Laticinio Alto Alegre

What Laticinio Alto Alegre does

Laticínio Alto Alegre (legal entity Laticínio Daniel Colle Ltda) is a privately held Brazilian dairy processor headquartered in Verê, Paraná, founded in 2001 as the commercial outgrowth of the rural producers' association APRUAL (founded 1995). The company collects milk from a network of approximately 1,000 dairy producers and processes roughly 200,000 liters per day into more than 500 tons of cheese monthly, alongside butter, requeijão, ricotta, cream, nata, and whipped cream, totaling over 20 SKUs. The 2013 acquisition of SIF (Serviço de Inspeção Federal) certification lifted the firm from a regional to a nationwide distribution footprint across Brazil.

Production runs on a modern 6,500 m² industrial plant (5,100 m² of built construction from the 2014 expansion) supported by an in-house quality laboratory that conducts daily tests (acidity, cryoscopy, antibiotics, reductase, fat, dry extract, chloride) on all incoming milk, plus brucellosis and tuberculosis screening across the dairy herd. Product launches in 2018 (Queijo Colonial Zero Lactose) and 2019 (Requeijão Cremoso, cheese-starch spread, 200g and 500g butter containers) extended the portfolio beyond traditional mozzarella, prato, parmesan, and braided cheeses.

Revenue is generated through one-time product sales of dairy goods to consumer retail and food-service buyers, distributed via a network of regional representatives and direct retail/wholesale channels nationwide. The company is structured as a community-owned limited liability company with 16 local partners/shareholders, supplemented by ESG certification and government-backed financing (PRONAF AGREGAR). The business employs approximately 170 people as of 2024, with no external private equity or venture capital ownership disclosed.

Name

Laticinio Alto Alegre

Legal name

Laticínio Daniel Colle Ltda

Website

https://laticinioaltoalegre.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Laticínio Alto Alegre is a community-owned Brazilian dairy processor in Verê, Paraná, that processes roughly 200,000 liters of milk daily from about 1,000 local farmers into 20-plus cheese and dairy SKUs for nationwide retail and food-service distribution under SIF certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dairy Products

NAICS

Cheese Manufacturing (311513), Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115), Creamery Butter Manufacturing (311512)

SIC

Dairy Products (2020)

akta.pro primary industry

Cheese Manufacturing (AFAKAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pasta Filata Cheese Manufacturing (Mozzarella, Provolone, String Cheese) (AFAHABAC), Ripened Natural Cheese Manufacturing (Semi-Soft, Hard & Blue) (AFAHABAB), Fresh/Natural Cheese Manufacturing (Unripened & Soft) (AFAHABAA), Processed Cheese & Cheese Spreads Manufacturing (Slices, Loaves, Spreadable) (AFAHABAD)

Keywords

• Dairy processing
• Cheese manufacturing
• Milk products
• Dairy derivatives
• Butter production

Headquarters

HQ city

Verê

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dairy Product Sales: Manufacturing and selling dairy products including various types of cheese (mozzarella, prato, colonial, parmesan), butter, ricotta, requeijão, cream, and other dairy derivatives. Revenue generated through product sales to consumers and retailers nationwide.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Laticínio Alto Alegre is a dairy processing company that collects milk from approximately 1,000 regional dairy farmers and manufactures branded cheese varieties (mozzarella, prato, parmesan, colonial/lactose-free, braided seasoned, grated), butter, ricotta, requeijão cremoso, cream, heavy cream, and whipped cream. The company processes about 200,000 liters of milk per day (designed capacity 250,000 liters/day), produces over 500 tons of cheese monthly, and sells more than 20 product items nationwide under SIF federal inspection certification.

