Africa-Press – Angola. The Portuguese Minister of Finance, Fernando Medina, praised this Monday, in Luanda, the role and work of the Nabeiro Group in revitalizing the coffee sector in Angola and, at the same time, paid homage to the legacy left by Commander Rui Nabeiro.
During the visit to the Angonabeiro factory, in the year in which the company celebrates its 25th anniversary, the Portuguese minister highlighted the work left by Rui Nabeiro, in more than 40 countries, especially in Angola, where he reactivated and revitalized the coffee sector and created the brand Ginga, market leader and currently considered the best coffee in Angola.
“Rui Nabeiro leaves a very large legacy at an economic level and a new generation at the head of the company, with an example of what he was as a businessman and a man who marked the lives of thousands of people across the country and abroad, as we see here ”, said the Portuguese minister to journalists at the end of the visit.
Angonabeiro supports local producers, from planting to harvest, to ensure that the coffee quality is the best possible, also financing small producers without additional commissions.
In order to guarantee the disposal of the product from its suppliers, the company enters into coffee purchase contracts, in which prices are defined according to international market prices.
“It’s great to see this factory, the work that has been done here, the projects they have for the future, the new launches that are underway, and also to see that some of the relationship and culture that Rui Nabeiro left behind is replicated here. the company. Deep down, a concern for local producers, a concern for serving the communities with which the company relates and, therefore, it is a good start to the visit to Angola”, added Fernando Medina.
The Angolan market is one of the most important for the Nabeiro Group, which has made constant investments in the country to take advantage of the rich flavor of Angolan coffee, hence the fact that it is the only country, with the exception of Portugal, where the Group has a factory, with already with more than a hundred employees in Angola.
The company ensures continuous supply to all provinces from its facilities in Luanda, where it has a warehouse covering 4,000 square meters and the Café Ginga factory, which produces more than 400 tonnes of roasted coffee annually.
Annually, Angonabeiro buys around 1,200 tonnes of coffee in Angola, destined for the export of green coffee and the production of coffee under the Ginga brand for the Angolan market.
One of the company’s focuses is the export of green coffee to the Group’s headquarters in Portugal, where it is roasted and sent to the more than 40 countries where Delta is present, and the export of the finished product Ginga, produced only in the factory in Luanda .
“Angonabeiro is a company with an export vocation, which believes in the export potential of Angolan coffee, a profitable activity in terms of the diversification of the economy. That is why our main objective continues to be the growth of the coffee sector in Angola”, said Carlos Gomes, Financial Director of Angonabeiro.
The focus on re-launching national coffee production and strengthening the export plan is in line with the policy of reducing imports and increasing exports, with the aim of diversifying the economy and boosting the collection of currency for the country, encouraged by the executive.
“At Angonabeiro we always have in mind our commitment to Angolan coffee. We intend to continue to develop the entire coffee chain, from cultivation in the field to its processing and marketing, so that Angolan coffee regains the prestige of yesteryear, both in the domestic market and internationally, where its quality is already recognized. ”, added Carlos Gomes.
About Angonabeiro
Angonabeiro is a company of the Nabeiro Group which, since 2000, operates in the Angolan market in the area of commerce and industry. The Nabeiro Group and Delta Cafés maintain a strong and ancient connection with Angola, which dates back to the time when the country already occupied a prominent place in world coffee production.
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