List of Food Distribution Companies in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 9,678 food distribution companies in Portugal, one in every 88 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: seven in ten have one to four people, and only 215 firms employ 50 people or more. One in six food distribution firms is based in Lisboa, Loures, Porto, Sintra and Matosinhos. Below you find the largest food distribution 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.

9,678 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies9,6781 in88 Portuguese companiesCities312Largest cityLisboa 643Sole traders10%Employees1-4 (71%)Revenue< $100K (39%)Email17%Phone40%Website22%

Build your list Get a free sample

9 / 10 from 88 verified reviews

A live sample of the list

A live view of all 9,678 food distribution firms, sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, employee size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a firm by name.

Recheio - Cash & Carry, S.A.Recheio - Cash & Carry, S.A.

	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	Recheio - Cash & Carry, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Actor António Silva, 7	Lisboa	1649-033	*****.pt	1931	$1,452,976,025	2,311	Corporation	673	500145415
2	Itmp Alimentar, S.A.	Portugal	Alcanena	Marrujo	Santarém	2380-220	*****.com	1997	$1,297,430,790	207	Corporation	791	503882003
3	Midsid - Sociedade Portuguesa De Distribuicão, S.A.	Portugal	Alcochete	Praceta Vale Da Fonte Coberta, 153/167	Setúbal	2894-002	*****.pt	1998	$937,588,758	300	Corporation	801	504533525
4	Cdil - Companhia De Distribuicão Integral Logista Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Alcochete	Praceta Vale Da Fonte Coberta, 153/167	Setúbal	2894-002	*****.pt	2020	$889,491,168	90	Corporation	801	516236466
5	Nestlé Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Alexandre Herculano, 8/8a	Lisboa	2799-554	*****.pt	1923	$887,676,877	1,913	Corporation	2327	500201307
6	Makro - Cash & Carry Portugal, S.A.	Portugal	Oeiras	Rua Quinta Do Paizinho, 1	Lisboa	2794-066	*****.pt	1988	$725,361,459	1,198	Corporation	906	502030712
7	Tabaqueira Ii, S.A.	Portugal	Sintra	Avenida Alfredo Da Silva, 35	Lisboa	2639-002	*****.com	2007	$715,277,315	1,086	Corporation	601	508254043
8	Manuel Rui Azinhais Nabeiro, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Campo Maior	Avenida Calouste Gulbenkian	Portalegre	7370-025	*****.pt	1961	$493,498,593	1,687	Corporation	82	500853975
9	Havi Logistics, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Azambuja	Rua Da Malhada Velha, 4	Lisboa	2050-544	*****.com	1993	$373,431,943	223	Corporation	88	503080802
10	E.S.T. - Distribuicão, S.A.	Portugal	Celorico de Basto	Marinheiras	Braga	6270-279	N/A	1996	$354,415,237	105	Corporation	33	503557102
11	Sdt Adr - Distribuicão, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Mafra	Rua das Indústrias, 16	Lisboa	2665-628	*****.pt	2002	$323,599,296	192	Corporation	53	506265277
12	Sogenave - Sociedade Geral De Abastecimentos À Navegacão E Indústria Hoteleira, S.A.	Portugal	Loures	Rua Arquiteto Dias Coelho, 52/54	Lisboa	2660-394	*****.pt	1973	$304,428,194	509	Corporation	23	500271518
13	Agros - União Das Cooperativas De Produtores De Leite De Entre Douro E Minho E Trás-Os-Montes, U.c.r.l.	Portugal	Póvoa de Varzim	Rua Cidade Da Póvoa de Varzim, 55	Porto	4490-295	*****.pt	1949	$263,551,485	183	Non profit organization	8	500291950
14	Aviludo - Indústria E Comércio De Produtos Alimentares, S.A.	Portugal	Loulé	Semino	Faro	8125-303	*****.pt	1984	$253,636,121	444	Corporation	906	501476180
15	Frutas Patrícia Pilar, S.A.	Portugal	Torres Vedras	Rua Poco de Arroz, 2	Lisboa	2560-030	*****.pt	1993	$251,628,027	685	Corporation	17	507002857
16	Meigal - Alimentacão, S.A.	Portugal	Leiria	Zona Industrial Da Zicofa, Lote 4	Leiria	2415-314	*****.pt	1988	$250,624,178	335	Corporation	48	502060433
17	Gallo Worldwide, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Largo Monterroio de Mascarenhas, 1	Lisboa	1070-184	*****.com	2009	$248,429,129	52	Partnership of unknown type	821	508966442
18	Fepi - Distribuicão, S.A.	Portugal	Sintra	Rua Juvenal Cabeca, 1	Lisboa	2635-634	N/A	1978	$245,958,768	128	Corporation	33	500809712
19	C.n.c.b. - Companhia Nacional Comércio Bacalhau, S.A.	Portugal	Ílhavo	Avenida Da Marginal, 152	Aveiro	3830-552	*****.pt	2002	$232,741,730	73	Corporation	9	505939339
20	Novadis, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Vila Franca de Xira	Estrada Da Alfarrobeira, 51	Lisboa	2625-244	*****.pt	1999	$225,935,811	780	Corporation	4065	504350900
21	Saner - Sociedade Alimentar Do Norte, S.A.	Portugal	Trofa	Rua Dona Goncinha, 1029	Porto	4785-107	*****.pt	1988	$211,349,972	281	Corporation	9	502073438
22	Cooplecnorte - Aquisicão E Fornecimento De Bens E Servicos, C.R.L.	Portugal	Oliveira Do Bairro	Zona Industrial de Vila Verde, Lote 1	Aveiro	3770-308	*****.pt	2000	$167,717,765	154	Non profit organization	20	504494317
23	Mondelez Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Amadora	Estrada Do Seminário, 4 3º	Lisboa	2610-171	*****.pt	1989	$167,114,472	66	Corporation	491	502173114
24	Lusomorango - Organizacão De Produtores De Pequenos Frutos, S.A.	Portugal	Odemira	Rua Da Bemposta, 1 Loja 2	Beja	7630-614	*****.pt	2005	$153,004,883	8	Corporation	2	507169611
25	C A C B - Produtos Alimentares, Lda	Portugal	Alenquer	Casal Machado, 56/58	Lisboa	2580-347	*****.pt	2001	$152,567,543	13	Partnership of unknown type	2	505369192

