Dairy — Cheese companies in Portugal
21 entries
- Acoreana de Lacticinios UNICOL
Portugal — Sao Miguel
Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Butter & cream / Beverages — Dairy drinks
Local Açores cooperative dairy producing UNICOL butter, milk, cream and cheese including Pico DOP.
- Beira Lacticinios
Portugal — Castelo Branco
Dairy — Cheese
Castelo Branco dairy producing Beira Baixa DOP cheese.
- Bel Portugal
Portugal — Vale de Cambra
Dairy — Cheese
Iberian manufacturing site of French Groupe Bel producing Mini Babybel, Babybel, La Vache qui rit and Boursin.
- CERNAS Polytechnic of Coimbra
Portugal — Coimbra
Dairy — Cheese / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie
Polytechnic of Coimbra research centre offering food science, dairy and meat pilot lines.
- ESACB Castelo Branco
Portugal — Castelo Branco
Dairy — Cheese / Oils & fats — Specialty fats / Meat & seafood — Charcuterie
Castelo Branco agrarian school offering cheese, olive oil and meat product development.
- INIAV
Portugal — Oeiras
Drying — Spray drying / Fermentation — Precision / Dairy — Cheese / Oils & fats — Specialty fats
National public agri-food research institute offering pilot processing of dairy, oils, cereals and meat under contract.
- Insulac
Portugal — Pico
Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Butter & cream
Açores cooperative dairy within Lactogal Group.
- Lactalis Portugal
Portugal — Lisbon
Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Yoghurt / Beverages — Dairy drinks
Spanish-French Lactalis Portuguese arm producing Castelo Branco DOP cheese, fresh cheese, yogurts and cream cheese with private-label work.
- Lacticinios do Paiva
Portugal — Cinfaes
Dairy — Cheese
Paiva region goat and cow cheese producer.
- Lacticinios Halos
Portugal — Seia
Dairy — Cheese
Serra da Estrela DOP cheese producer.
- Lactogal
Portugal — Porto
Beverages — Dairy drinks / Thermal — UHT / Dairy — Yoghurt / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Butter & cream
Largest Iberian dairy group (1996) with ~2,500 employees and 12 plants producing brands Mimosa, Agros, Vigor and Matinal alongside major private-label volumes for Continente, Pingo Doce, Lidl and Auchan.
- Lactogal SA
Portugal — Porto
Dairy — Milk powders (skim, full cream) / Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Butter & cream / Dry — Dry blending / Drying — Spray drying / Thermal — UHT
Portugal's leading dairy cooperative. Milk powders, cheese and butter for retail private label and B2B ingredient export.
- Pronicol Lacticinios da Ilha Terceira
Portugal — Terceira
Dairy — Cheese / Dairy — Butter & cream
Açores cooperative dairy (Lactogal subsidiary) producing DOP butter and cheese under Milhafre dos Açores, Ilha Branca and Castelinhos.
- Queijaria Casa Matias
Portugal — Beira Interior
Dairy — Cheese
Small Serra da Estrela DOP cheese producer.
- Queijaria Estrela
Portugal — Setubal
Dairy — Cheese
Setúbal sheep cheese producer specialising in Azeitão DOP.
- Queijaria Serpa
Portugal — Serpa
Dairy — Cheese
Alentejo sheep cheese producer specialising in Serpa DOP.
- Queijaria Ze Matias
Portugal — Sao Jorge
Dairy — Cheese
São Jorge cheese producer in the Açores.
- Queijos Santiago (Lactogal)
Portugal — Montemuro
Dairy — Cheese
Cheese producer (acquired by Lactogal 2024) operating 3 plants and 100+ cheese SKUs.
- Quinta do Pomar Lacticinios
Portugal — Castelo Branco
Dairy — Cheese
Castelo Branco DOP cheese producer.
- Saloio Queijos
Portugal — Ponte do Rol
Dairy — Cheese
Lisbon-area cow, sheep and goat cheese producer with significant private-label business.
- Sequeira & Sequeira
Portugal — Paiva
Dairy — Cheese
Cheese producer (acquired by Lactalis 2024) producing Flamengo, curado and Paiva fresh cheese.
