche Celta'' in 2006, and as of 2007, Lactogal is planning to complete before 2010 a new factory in Oliveira de Azeméis.<ref>[http://diariodigital.sapo.pt/dinheiro_digital/news.asp?section_id=30&id_news=83245 Lactogal investe 50 M€ numa fábrica em Oliveira de Azeméis], in Diário Digital</ref>
==Factories in Portugal==
*[[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
''Source: [http://www.spi.pt/ied/lactogal.htm Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação]''
==Brands==
*Mimosa (diverse dairy food)
*Agros (diverse dairy food)
*Gresso (diverse dairy food)
*Vigor (diverse dairy food)
*Pleno (milk)
*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)
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.lactogal.pt Lactogal]
[[Category:Companies of Portugal]]
[[Category:Dairy products companies]]
[[Category:Food companies]]
[[Category:Food manufacturers]]
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