Defeder Alcolea SL participates in the project REWINE which promotes an innovative circular economy model for the wine sector by valorizing the main by-products generated during grape cultivation and winemaking. The project is being developed within the framework of CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027, within the support intervention for the Interregional Operational Groups of the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-Agri), co-financed by the European Union, through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), and by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA).

Total investment: €599,976.23

EU co-financing: 100 %

Implementation period: 01/02/26-30/07/28

COORDINATING ENTITY: VELABER CONSULTING SL  

FINANCING: COOPERATION ACTIONS OF THE OPERATIONAL GROUPS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF PEPAC 23-27 CALL 2023. GOP2023000800 

PARTICIPANTS: VELABER CONSULTING SL, DEFENDER ALCOLEA SL, FADEMUR: FEDERATION OF RURAL WOMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS, QUESOS BAL DE BROTO SL, UNION SMALL FARMERS OF ARAGON (UPA-ARAGON), UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA. 

EXECUTION PERIOD: JULY 2023 – JULY 2026 

TOTAL BUDGET: 250.000 € 

TOTAL AID GRANTED (SUBSIDY): 200.000 € 

DESCRIPTION: THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT CONSIST IN THE EXTRACTION OF HIGH VALUE SUBSTANCES (MAINLY PROTEINS) FROM THE WASTE (WHEY) FOR ITS INCORPORATION INTO THE RANGE OF FOOD PRODUCTS. ALSO, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGIES NECESSARY FOR BOTH THE WHEY TREATMENT PROCESSES AND THE INCLUSION OF COMPOUNDS AS SUPPLEMENTS IN FOOD.