Who owns Conaprole?
Conaprole is owned by Cooperativa Nacional de Productores de Leche (Uruguay).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Conaprole — Memoria Anual 2025 (Reporte de Sustentabilidad 2025), Cooperativa Nacional de Productores de Leche. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Cooperativa Nacional de Productores de Leche reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Origin
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Founded
- 1936
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Milk & cream
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Conaprole
Conaprole is the name the co-operative puts on its own milk, butter, cheese, dulce de leche and ice cream in Uruguay, made from milk collected from its members. The range runs from fresh and long-life milk to calcium-fortified, lactose-free and powdered versions. The co-operative reports that the lactose-free products were among its fifteen launches in 2024 to 2025, and it sponsors the Uruguay national football team.
Ownership timeline of Conaprole
Where Conaprole sits in Conaprole
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Conaprole
Conaprole controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in milk & cream, and who owns them
The 172 brands in milk & cream on Brandtree belong to 81 owners. The largest is Dairy Farmers of America, with 10; Conaprole has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Alta Dena Dairy | Dairy Farmers of America | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Angkormilk | Vinamilk | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Betta Milk | Bega | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Coronado | Dos Pinos | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| Ambewela | Lanka Milk Foods | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Hi High | SUU | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
| Guliduo | Yili | 🇨🇳 China |
| Campina | FrieslandCampina | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
About the owner: Conaprole
Conaprole is a cooperative headquartered in Uruguay, founded in 1936. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control.
Conaprole is Uruguay's national dairy co-operative, created by Law 9,526 of 14 December 1935 and in operation from 1 June 1936. It takes the milk of 1,362 dairy farms, 73 per cent of the country's supply, and more than 80 per cent of what it receives is exported, to over 70 destinations led by Algeria and Brazil. In the year to July 2025 its revenue passed one billion dollars again, and Uruguay's state bank named it the country's largest exporter. At home it sells more than 300 products, from milk and cheese to ice cream and frozen food.
🇺🇾 Conaprole and other Uruguayan brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 8 brands that began in Uruguay. 2 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Conaprole is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Conaprole?
The parent company of Conaprole is Cooperativa Nacional de Productores de Leche, a cooperative headquartered in Uruguay.
Is Conaprole Uruguayan?
Yes. Conaprole originated in Uruguay in 1936 and its owner, Cooperativa Nacional de Productores de Leche, is also headquartered in Uruguay.
Is Conaprole still owned by Cooperativa Nacional de Productores de Leche?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Conaprole is still owned by Cooperativa Nacional de Productores de Leche. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Conaprole — Memoria Anual 2025 (Reporte de Sustentabilidad 2025) — Cooperativa Nacional de Productores de Leche, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Conaprole — catálogo de productos — Cooperativa Nacional de Productores de Leche, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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