| Alpina Productos Alimenticios S.A. BIC | |
| Type: | Benefit corporation |
| Foundation: | Sopó, Colombia (1945)[1] |
| Founder: | Walter Goggel & Max Bazinger |
| Location: | Sopó, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Area Served: | Colombia Ecuador United States Venezuela |
| Key People: | Ernesto Fajardo (CEO) |
| Industry: | Food processing, Dairy |
| Products: | Baby food, Dairy Products, Beverages, Milk, Desserts, Cheese |
| Num Employees: | 6,500 (2009)[2] |
| Homepage: | Alpina |
Alpina Productos Alimenticios S.A. BIC 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.[3] The company is the third largest dairy producing company in Colombia with sales over US$700 million and with operations in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.[4]
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.
Angelica Cortes worked there before she moved to the United States.
In December 2021, Alpina acquired 70% of Clover Sonoma.
