CHAMPINTER

On a social level, Champinter is a structuring agent of the territory, providing direct employment to nearly 400 workers, committed to stable, sustainable and equal employment for men and women... Champinter was founded in 1977 by a series of people who saw mushrooms as a possible means of livelihood for many people in Villamalea... Champinter, located in the Albacete town of Villamalea, in the heart of the region of La Manchuela, has been dedicated since 1977 to the cultivation and marketing of mushrooms, mushrooms and other edible fungi, and is currently the first-grade cooperative with the highest turnover in Castilla-La Mancha, which led to its recognition by the regional administration as a Priority Associative Entity of Regional Interest (EAPIR).

Also known as: Champinter soc.

Primary location: Albacete Spain