Lactogal
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.
| Type | Private | 
|---|---|
| Industry | Dairy | 
| Founded | 1996 | 
| Headquarters | Porto, Portugal | 
| Products | Food | 
| Website | lactogal.pt | 
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; 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
    
- 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
    
- 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
    
    
References
    
- Lactogal investe 50 M€ numa fábrica em Oliveira de Azeméis, in Diário Digital
 - "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.