When cheese is made, there is always a liquid left over: milk whey, what we have always called "xerigot" here. It is not just any waste. It is water, yes, but full of protein.

Most of it, however, ends up as cheap feed or directly in the wastewater treatment plant. It is premium protein that we throw away. And then we buy it imported, packaged in plastic tubs from foreign brands.

We want a plant in Catalonia that collects whey from cheesemakers in the territory and converts it into protein. The same protein we already sell, but made here from the first step.

Today we buy it wholesale, formulate it, and package it with local flavors, like crema catalana or horchata. With the plant, we would close the loop: from the xerigot of a Catalan cheesemaker to the tub in your kitchen. Everything, made here.

And it's not just an idea: we're already doing it. We have processed the first 60 liters of xerigot and obtained a concentrate with 60% protein. With agreements with several cheesemakers in the country, we are now about to reach 80%, with our own process that no one else does.

The entire plant is a big project and we are building it slowly, rigorously and with our feet on the ground. But the heart of the project is already working, and each step brings us closer.