TIMELINE BETTER FOODS

FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO TODAY

Better Foods Group was created in 2017, but its origins date back to the 19th century, with the creation of what would become its alma mater, Moagem Ceres. It was Ceres' determination and vision of the future that led to the integration, step by step, of three other milling companies into a project in which they were all important to the creation of what is now the largest Portuguese group in this sector. In the process, other companies joined in, giving meaning to a plan for the future that they all have in common.

1874

In 1874, João Ferreira de Figueiredo, from Viseu, founded his cereal and flour trading business in Oporto.

1895

Creation of the company "A. de Figueiredo & Irmão" by João Ferreira Figueiredo's sons, Abílio and Augusto.

1915

Creation of the Milling Factory by the Figueiredo brothers, next to the railway station in Campanhã, Porto.

1931

Adoption of the definitive name "Moagem Ceres, A. de Figueiredo & irmão, S.A.R.L.".

1991

Creation of Germen through the merger of Companhia Aveirense de Moagens and Sociedade de Fomento Industrial.

1999

Allowed to extend supplying to the centre and south of the country in a more efficient way, with a special focus on the food industries but also on traditional bakery and pastry customers.

2004

Produtos Alimentares, Lda., owned by Germen together with the French company Délifrance

2007

A centenary mill located in Custóias, which dedicates to wheat and corn milling for the bakery industry and other food industries.

2013

Distributor in Spain with warehouses in Galicia and Andalusia, from which it markets the group's entire range of products in the neighbouring country.

2017

Better Foods Group is created as a result of the merger between two of the leading companies in the sector, Ceres and Germen.

2022

In view of its size and logistical needs - storage and transport - Better Foods group acquires Montepan, a company based in Montemor-o-Velho with warehouses in Alverca and Algarve that ensures the transport and distribution of its products throughout the country.