List of Food Companies in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 7,937 food companies in Portugal, one in every 107 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: three in five have one to four people, and only 382 firms employ 50 people or more. One in nine food firms is based in Lisboa, Sintra, Porto, Vila Nova de Famalicão and Vila Nova de Gaia. Below you find the largest food firms in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

7,937 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies7,9371 in107 Portuguese companiesCities322Largest cityLisboa 355Sole traders15%Employees1-4 (56%)Revenue< $100K (43%)Email21%Phone49%Website27%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Lactogal - Produtos Alimentares, S.A.	Portugal	Porto	Rua Do Campo Alegre, 830 4º/7º	Porto	4150-171	*****.pt	1993	$972,837,929	1,568	Corporation	34	503183997
2	Sohi Meat Solutions - Distribuicão De Carnes, S.A.	Portugal	Ourém	Quinta Do Mocho, Zona Industrial de Santarém	Santarém	2005-002	N/A	2016	$588,837,830	582	Corporation	N/A	514183578
3	Sovena Portugal - Consumer Goods, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Doutor António Loureiro Borges, 2 3º	Lisboa	1495-131	*****.com	1978	$541,253,460	269	Corporation	74	500833532
4	Sovena Oilseeds Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Doutor António Loureiro Borges, 2 3	Lisboa	1495-131	*****.com	1973	$434,103,377	250	Corporation	74	500278571
5	Lusiaves - Indústria E Comércio Agro-Alimentar, S.A.	Portugal	Leiria	Rua Dos Marinheiros, Lote 4	Leiria	2415-314	*****.pt	1986	$420,708,931	978	Corporation	48	501667490
6	Brasmar - Comércio De Produtos Alimentares, S.A.	Portugal	Trofa	Avenida Ferreira de Castro, 73	Porto	4745-251	*****.com	1993	$299,089,859	528	Corporation	19	503066397
7	Novadelta - Comércio E Indústria De Cafés, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, 151a	Lisboa	1950-406	*****.com	1988	$276,007,932	478	Corporation	82	501471391
8	Racões Valouro, S.A.	Portugal	Lourinhã	Casais Do Araújo	Lisboa	2530-339	*****.com	1977	$257,754,485	153	Corporation	60	500658021
9	Fromageries Bel Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Ribeira Grande	Estrada Regional	Ilha de São Miguel	9600-549	*****.pt	1994	$239,703,010	623	Corporation	115	503130630
10	Racentro - Fábrica De Racões Do Centro, S.A.	Portugal	Torres Vedras	Aroeira	Lisboa	2425-601	*****.pt	1980	$226,543,140	85	Corporation	48	500977224
11	Avisabor - Indústria Agro-Alimentar, S.A.	Portugal	Estarreja	Rua Da Levada, 39	Aveiro	3860-497	*****.pt	1980	$225,582,722	632	Corporation	48	501080317
12	Victor Guedes - Indústria E Comércio, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Largo Monterroio de Mascarenhas, 1	Lisboa	1070-184	*****.com	1922	$211,308,029	93	Corporation	821	500297762
13	Monte D'alva - Alimentacão, S.A.	Portugal	Montijo	Avenida Olivenca, S/n	Setúbal	2870-108	*****.pt	1984	$210,687,454	969	Corporation	57	501488227
14	Cerealis - Produtos Alimentares, S.A.	Portugal	Maia	Rua Manuel Goncalves Lage, 988	Porto	4425-122	*****.pt	1919	$210,395,956	455	Corporation	14	500068860
15	Carnes Campicarn, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Famalicão	Rua das Cancelas, 251	Braga	4770-404	*****.pt	1987	$209,727,663	169	Corporation	4	502361735
16	Sugal - Alimentos, S.A.	Portugal	Benavente	Fonte das Somas	Santarém	2130-103	*****.com	1957	$204,795,537	600	Corporation	12	500277230
17	Fábrica De Conservas A Poveira, S.A.	Portugal	Póvoa de Varzim	Parque Industrial, Lote 46	Porto	4570-311	*****.pt	1938	$202,929,164	356	Corporation	20	500525757
18	Riberalves - Comércio E Indústria De Produtos Alimentares, S.A.	Portugal	Torres Vedras	Estrada Nacional 8	Lisboa	2565-781	*****.pt	1985	$200,179,162	505	Corporation	7	501587390
19	Iberol - Sociedade Ibérica De Biocombustíveis E Oleaginosas, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Avenida Do Marco Da Iv Légua, 132	Lisboa	2615-142	*****.pt	1967	$172,611,118	75	Corporation	4	500135959
20	Schreiber Foods Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Castelo Branco	Rua A, S/n	Castelo Branco	6000-459	*****.com	2013	$156,590,080	257	Corporation	93	510825818
21	Avipronto - Produtos Alimentares, S.A.	Portugal	Azambuja	Estrada Municipal 504, 2	Lisboa	2050-360	*****.pt	2002	$153,913,557	265	Corporation	N/A	506094758
22	Sidul Acucares, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Loures	Estrada Nacional 10 Km 10.6	Lisboa	2690-364	*****.pt	1971	$152,782,722	271	Corporation	58	500274460
23	Avibom - Avícola, S.A.	Portugal	Lourinhã	Rua 25 de Abril, Parque Industrial Valouro	Lisboa	2530-342	*****.pt	1996	$151,107,770	395	Corporation	60	503742732
24	Europastry Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Alenquer	Quinta Da Mendanha, Fraccão An	Lisboa	2580-491	*****.com	1997	$141,876,982	618	Corporation	60	503788465
25	Nobre Alimentacão, Lda	Portugal	Rio Maior	Avenida Dos Combatentes, 165	Santarém	2040-344	*****.pt	1962	$140,004,651	765	Partnership of unknown type	321	500138931

