Ferbar
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Ferbar - Fernando Barros, Produtos Alimentares, Lda or simply Ferbar, is a Portuguese
company specialized on wholesale of food products, including canned vegetables, sauces, tomato products and canned fruits. The company, headquartered in Maia
, Greater Porto subregion, is the leading brand on its segment in Portugal. The company exports its wide range of products to several countries, including Angola
and Mozambique
.
In 1980, with the objective to expand the business into the entire country, the company moved their facilities to the Industrial Area of Maia
, now occupying a total area of 28,000 m2.
During the 1990s the company turnover had a growth of 300%. Its marketing effort included sponsorship of several sports teams and events, involving also the Portuguese Football Championship's Sport Comércio e Salgueiros football team. Just before 2005, Ferbar's exports represented 5% of the total revenue. In 2007, and according to the INE, the company exported to Angola, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Macau, Mozambique, Netherlands, S.Tomé and Principe, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
company specialized on wholesale of food products, including canned vegetables, sauces, tomato products and canned fruits. The company, headquartered in Maia
Maia, Portugal
Maia Municipality is located in the Porto Metropolitan Area, Grande Porto subregion, in Norte Region, Portugal. The city of Maia includes the parishes of Gueifães, Maia and Vermoim, and has 39,949 inhabitants. The Maia Municipality comprises 135,049 inhabitants in 17 parishes for a total land...
, Greater Porto subregion, is the leading brand on its segment in Portugal. The company exports its wide range of products to several countries, including Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
and Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
.
History
Ferbar was founded in 1971 by Fernando Nogueira de Barros Coelho, having started its operations as a small regional company, operating in Northern Portugal as a distributor of wholesale food products. Installed in a warehouse with 150 m2, then with the help of two employees.In 1980, with the objective to expand the business into the entire country, the company moved their facilities to the Industrial Area of Maia
Maia, Portugal
Maia Municipality is located in the Porto Metropolitan Area, Grande Porto subregion, in Norte Region, Portugal. The city of Maia includes the parishes of Gueifães, Maia and Vermoim, and has 39,949 inhabitants. The Maia Municipality comprises 135,049 inhabitants in 17 parishes for a total land...
, now occupying a total area of 28,000 m2.
During the 1990s the company turnover had a growth of 300%. Its marketing effort included sponsorship of several sports teams and events, involving also the Portuguese Football Championship's Sport Comércio e Salgueiros football team. Just before 2005, Ferbar's exports represented 5% of the total revenue. In 2007, and according to the INE, the company exported to Angola, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Macau, Mozambique, Netherlands, S.Tomé and Principe, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.