Mercado da Carne

What Mercado da Carne does

Mercado da Carne is a privately held, for-profit meat producer and distributor headquartered in São Julião Do Tojal, in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal. Founded in 2009 and operating with a workforce of 11–50 employees, the company sits in the small-to-mid segment of the Portuguese meat value chain. Its two listed principals — Luís Esteves and Vasco Esteves, both designated as founders and owners — indicate a family-owned governance structure with concentrated decision-making and no evident external institutional ownership.

The company's public material is extremely limited: its website (mercadodacarne.pt) displays only a loading/verification placeholder rather than substantive product, pricing, or capability content, and no product catalogue, certifications, partnership network, customer logos, or pricing model is disclosed in the available data. Consequently, the precise product mix (e.g., beef, pork, poultry, processed meats), the customer segmentation between retail, foodservice (HORECA), and wholesale channels, and the geographic scope beyond Portugal cannot be confirmed from the input. Operating status is confirmed as active.

On the basis of available evidence, Mercado da Carne appears to be a small, family-controlled meat trading/processing business with a domestic Portuguese footprint, limited public disclosure, and no visible technology, AI, or capital-raising footprint. Further diligence would be required to substantiate revenue scale, customer mix, supplier dependencies, and any export activity.

Name

Mercado da Carne

Website

https://mercadodacarne.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mercado da Carne is a small, family-owned Portuguese meat producer and distributor founded in 2009, headquartered in São Julião Do Tojal (Greater Lisbon), serving domestic customers with a workforce of 11–50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meat Products

NAICS

Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011)

akta.pro primary industry

Fermented & Air-Dried Charcuterie (Salami, Pepperoni, Prosciutto-Style) (AFANAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bulk Meat & Seafood Wholesale-to-Consumer (CRAHAMAI)

Keywords

• Meat distribution
• Meat production
• Food distribution
• Butcher products
• Meat wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

São Julião Do Tojal

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Mercado da Carne is a meat producer and distributor based in São Julião Do Tojal, Portugal, operating in the Portuguese meat supply chain. The company produces and distributes meat products to customers in Portugal, supporting food-service and/or retail demand through its São Julião Do Tojal operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Meat Products Meat products produced and distributed by Mercado da Carne to customers in Portugal, forming the company's core offering as a meat producer and distributor.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• JBS: JBS is a global meat producer (beef, pork, poultry) with extensive European operations. While much larger, it sets the competitive benchmark for meat processing scale and European retail relationships relevant to Mercado da Carne.
• Tyson Foods: Tyson Foods is a global protein producer with European and value-added meat operations. It is relevant as a broad incumbent comparable for the economics and competitive dynamics of meat processing and distribution.
• BRF: BRF is a major Brazilian protein producer with significant European footprint in processed meats. It serves as a broad incumbent reference for processed and value-added meat products distributed across European markets.
• Danish Crown: Danish Crown is one of Europe's largest meat producers, with operations across pork and beef processing and pan-European distribution. It represents a broad incumbent comparable based on the same core activity of meat production and distribution.
• El Pozo Alimentación: El Pozo is a major Spanish processed meat manufacturer with a broad portfolio of cured meats and charcuterie. It is a relevant broad incumbent peer given Iberian regional competition and overlapping product categories.
• Campofrío Food Group: Campofrío is one of Europe's largest processed meat producers with strong Iberian presence. While much larger, it competes in the same cured and processed meat categories in the same geographic region as Mercado da Carne.

Direct peers

• Sicasal: Sicasal is a Portuguese meat processing and distribution company operating in the same domestic market as Mercado da Carne. It competes directly in the same product category (processed meats) with similar target customers in Portugal.
• ICM - Indústrias de Carne do Montijo: ICM is a Portuguese meat processing company based in the Montijo region, producing processed and fresh meat products. Like Mercado da Carne, it is a domestic Portuguese meat producer, making it a direct comparable in scale and category.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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