An initiative of the continent, the Morning Post and the Journal of Business, and with the patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture, Sea, Environment and Spatial Planning (Mamot) and with the support of PwC, was released Prize Agriculture 2012 with the aim to promote, encourage and reward the successes of national agriculture.

 

On 21 December, the House of Stories in Cascais, with the presence of the Minister of Agriculture, Assumption Crests, took the prize giving ceremony for the winners in the various categories.

 

The Group Lusiaves won the prestigious award in the category of Large Agricultural Enterprises and is thus considered as the large agricultural company that stood out during the year 2012 in its activity, based on indicators such as economic performance, export research, development and innovation (RDI), human resources, communication and image, policies and certifications, supply chain management, health and nutrition, environmental responsibility, hygiene, health and safety and social responsibility yet.

 

 

The Group Lusiaves, born in now distant year 1986, is today the largest group of national poultry production, thanks to sustained growth value generator and creator of wealth. The Group now has direct control over the entire production process, operating at all stages of its value chain and integrating the entire row, including: the production of compound feed, the production of hatching eggs, incubating egg and chick production, poultry production of chicken, turkey and chicken from the field, the slaughter of poultry, the food processing, storage and marketing, and recovery of by-products.

 

The result of this policy of vertical integration, the Group assumes today as a reference player in the poultry sector and agro-industrial sector in Portugal, employing over 1600 people, invoicing approximately 300 million euros annually and exporting to various countries (especially Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Hong Kong, Macao and Angola).

 

 

Lusiaves The Group is developing a set of investments, with the support of EU funds available, with a total value exceeding EUR 127 million through new facilities, expansion of existing and application of cutting edge technology, allowing thus creating hundreds of jobs.

 

 

Figueira da Foz, December 26, 2012