The Quinta’s Know-how
Our Azorean heritage is part of the brand’s DNA and is also the foundation of the quality of the raw materials we use.
Our products are the result of the perfect combination of excellent raw materials, our technical expertise and our passion for what we do. We believe we have everything it takes to make a difference to our consumers’ taste experience.
OUR MILK
In our dairy products, we use exclusively the milk we produce at Francisco Helvídio Barcelos.
Our Holstein Friesian cows live freely on the land surrounding the Quinta dos Açores headquarters. With a rotational grazing system and an area of more than 100 hectares of pasture concentrated in the same location, we ensure that they always live peacefully in the pasture, without the stress of long walks along the roads of our island. Each of our cows has her own name and is cared for with the attention she deserves. We are certified in animal welfare.
Our responsibility for what we produce begins with the collection of the milk and also extends to the processing, marketing and distribution of our dairy products.
OUR MEAT
Quinta dos Açores works with selected suppliers from all the islands and exclusively with animals that are born, raised and slaughtered in the region, prioritising pasture-raised meat.
We work with carcass meat for the food industry, butchered meat, sliced meat and meat preparations. Every week, we send a refrigerated container from Terceira to mainland Portugal and work with customers in the food industry, large-scale retail, retail and food service sectors.
The main beef breeds we work with are crossbred cattle with Angus, Limousin and Charolais. For adult cattle, we work mainly with Holstein Friesian cows.
The entire production process in our meat business is IFS Food certified.
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