Showing 25 of 9,678 companies

Request Free Sample

Show the numbers for

Largest food distribution 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.

Recheio - Cash & Carry, S.A. is the largest food distribution firm in Portugal by headcount. 215 firms employ 50 people or more; 70 employ 100 or more.

1Lisboa2,311 staff
2Oeiras1,913 staff
3Campo Maior1,687 staff
4Oeiras1,198 staff
5Sintra1,086 staff
6Vila Franca de Xira780 staff
7Torres Vedras685 staff
8Loures509 staff
9Penafiel414 staff
10Bombarral365 staff

By employee size · 9,227 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	6,563	71%
5-9	1,316	14%
10-19	711	8%
20-49	422	5%
50-99	145	2%
100-199	43	0.5%
200-499	19	0.2%
500-999	3	<0.1%
1,000+	5	<0.1%

71% have 1 to 4 people; 422 have 20 to 49; 215 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	3,283	39%
$100K-$500K	1,734	20%
$500K-$1M	870	10%
$1M-$5M	1,637	19%
$5M-$10M	437	5%
$10M-$50M	433	5%
$50M-$100M	52	0.6%
$100M-$500M	45	0.5%
$500M+	7	<0.1%

39% under $100,000; 1,637 between $1M and $5M; 974 above $5M.

How many food distribution companies are there in Portugal?

Food distribution companies and food distribution firms in Portugal

9,678

21 October 2026

There are 9,678 food distribution companies and food distribution firms in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 88 Portuguese companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every working day this year (303 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 8,163 84%
Head offices: 640
Branch offices: 875

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 463. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 463.

3,267 of the 9,678 are Lda and S.A. (34%); 970 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most food distribution companies in Portugal (643), ahead of Loures (275), Porto (265), Sintra (242) and Matosinhos (176). Together the five hold one in six of them. Relative to their size, Torres Vedras, Mafra and Loures have the most: 1.8 to 2.2 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

312 Portuguese cities have at least one food distribution firm; 189 have ten or more; 18 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Only here

Where they cluster

Food distribution firms per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 1.13. Torres Vedras has 2.2 times the national share.

2.2×
1.9×
1.8×
1.4×
1.3×
1.1×
1.1×
1.1×
1.0×
1.0×
0.9×
0.9×
0.9×
0.9×

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

By district 29 districts

District	Firms	%
Lisboa	2,327	24%
Porto	1,359	14%
Aveiro	659	7%
Setúbal	645	7%
Braga	613	6%
Leiria	584	6%
Faro	570	6%
Santarém	401	4%
Viseu	355	4%
Coimbra	333	3%

Show all 29

Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 9,227 Portuguese food distribution firms with a known headcount, 6,563 (71%) have one to four people, 1,316 have five to nine, 1,133 have ten to 49 and 215 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (3,283, 39%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 107,879 85%
Small 10 to 491,133 12%
Medium 50 to 249207 2%
Large 250+8 <0.1%

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

974

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 537 more than $10 million.

