Historically, the whey produced in cheese manufacture was a problem due to its high pollutant levels. To meet such issues, in 1982, the industrial cheesemakers of the Benavente region founded Proláctea, a factory intended for the processing of whey.

In 1984 the Proláctea’s plant starts its operation, and in 1999 Grupo Entrepinares acquires the whole company.

From then on, Proláctea begins to grow and diversify their activities. In 2005 Castrogonzalo’s plant suffered an expansion with the construction of a new whey tower, and in 2018 the whey factory of Vilalba (Lugo) is launched.

Entrepinares is a family company of agri-food sector, founded in 1984 by Antonio Martín Castro and focused on cheese and dairy products manufacture.

Entrepinares – with three production plants in Galicia, Castilla y León and Madrid, a packaging and logistics plant in Valladolid and two whey processing plants located in Lugo and Zamora – is the largest national cheese producer, with an annual output over 60 million kilos and present in 35 countries around the world.

Roads of Proláctea and Entrepinares merge for their clear commitment to product innovation and development.

In what fields is this strategy represented?

• Customers: We focus innovation to the client, engaging them throughout the process to always provide the best solution.
• Consumers: Combining tradition and new technologies we are constantly seeking new flavours, textures and formats that amaze our consumers and meet their needs.