Industry Food processing, Dairy Website Alpina Founded 1945 Type of business Private | Key people Ernesto Fajardo (CEO) Headquarters Bogotá Number of employees 6,500 | |
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Founder Walter Goggel & Max Bazinger Area served Colombia
Ecuador
Venezuela
United States Products Baby food , Dairy Products, Beverages, Milk, Desserts, Cheese | ||
Alpina Productos Alimenticios S.A. is a Colombian dairy, food, and beverage company that operates in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and the United States. Its products include beverages, milk, baby food, desserts, cheeses, cream and butter, and finesse products. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bogotá, Colombia. The company is the third largest dairy producing company in Colombia with sales over US$700 million and operations in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
History
In 1945, Max Bazinger and Walter Goggel, two Swiss men arrived in Colombia with the idea of creating a company.
They began searching for areas with rich milk collection and when they encountered Sopó valley, they were fascinated by its similarity to the Swiss landscape. At the time, they bought 500 bottles of milk and with them, they manually produced their dairy products.
After obtaining a bank loan they acquired 11 acres of land to build their first factory.