303

firms were entered in 2026.

Food distribution firms in Lisboa

Lisboa has 643 food distribution companies and food distribution firms, 0.7% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 39% below the national share. Four in five Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 16 have 50 or more. 47 new firms were entered in 2026, 58 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 491 · 79%
5-9: 71 · 11%
10-19: 29 · 5%
20-49: 15 · 2%
50+: 16 · 3%

Legal form

Sole traders: 14 · 2%
Partnerships: 279 · 43%
Lda and S.A.: 302 · 47%
Other or none: 48 · 7%

Of the Portuguese total: 6.6%
Of all Lisboa companies: 0.7%
Against the national share: 0.6×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 47
Entered 2025: 75
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 15.5%

Old

Before 1990: 58 · 9%
1990 or later: 585 · 91%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 4.9%

Reachable

Email: 96 · 15%
Phone: 159 · 25%
Website: 136 · 21%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 307 · 54%
$100K-$500K: 94 · 16%
$500K-$1M: 39 · 7%
$1M and more: 131 · 23%

Largest

12,311
2199
3171
4104
597

How many are on your street?

Live tool

Without a city chosen the tool answers nationally. Pick a city above to scope it.

Free Lisboa sample

How reachable are they?

Food distribution firms are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 40% list a phone number and 22% a website.

Email1,664 17%
Phone3,849 40%
Website2,122 22%

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

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

Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

303 food distribution firms were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about one per working day, after 470 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.9% of the inflow.

2882022
4102023
3872024
4702025
3032026 so far

176 of this year's 303 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.

1Oliveira de Azeméis5 staff
2Ponta Delgada5 staff
3Bragança5 staff
4Ponta Delgada5 staff
5Lisboa4 staff

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 3 Portuguese food distribution firms from before 1900, 78 from before 1950 and 1,173 from before 1990.

1826
1. Braga
1844
1. Vila Nova de Gaia
1897
1. Viseu
1910
1. Funchal
1913
1. Moura
1917
1. Bombarral

Older than you

Live tool

Move the slider to a year. Two live counts, scoped to this industry.

1990

1,173

Portuguese food distribution firms date from before 1990

108

were entered in 1990

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

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

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)97010%
Partnerships4,37545%
Lda and S.A.3,26734%
No form on record or other1,06611%

Single-site: 84%
Head offices: 640
Branches: 875

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

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 4 transport companies for every food distribution firm in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Transport Companies	37,988	11%	81%
Food Distribution Companies	9,678	22%	68%
Wine Companies	2,847	34%	65%
Meat Companies	872	29%	45%
Liquor Stores	534	28%	85%
Jewellery Companies	487	21%	77%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	111,328	3.9
Italy	99,152	14.1
South Africa	62,325	8.1
The UK	38,040	4.3
Poland	32,267	5.1
Portugal	9,678	11.3

More countries →

Free sample: food distribution firms in Europe

Frequently asked questions

How many food distribution companies are there in Portugal?

There are 9,678 food distribution companies and food distribution firms in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 88 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest food distribution firm in Portugal?

Recheio - Cash & Carry, S.A. in Lisboa, with 2,311 staff.

Which Portuguese city has the most food distribution companies?

Lisboa, with 643, ahead of Loures (275), Porto (265), Sintra (242) and Matosinhos (176). Relative to its size, Torres Vedras has the most: 2.2 times the national share.

How many food distribution firms are there in Lisboa?

643, which is 0.7% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 39% below the national share.

How big is a typical food distribution firm?

Small. 71% of the 9,227 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 215 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese food distribution companies sole traders or companies?

One in ten (970) are sole traders, 45% are partnerships and 34% (3,267) are Lda and S.A..

How many food distribution firms started in 2026?

303 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 470 in 2025. 176 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest food distribution firm in Portugal?

Calheiros de Carvalho & Filhos, Lda in Braga, 1826, followed by J.h.andresen, Sucessores, Lda in Vila Nova de Gaia (1844) and Pralibel - Produtos Alimentares da Beira, Lda in Viseu (1897). 3 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers food distribution companies?

Portuguese food distribution companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 463. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 463.

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 9,678 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

Discover more: related industries, in other countries

The lists closest to this one. Every industry and city in Portugal is on the Portugal page.

Wholesale and retail

Europe

Americas

Asia Pacific

Food Distribution Companies in Australia

Africa and Middle East

Food Distribution Companies in South Africa

Get the full list of food distribution companies in Portugal

All 9,678 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year. Excel, CSV or API, delivered within 24 hours.

Get a free sample