La Primera is a dairy company from Córdoba that focuses on goat milk. It is present in the main supermarket chains and also exports.
Goat milk is a product of high nutritional quality and may also be suitable for those who have an allergy or intolerance to cow’s milk.. With this premise and a long research work behind The Córdoba company La Primera was born more than a decade ago, specialized in the production of fluid, powdered and sweet goat’s milk. This company is facing a strong expansion plan with which they seek to triple their production, grow in exports and add a greater presence in local shelves.
La Primera processes around 1 million liters of goat milk per yeardoes not have its own production plant, but rather operates in third-party establishments due to its work method: “We respect the natural cycles of the goat herd, that is, its lambing stage, so we collect the milk from November to March and from June to August. Currently, we work with a group of goat producers from Córdoba, more precisely from Cruz del Eje and also from the provinces of Catamarca and La Rioja. By 2030 we plan to have four collection centers and thus almost triple production“The project is to grow in exports and also in the domestic market,” he explained in dialogue with Scope Juan Gregorio Ruiz, General Manager of La Primera.
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Currently, La Primera is present with its products such as fluid milk, whole and skim milk powder and goat’s milk candy in the main supermarket chains and diet stores. In this context, The company is also strong as a bulk supplier of goat milk for the food industry, for example this year it positioned itself as a supplier to Rapanui who uses the raw material in the production of dulce de leche ice cream.
“One of the characteristics of The first is that it is certified as a B companywhich makes us the first goat dairy company in the country to have received this certification, which is granted only to firms that pass an evaluation on their environmental and social performance, transparency and corporate responsibility. hWe put a lot of focus on the raw materials and the manufacturing processes, our products are 100% natural, without additives and gluten-free, we only use residual milk so as not to interfere with lactation and in addition almost 50% of the energy we use comes from from renewable sources,” explains Ruiz.
Regarding the firm’s plans for the short term, for now its general manager will be present at the SIAL international food fair in Paris, which will take place in the coming weeks, with the aim of adding more clients abroad. “Today we mainly export milk powder and dulce de leche and we would like to continue adding markets and clients, the Asian market is very important and we seek to continue expanding. The same happens with the South American market, mainly Brazil, Uruguay and Chile, where we already have a presence.a, but we want to continue deepening our arrival with finished and bulk products. Fortunately, goat milk is becoming more and more relevant due to its nutritional and digestive qualities and that allows us to draw up an expansion plan for the short and medium term,” advances the general manager of La Primera.
Meanwhile, regarding the international prices of the product, Ruiz highlights that traditionally Goat milk is paid between 2 and 2.5 times more than cow’s milk and at this time the values are sustainedsomething positive within the project of growing the company’s exports. “Also We want to add new products to our portfolio with special focus on the domestic market“But we want it to be organic, so we are evaluating the steps to follow while we grow in production volume and business year after year,” concludes Juan Gregorio Ruiz, General Manager of La Primera.
Source: Ambito
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