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Formatges Muntanyola awarded with a Gold medal
Formatges Muntanyola Bufalet has been awarded with a gold medal at the Concours International de Lyon. Formatges Muntanyola by Fundació AMAPANS, has been awarded, one more time, with a gold medal for Bufalet. The mature cheese made with buffalo milk has been selected...
Garrotxa cheese from Formatges Muntanyola awarded as the best semi-mature goat cheese in the world
Muntanyola cheeses that AMPANS produces at the Urpina farm, in Sant Salvador de Guardiola, in the Bages region, have won a gold and a bronze medal at the World Cheese Awards 2022, the international cheese competition. The winners were selected and unveiled in an event...
We take stock after five years of taking over the brand
Currently we employ 12 people, a team formed mainly by people with disabilities, and we look to the future having consolidated the brand identity: people and territory. Formatges Muntanyola trajectory completely changed when AMPANS took over the brand and convert it...
Urpina’s herd of goats recognised with the third place in Spain for its genetic value
Formatges Muntanyola has also been recognised in the livestock world for the genetic value of its herd of goats, appearing in third place in CAPRIGRAN ranking. The Murcia-Granadine goat breed is ideal for cheese making. Quoting Urpina’s farmer, Joan, “they are like a...
15 Joviat’s Culinary Management Degree students will create desserts with Muntanyola cheeses
The group of hospitality students has already made their first visit to the AMPANS cheese factory, located the Urpina farm. We received a very exciting visit to the Urpina farm. Fifteen students from the Culinary Management Degree at the Joviat Hospitality School have...
Welcome to Bages: discovering Urpina farm!
The generosity of a family who donated an estate made Muntanyola and Urpina projects possible.Carles shepherd of the farm and Salvador Urpina’s son, explain the story of the most emblematic solidarity project in Bages, the Urpina agro-social project. The Urpina farm,...
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