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This Portuguese factory, established in 1977, began to manufacture sugar coated peanuts, fried products such as salted chickpeas, chips and salted broad beans. In 1997, the factory grew and started to manufacture frozen products.
Some of the company’s products are:
Salted products: in-shell and shelled pumpkin seeds; salted peanuts, chilli peanuts, in-shell peanuts and peanuts with garlic; roasted/fried corn; cashew nuts; roasted pistachios and salted lupins.
Sweet products: chocolate roasted almonds; chocolate covered peanuts and fennel confit.
Frozen products: cheese balls; meat croquettes; codfish, chicken and meat pies; tuna, meat, codfish, shrimp and vegetables rissoles; sausage rolls and pizzas of several flavours; pineapple, apple and chocolate pasties;
The factory has dedicated itself in maintaining the quality of its products by complying with the HACCP - Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point - certification. Currently, the company has a physical infrastructure of 1550m2.
The company seeks a partner to distribute its products in EU and non-EU countries. Distributors should have appropriate distribution channels for the commercialization of its products in the target market, namely in small retail trade and supermarkets.

Advantages & innovations

- Long experience in the industry sector - the company has been manufacturing for more than 40 years; - Long experience marketing food products; - HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) food safety management system; - Compliance with hygiene and food safety standards. - Wide range of food products with the capacity of producing different flavours, such as sweet, salty, sour and hot; - Already active in trans-national cooperation.

Stage of development

Already on the market

Partner sought

The company seeks a partner to distribute its products in the international market. The distributor should have appropriate distribution channels for the commercialization of its products in small retail trade and supermarkets. The aim of the cooperation is to facilitate the entry of the company into the international market with the help of a European partner or non-European partner.