Azores Brand at Lisbon Food Affair next week - Communication

Secretaria Regional da Agricultura e Alimentação

The Azores Brand celebrated its tenth anniversary this week. It now has 7,500 certified products among 307 companies.

The Azores will again be present at the Lisbon Food Affair, which takes place in Lisbon between February 10 and 12, in an initiative promoted by the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Food, through the Azores Brand Management and Promotion Office.

22 Azorean companies will participate in the Azores Brand area, the largest at the event, featuring products from different categories of the food sector certified with the Azores Brand seal. 

The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Food, António Ventura, praised the event and stressed that it is part of a "distinctive positioning focused on three pillars - innovation, internationalisation and sustainability."

"The Lisbon Food Affair is an exclusively professional trade fair for the Portuguese agrifood sector, aimed at manufacturers and distributors of food and beverages, equipment, services and technologies for distribution. It is an excellent opportunity for Azorean companies to work the markets where they already operate but above all to enter new markets where their value-added products, with unique characteristics and specificities, such as that of Azorean products, are effectively valued," he said.

The Region participated in this fair for the first time in 2024, with the presence of 20 Azorean companies, which held more than 80 meetings with international buyers over three days. In addition to new business and contacts, the Azores' stand at the event was also distinguished with the Innovation prize awarded to the company Loop Pursuit for its Bananika product, a banana cider.

"It is a source of pride and prestige for Azorean companies to participate in the Lisbon Food Affair and, simultaneously, to highlight the identity of a Region through their Azores Brand products. We value the excellence, innovation and quality of a strong culture in line with its values and the satisfaction of a unique experience when tasting each of our products," continued António Ventura.

This year's edition of the Lisbon Food Affair features the following companies: Azores Brewing Company; CD Lux Investment Unipessoal; Conseran - Conservas Do Atlântico Norte; Cooperativa Celeiro da Terra; Cooperativa Vitivinícola da Ilha do Pico; CPdA - Companhia Portuguesa de Algas; Fábrica de Licores Eduardo Ferreira & Filhos; Flying Fish Azores; Garcez & Santos; RTM Lacticínios do Pico; Insulac - Produtos Lácteos Açoreanos; LactAçores; Loop Pursuit; Marta Tomé & Filhas; MPD - Grupo Bensaude; Plantações de Chá Gorreana; Pronicol - Produtos Lácteos; Quinta dos Açores - Produção Alimentar; Quintal dos Açores; Seaterra; Sociedade Conserveira Açoriana and Sociedade Corretora. 

Alongside the active participation of these companies, the Azores Brand Management and Promotion Office is organising a showcooking this year, similar to last year’s event. This programme will showcase the uniqueness of Azorean products through culinary demonstrations, featuring the signature of chef Diogo Rocha.

Diogo Rocha is the chef of the only Michelin-starred restaurant in Central Portugal, awarded in 2009, in addition to the Michelin Green Star, honouring his work towards sustainability in the culinary world. Diogo Rocha is also a lecturer at the Seia School of Tourism, where he teaches Culinary, and has authored several culinary books throughout his career.

"In the Azores, agriculture is environmentally friendly and responds to humanity's concerns regarding the fight against climate change, animal welfare and soil preservation and, as such, we are marking the world map with our benchmark in production quality. The Azores Brand is a project on the rise and a source of pride for the companies representing our Brand. It is a work in favour of authenticity, exceeding expectations and needs. Our product is one of excellence, sustainability, quality and credibility - this is how the Azores Brand can be summed up," stated the Regional Secretary.