food processing

Sadia

Tonya Hennessey — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:27:56 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Sadia S.A. is a major Brazilian food producer. It is among the world’s leading producers of frozen foods, and is Brazil’s main exporter of meat-based products. As of 2006, Sadia has about 12 industrial plants in Brazil that together produce over 1.3 million tons of meat-based products raning from chicken, turkey, pork and beef, as well as pasta, margerines, desserts, and other products. The company manages to provide to over 70 thousand direct points of sale in Brazil and around 200 foreign clients in the world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadia

Perdigão

Tonya Hennessey — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:16:42 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Perdigão is one of the largest food companies and exporters in Latin America, dedicated to raising, producing and slaughtering poultry. The company also processes frozen pastas, soybeans and their derivatives, and distributes frozen vegetables. Its core business is directed to chilled and frozen food. It all started in 1934, when two families of Italian immigrants have established the company in the countryside of Santa Catarina, Southern region in Brazil, where the geographical and climatic conditions are perfect for agriculture.

JBS-Friboi

Tonya Hennessey — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:58:14 -0500

Company Snapshot:

JBS-Friboi operates in the Food segment (fresh meat, processed and canned products), Cattle Raising (cattle raising ranches), Transportation and the Hygiene and Cleaning industry. The brands Friboi, Maturatta, Swift and Anglo are available in supermarkets all over Brazil. There are more than 70 types of meat cuts and different types of canned and processed food, from the very Brazilian "feijoada" (black bean stew with different kinds of meat), corn, peas, canned vegetables, to ready-prepared beef cuts and industrialized products.