Consolidation in Portugal
19th century - 20th century
20th century
Our ambition comes from creation
- By the hands of Alfredo da Silva CUF - Companhia União Fabril, was born, which became the largest industrial, commercial and financial group in Portugal
20th century
We rolled up our sleeves
- In the 80s, his heirs got to work and acquired Sociedade Alco, dedicated to the extraction, refining and packaging of edible oils and later, Fábrica Torrejana de Azeites
- In the 1990s,Alco acquired the total shareholding of Sovena. Later, the Mello family expands the business by acquiring control of Nutrinveste. In 1999, it bought Tagol, an extraction and refining factory for vegetable oils
