Minerva foods history

1. Minerva Foods

2. Minerva Foods is a global reference in
producing and marketing beef, leather,
exporting live cattle and meat products, and in
processing beef, pork and poultry. One of the
leading companies in the industry in South
America, Minerva Foods has a privileged
position in the international market, exporting
to more than 100 countries in five continents.

3. The history of Minerva Foods is based on a
solid, disciplined, consistent and
experienced management, that aims at
acting in the most profitable markets,
invests in modernizing its industrial
facilities, makes strategic acquisitions, holds
a wide and customized portfolio of quality
products, and has an integrated and
efficient distribution logistics.

4. Currently, Minerva Foods operates with fifteen
slaughtering and boning centers, 11 in Brazil, 2 in
Paraguay and 2 in Uruguay. Slaughtering capacity is
15.880 heads of cattle per day, and boning capacity is
18.866 heads per day. Additionally, Minerva Foods
has a protein processing plant (beef, pork and
poultry), called Minerva Fine Foods. The Company
operates thirteen distribution centers, 11 located in
Brazil and 2 in Paraguay. In addition, the Company
has international trading offices in the following
countries: Algeria, China, Chile, Colombia, United
States, Italy, Iran, Lebanon and Russia.

5. Mission:
To provide quality food worldwide with socioeconomic and
environmental responsibility.
Vision:
To be the most efficient company, always seeking to
maximize the return on invested capital for all its business
segments with appropriate risk management policies.
Values:
Integrity, commitment, responsibility, initiative and
cooperation.

6. Since 1992, the company's trajectory has been
interconnected with the history of the Brazilian
cattle industry since its founding, with the Vilela
de Queiroz family actively participating in the
development of the sector in the country and
receiving recognition for excellence in
transportation and cattle raising. With the
industrialization of meat and its derivatives,
Minerva Foods has also gained international
recognition.

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