{{Short description|Argentine dairy company}} {{Infobox company | name = {{small|García Hermanos Agroindustrial S.R.L.}} | trade_name = Tregar | logo = Tregar logo.png | logo_size = 200 | type = S.R.L. | industry = Dairy | predecessor = <!-- or: | predecessors = --> | founded = 1940s | founder = Cipriano García <br> Hortensia de Simón | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | fate = | successor = <!-- or: | successors = --> | hq_location_city = Gobernador Crespo | hq_location_country = Argentina | area_served = <!-- or: | areas_served = --> | key_people = | products = Milk, cheese, cream cheese, yogurt, rice pudding | owner = García Family <ref name=defrente/><ref name=lito/> | num_employees = 300 | num_employees_year = 2020<ref name=defrente>[https://www.defrentealcampo.com.ar/tregar-la-lactea-familiar-con-una-fabrica-de-dos-manzanas/ Tregar, la láctea familiar] on De Frente al Campo, 26 Feb 2020</ref> | net_income = AR$239 million | net_income_year = 2009<ref>[https://www.infocampo.com.ar/garcia-hnos-lactea-santafesina-enfocada-en-la-produccion-de-quesos/ García Hermanos, láctea santafesina] on Infocampo, 2 Nov 2011</ref> | parent = | website = {{URL|https://tregar.com.ar/|tregar.com.ar}} }} '''García Hermanos Agroindustrial S.R.L.''' (mostly known for its trade name '''Tregar''') is an Argentine dairy company headquartered in the city Gobernador Crespo, Santa Fe Province. Established in the 1940s, it has since remained in the hands of the founding family.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=25 February 2020|title=Tregar, la láctea familiar con una fábrica de dos manzanas|work=Clarín|url=https://www.clarin.com/economia/tregar-lactea-familiar-fabrica-manzanas_0_6lTAv-j0.html|language=es-AR}}</ref> It owns two production plants, the main one (95,800 m2) located in Gobernador Crespo, and another one in Calchaquí (also in Santa Fe, 12,800 m2).<ref name=defrente/>
As of February 2020, the company employed 300 people in its two plants.<ref name=defrente/> Tregar processes about 250 million liters (66 million gallons) of milk a year, purchased from over 320 small producers.<ref name=":0" /> The company manufactures yogurts, rice pudding, dulce de leche, a variety of cheeses, and other dairy products.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=La Empresa|url=https://tregar.com.ar/laempresa.php|publisher=Tregar|language=es-AR|access-date=2020-10-18|archive-date=2020-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019102111/https://tregar.com.ar/laempresa.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Bontempo|first=Catalina|date=5 November 2019|title=Carne, lácteos y dulces: los planes de Coto, Tregar y Dulcor para exportar más|work=La Nación|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/economia/campo/premios-alimentar-esperan-aumentar-exportaciones-solicitan-mayor-nid2303898|language=es-AR}}</ref> It exports a 30% of its output, primarily to Russia, Brazil, Algeria, Chile, Asia and Western Africa.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=lito>{{Cite news|last1=Espinosa|first1=Ignacio|last2=Valdéz|first2=María José|date=16 December 2019|title=En la producción de leche se vienen cambios generacionales|work=El Litoral|location=Santa Fe|url=https://www.ellitoral.com/index.php/id_um/218423-en-la-produccion-de-leche-se-vienen-cambios-generacionales-pujante-empresa-familiar-regionales.html|language=es-AR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Fuentes|first=Esteban|date=5 November 2019|title=Gonnet, de Tregar: "La exportación es uno de los caminos que tiene la lechería para poder desarrollarse a futuro"|work=Clarín|url=https://www.clarin.com/rural/gonnet-tregar-exportacion-caminos-lecheria-poder-desarrollarse-futuro-_0_ubGFKwwz.html|language=es-AR}}</ref>
In 2019, it was awarded an AlimentAR prize for its accomplishments in increasing exports.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Quince empresas argentinas fueron reconocidas con el Premio Aliment.AR|url=https://expoalimentar.com.ar/quince-empresas-argentinas-fueron-reconocidas-con-el-premio-aliment-ar/|publisher=Expo AlimentAR|language=es-AR|access-date=2020-10-18|archive-date=2020-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021130620/https://expoalimentar.com.ar/quince-empresas-argentinas-fueron-reconocidas-con-el-premio-aliment-ar/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=5 November 2019|title=Vacalín, Tregar y Lactear recibieron premio AlimentAr por performance exportadora|url=https://www.infortambo.com/blog/vacalin-tregar-y-lactear-recibieron-premio-alimentar-por-performance-exportadora/|website=Infortambo|language=es-AR}}</ref>
== History == Tregar was founded in the 1940s by a couple of Spanish immigrants, Cipriano García and Hortensia de Simón.<ref name=":1" /> During it first period, the company only produced milk, but later expanded as a handcraft cheese producer. Their three sons, Florencio, Vicente and Pedro established
The founders' sons (Florencio, Vicente, and Pedro) expanded the small enterprise, transforming it into the ''García Hermanos'' Company''.''<ref name=":0" /> In the first years of the 21st Century, it benefited on the crisis of big rival company SanCor, which lost a big market share.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Manzoni|first=Carlos|date=21 June 2017|title=La leche derramada: cómo la crisis de SanCor está cambiando el mercado lácteo argentino|work=La Nación|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/economia/campo/la-leche-derramada-como-la-crisis-de-sancor-esta-cambiando-el-mercado-lacteo-argentino-nid2035166/|language=es-AR}}</ref>
In 2004, the company launched its yogurt product line and, in 2013, its fluid long-life UHT milks.<ref name=lito/>
== Products == === Yogurts === {{multiple image |align = |direction = vertical |total_width = 180 |image1 = Tregar_Dulce_de_Leche.jpg |caption1 = Dulce de leche |image2 = Arroz con leche Tregar Canela.jpg |caption2 = Rice pudding flavored with cinnamon |footer = }} {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * Whole Yogurt (Strawberry, Dulce de leche, Vainilla) * Low-Fat Yogurt (Vainilla, Strawberry) * Whole Yogurt with fruit pieces (Blueberry, Pineapple, Strawberry, Peach, Mango-Maracuyá) * Low-Fat Yogurt with fruit pieces (Blueberry, Strawberry, Peach) * Yogurt with cornflakes, whole and low-fat * Whole Drinkable Yogurt (Vainilla, Strawberry) * Low-Fat Drinkable Yogurt (Vainilla, Strawberry) {{div col end}}
=== Dulce de Leche === * Classic * ''Repostero ''(For confectionery)
=== UHT Milk === * Whole * Low-Fat * Low-Fat, Low-Lactose * Chocolate Milk * Flavored (Strawberry, Dulce de leche, Vainilla)
=== Cheeses === {{div col|colwidth= 20em}} * reggianito * Criollo * Pategrás * Holanda (Gouda cheese) * Mozzarella * Danbo * Cream Cheese * Port Salut * Fontina * Blue cheese * Brie * Cream cheese spread * Mascarpone * Flavored Cheese spread (Blue cheese, Ham, Salami, Cheddar) {{div col end}}
=== Other dairy products === * Rice pudding (Classic, and flavored: Cinnamon, Dulce de Leche, Chocolate, Light) * Cream * Crème Chantilly * Ricotta
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{official website}}
Category:Dairy products companies of Argentina