The Topo Agricultural Cooperative, today called Finisterra – Topo Dairy Cooperative, was founded on May 22, 1944. The Cooperative has great importance, not only economically, but also culturally and socially. It is heir to a tradition of associations, in which a small private factory in Lameiro stands out, which once operated without being legalized or even without statutes. In 1944, a group of farmers rushed to draw up and approve statutes, legalizing the cooperative. In 1984, a landmark moment occurred in the life of Finisterre: the decision, in the General Assembly, to build a new factory in Ribeira das Lixívias, inaugurated on August 15, 1986. However, given the dynamics of milk production in the associated with the constant evolution of the sector and respective technologies and market demands, the factory had to be replaced, and the new manufacturing unit was inaugurated on August 5, 2009.