This Portuguese wholesaler has been active for more than 20 years. It is a family business seated in the city of Praia da Vitória, in Terceira Island, Azores. The company is specialized in disseminating, promoting and distributing a wide range of Azorean food products and beverages in foreign countries. It has a branch office in mainland Portugal, which acts as a commercial and logistical support for the business, helping the company to develop its activity in the external market. The company has a wide range of products, as they come from 9 different islands: wines and liqueurs, several types of cheese and butter, smoked sausages and cold meats, canned food, spices such as chilli pepper, pastry, biscuits, jams, honey, fruit pulps, green and black tea. It is looking for new partners, namely distributors, in order to expand the business abroad.
Advantages & innovations
The branch office in mainland Portugal is a commercial and logistical support for the business, helping the company to develop its activity in the external market. It is a contact point that reduces the distance between this Azorean company and the foreign ones.
Furthermore, the company has a shop in Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. It is the first shop certified by the Azores Brand outside the Autonomous Region of the Azores. In 2015, the Regional Government launched the Azores Brand, a label with an easily recognised seal of origin that aims to distinguish products, services and commercial establishments. It has been an important tool for accessing the major national and international markets. The shop sells more than 200 exceptional quality food products and beverages made in the Azores, including wines and liqueurs, cheese, smoked sausages and cold meats, canned food, spices, pastry, jams, honey and tea.
Stage of development
PORTUGAL
Partner sought
This company is looking for other companies of any size, acting as distributors – which may include food wholesalers, grocery stores, supermarket chains, among others – to establish long-term distribution services agreements. Potential partners should be specialized in distributing and marketing food products and beverages, with good networks in their countries.