Lactogal 2058095 198977983 2008-03-17T23:27:41Z Rbfafe 5566098 {{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== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.lactogal.pt Lactogal] [[Category:Companies of Portugal]] [[Category:Dairy products companies]] [[Category:Food companies]] [[Category:Food manufacturers]] [[es:Lactogal]] [[pt:Lactogal]]