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How many food companies are there in Portugal?

Food companies and food firms in Portugal

7,937

21 October 2026

There are 7,937 food companies and food firms in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 107 Portuguese companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every working day this year (211 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 6,443 81%
Head offices: 547
Branch offices: 947

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 10. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 10.

2,032 of the 7,937 are Lda and S.A. (26%); 1,209 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 7,493 Portuguese food firms with a known headcount, 4,233 (56%) have one to four people, 1,367 have five to nine, 1,511 have ten to 49 and 382 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (2,939, 43%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 105,600 75%
Small 10 to 491,511 20%
Medium 50 to 249369 5%
Large 250+13 0.2%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

535

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 353 more than $10 million.

211

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest food firms in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Lactogal - Produtos Alimentares, S.A. is the largest food firm in Portugal by headcount. 382 firms employ 50 people or more; 181 employ 100 or more.

1Porto1,568 staff
2Leiria978 staff
3Montijo969 staff
4Peniche932 staff
5Rio Maior765 staff
6Ribeira Grande623 staff
7Alenquer618 staff
8Lisboa606 staff
9Vila Franca de Xira600 staff
10Benavente600 staff

By employee size · 7,493 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	4,233	56%
5-9	1,367	18%
10-19	903	12%
20-49	608	8%
50-99	201	3%
100-199	104	1%
200-499	64	0.9%
500-999	12	0.2%
1,000+	1	<0.1%

56% have 1 to 4 people; 608 have 20 to 49; 382 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	2,939	43%
$100K-$500K	1,931	29%
$500K-$1M	600	9%
$1M-$5M	752	11%
$5M-$10M	182	3%
$10M-$50M	235	3%
$50M-$100M	68	1%
$100M-$500M	47	0.7%
$500M+	3	<0.1%

43% under $100,000; 752 between $1M and $5M; 535 above $5M.

Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most food companies in Portugal (355), ahead of Sintra (181), Porto (138), Vila Nova de Famalicão (124) and Vila Nova de Gaia (120). Together the five hold one in nine of them. Relative to their size, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Leiria and Sintra have the most: 0.8 to 1.4 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

322 Portuguese cities have at least one food firm; 220 have ten or more; 17 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Food firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.93. Vila Nova de Famalicão has 1.4 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By district 30 districts

District	Firms	%
Lisboa	1,292	16%
Porto	994	13%
Aveiro	528	7%
Braga	524	7%
Setúbal	510	6%
Leiria	493	6%
Santarém	466	6%
Coimbra	396	5%
Faro	367	5%
Viseu	296	4%

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Food firms in Lisboa

Lisboa has 355 food companies and food firms, 0.4% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 59% below the national share. Two in three Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 15 have 50 or more. 23 new firms were entered in 2026, 55 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 211 · 64%
5-9: 50 · 15%
10-19: 31 · 9%
20-49: 23 · 7%
50+: 15 · 5%

Legal form

Sole traders: 14 · 4%
Partnerships: 156 · 44%
Lda and S.A.: 105 · 30%
Other or none: 80 · 23%

Of the Portuguese total: 4.5%
Of all Lisboa companies: 0.4%
Against the national share: 0.4×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 23
Entered 2025: 28
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 10.9%

Old

Before 1990: 55 · 15%
1990 or later: 300 · 85%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 4.3%

Reachable

Email: 63 · 18%
Phone: 118 · 33%
Website: 97 · 27%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 119 · 46%
$100K-$500K: 54 · 21%
$500K-$1M: 30 · 12%
$1M and more: 55 · 21%

Largest

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5133

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Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

211 food firms were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about one per working day, after 307 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.6% of the inflow.

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112 of this year's 211 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Lisboa33 staff
2Castelo Branco18 staff
3Mafra11 staff
4Ferreira Do Zêzere11 staff
5Fundão11 staff

How reachable are they?

Food firms are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 49% list a phone number and 27% a website.

Email1,645 21%
Phone3,859 49%
Website2,105 27%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in seven Portuguese food firms work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Only one firm in four is a Lda or S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)1,20915%
Partnerships3,56345%
Lda and S.A.2,03226%
No form on record or other1,13314%

Single-site: 81%
Head offices: 547
Branches: 947

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 2 Portuguese food firms from before 1900, 79 from before 1950 and 1,290 from before 1990.

1853
1. Matosinhos
1874
1. Valongo
1911
1. Abrantes
1912
1. Matosinhos
1913
1. Ponta Delgada
1915
1. Porto

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 5 transport companies for every food firm in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Transport Companies	37,988	11%	81%
Food Distribution Companies	9,678	22%	68%
Food Companies	7,937	27%	53%
Wine Companies	2,847	34%	65%
Meat Companies	872	29%	45%
Liquor Stores	534	28%	85%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	407,721	14.1
Italy	83,444	11.9
South Africa	74,234	9.6
The USA	70,570	1.1
The Czech Republic	38,368	10.9
Portugal	7,937	9.3

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Frequently asked questions

How many food companies are there in Portugal?

There are 7,937 food companies and food firms in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 107 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest food firm in Portugal?

Lactogal - Produtos Alimentares, S.A. in Porto, with 1,568 staff.

Which Portuguese city has the most food companies?

Lisboa, with 355, ahead of Sintra (181), Porto (138), Vila Nova de Famalicão (124) and Vila Nova de Gaia (120). Relative to its size, Vila Nova de Famalicão has the most: 1.4 times the national share.

How many food firms are there in Lisboa?

355, which is 0.4% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 59% below the national share.

How big is a typical food firm?

Small. 56% of the 7,493 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 382 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese food companies sole traders or companies?

One in seven (1,209) are sole traders, 45% are partnerships and 26% (2,032) are Lda and S.A..

How many food firms started in 2026?

211 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 307 in 2025. 112 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest food firm in Portugal?

Ramirez & CA., Filhos, S.A. in Matosinhos, 1853, followed by Paupério & CA., Lda in Valongo (1874) and Companhia de Moagem de Abrantes, S.A. - em Liquidacão in Abrantes (1911). 2 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers food companies?

Portuguese food companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 10. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 10.

Can I download the full list?

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