Product overview

Laticinio Alto Alegre is a dairy processing company that collects and processes approximately 200,000 liters of milk per day, producing over 500 tons of cheese monthly along with butter, cream-based products, and other dairy derivatives. The product portfolio includes over 20 items under the Alto Alegre brand: cheese varieties such as Mozzarella, Prato, Parmesan, Colonial Zero Lactose, and Braided Seasoned Cheese; butter in multiple sizes; cream products including Creamy Cheese Spread, Nata, and Whipped Cream; and ricotta. The company operates as a unified product line focused on dairy processing, with products distributed nationally under SIF federal inspection certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Queijo Mussarela (Mozzarella Cheese) Primary mozzarella cheese produced from processed milk, available in regular and sliced variants, for household and food service use.
• Queijo Prato (Prato Cheese) Sliceable Brazilian prato cheese produced since at least 2006, available in regular and sliced formats.
• Queijo Parmesão (Parmesan Cheese) Hard parmesan cheese variety produced since the company's founding in 2001.
• Queijo Colonial Zero Lactose (Lactose-Free Colonial Cheese) Lactose-free colonial cheese variant launched to address differentiated dietary needs of consumers with lactose intolerance.
• Queijo Trançado Temperado (Braided Seasoned Cheese) Specialty braided cheese available in wine-seasoned and oregano-seasoned variants, produced since 2006.
• Ricota (Ricotta) Fresh ricotta cheese produced since the company's founding in 2001.
• Manteiga (Butter) Butter available in 200g and 500g containers, launched in 2019 as part of a product-mix expansion.
• Requeijão Cremoso (Creamy Cheese Spread) Creamy cheese spread product launched in 2019 to expand the product mix.
• Mistura de Requeijão e Amido (Cheese Spread and Starch Mix) Combined cheese spread and starch product launched in 2019 as part of the portfolio expansion.
• Creme de Leite (Cream) Cream product used in recipes and culinary applications.
• Nata (Heavy Cream) Rich cream product used in desserts and cooking, featured in the company's recipe portfolio.
• Chantilly (Whipped Cream) Whipped cream product prepared from cream for desserts and culinary finishing.
• Queijo Ralado (Grated Cheese) Pre-grated cheese used in recipes, including Queijo Colonial Ralado (Grated Colonial Cheese).

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% regional product sourcing
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EMATER/PRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999EMATER/PR (Paraná Institute of Technical Assistance and Rural Extension) participated in developing the project for the dairy processing facility with initial capacity of 1,000 liters/day.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Italac: Brazilian dairy processor with strong presence in UHT milk, cheese, and dairy derivatives. Comparable mid-to-large scale national distribution and retail channel strategy in the Brazilian market.
• Frimesa: Brazilian cooperative dairy processor producing cheese, butter, and dairy ingredients with national distribution. Directly comparable cooperative ownership model and integrated producer-supplier structure in southern Brazil.
• Polenghi: Brazilian cheese manufacturer specializing in requeijão, cream cheese, and mozzarella products. Directly comparable product specialization in spreadable and pasta filata cheeses with national retail distribution.
• Piracanjuba: Large Brazilian dairy manufacturer with a comparable product range of cheeses, butter, requeijão, and UHT milk. National distribution footprint and similar B2B/B2C retail channel structure make it a directly comparable Brazilian dairy processor.
• Embaré: Brazilian dairy company (Itambé/Embaré group) producing cheese, butter, powdered milk, and dairy beverages. Comparable cooperative-roots heritage, national retail presence, and broad cheese portfolio.
• Tirol: Brazilian dairy processor producing cheese, butter, and dairy derivatives at similar regional-to-national scale. Closely comparable product portfolio (mozzarella, requeijão, butter, cream) and distribution model via retail and food service channels across Brazil.
• CCGL (Cooperativa Central Gaúcha): Brazilian dairy cooperative central aggregating milk from thousands of producers and manufacturing cheese, powdered milk, and dairy ingredients. Highly comparable cooperative-ownership structure, integrated producer network, and southern-Brazil operational base.

Regional players

• Aurora Alimentos: Brazilian cooperative food company producing dairy (cheese, milk powder) along with meat products. Comparable cooperative ownership heritage and southern-Brazil operational base, though with a broader food portfolio beyond dairy.

Broad incumbents

• Lactalis do Brasil: Brazilian subsidiary of global dairy giant Lactalis, producing cheese, butter, and cream at national scale. Comparable product focus on cheese and dairy derivatives but with vastly greater scale and capital.
• Nestlé Brasil: Multinational food and dairy manufacturer with substantial Brazilian dairy operations including cheese, milk, and cream. Indirectly comparable through overlap in cheese and dairy-derivative categories but operating at massive scale with national brand dominance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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