Rações Valouro, S.A.

What Rações Valouro, S.A. does

Rações Valouro, S.A. is a Portuguese family-owned compound animal feed manufacturer founded on May 13, 1978, in Marteleira (Lourinhã), and currently headquartered in Ramalhal (Torres Vedras). It is the named entity of Grupo Valouro, a diversified agribusiness group of 39 companies and approximately 2,200 employees with consolidated turnover above €363M. The company produces compound feeds and premixes for poultry (broilers, breeders, layers, turkeys, ducks, quails), swine (piglets, growing/finishing hogs, sows), cattle (dairy and beef, calves), sheep, goats, rabbits, and horses — organized across two product lines: the High Energy Line (Linha Alta Energia) for intensive/industrial producers in bulk or 30 kg bags, and the Backyard/Domestic Line (Linha Campo/Doméstica) for smallholders in 5 kg or 30 kg formats.

The technical core is industrial compound feed manufacturing built around three facilities — Marteleira (Fábrica 1, 600 t/day, specialized/sensitive feed ranges, established 1978), Ramalhal (Fábrica 2, the principal plant with two autonomous manufacturing lines and 1,600 t/day installed capacity, fully computerized, with 30 bulk delivery sleeves, a 5,300 m² packaged-product warehouse with four docks, and five automatic bagging lines of which two are fully robotized), and Daroeira (Fábrica 3, integrated with the Herdade da Daroeira poultry complex, 27,500 t cereal storage). The Ramalhal plant applies heat treatment via pelleting to 100% of manufactured feed, eliminating microbiological contamination. An internal liquid chemistry laboratory monitors chemical, microbiological, mycotoxicological, physical, qualitative, and sensory parameters of raw materials (cereals, co-products, soybean oil), intermediates (soy meal, whole soybean), and finished products. Quality management is certified to ISO 9001:2015 with HACCP. The Herdade da Daroeira complex operates a circular economy model (since 1997) integrating cereal production, feed manufacturing, poultry farming, organic fertilizer composting, biomass energy, photovoltaic power, and water reuse.

The business model is direct sales-led: products are sold via dedicated sales agents, the company's own transport fleet (Valouro Transportes, 49 heavy vehicles with HST/HACCP-trained drivers, own maintenance workshop and washing facility), and a network of commercial warehouses (Mealhada, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Évora). Customers include intensive/industrial livestock producers (primary segment) and rural/domestic smallholders (secondary segment), served across Portugal and via an export channel for international buyers. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Revenue reached €200M+ for the first time in 2021 with 19.5% growth, ranking #1 among the 250 largest companies in the Oeste region for the third consecutive year. Management is in the hands of twin brothers José António and António José dos Santos, great-nephews of original founder Manuel dos Santos, whose family has operated in poultry since 1875.

Name

Rações Valouro, S.A.

Legal name

Rações Valouro, S.A.

Website

https://valouro.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rações Valouro, S.A. is a family-owned Portuguese compound animal feed manufacturer producing premixes and feeds for poultry, swine, cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, and horses. It serves intensive industrial producers and smallholders in Portugal and export markets, operating as the lead entity of Grupo Valouro (39 companies).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Feed Manufacturing

NAICS

Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), Animal Food Manufacturing (31111), Other Animal Food Manufacturing (311119)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Bagged Retail Commodity Feeds (Small Pack Formats) (AFADAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vitamin Premixes (AFADAGAA), Amino Acid Premixes & Concentrates (AFADAGAE), Swine Feed Concentrates & Protein Supplements (AFADABAH), Complete Equine Feeds (Pelleted/Extruded/Textured) (AFADAEAA)

Keywords

• Compound animal feeds
• Premixes manufacturing
• Livestock nutrition
• Poultry feed production
• Animal feed manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ramalhal, Torres Vedras

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Compound Feed Sales: Rações Valouro manufactures and sells compound feeds, premixes, and complementary animal feed products under the Valouro brand for multiple animal species. Products are available in bulk or packaged (30 kg bags; 5 kg sachets for the rural/domestic line). Revenue is generated through direct product sales to agricultural producers, commercial warehouses, and via export channels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rações Valouro, S.A. manufactures and sells compound animal feeds and premixes under the Valouro brand for multiple livestock species including poultry (broilers, breeders, layers, turkeys, ducks, quails), cattle (dairy and beef), swine (piglets, growing/finishing hogs, breeding sows), sheep, goats, rabbits, and horses. Products are available in meal, crumble, and pellet formats in bulk or packaged (30 kg bags, 5 kg sachets). The company operates two main product lines: the industrial High Energy Line (Linha Alta Energia) for commercial farms and the Backyard/Domestic Line (Linha Campo/Doméstica) for small-scale producers.

Product overview

Rações Valouro, S.A. manufactures and commercializes compound animal feeds and premixes under the Valouro brand for various food-producing animal species. The product portfolio is organized into two main lines: the High Energy Line (Linha Alta Energia) for intensive industrial production, covering poultry, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, rabbits, and horses with feeds available in bulk or 30kg bags; and the Backyard/Domestic Line (Linha Campo/Doméstica) for small-scale farmers, packaged in 5kg or 30kg bags. The company also produces its own premixes for internal use and commercial sale. All products are designed with high biosafety, hygiene, and quality standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Linha Alta Energia (High Energy Line) Industrial line of compound animal feeds providing high-energy nutritional solutions for poultry (broilers, breeders, layers, turkeys, ducks, quails), cattle (calves, beef steers, dairy cattle), swine (piglets, growing/finishing hogs, breeding sows), sheep, goats, rabbits, and horses. Available in bulk or 30 kg bags as meal, crumble, or pellet form. Targeted at intensive commercial livestock producers.
• Linha Campo/Doméstica (Backyard/Domestic Line) Rural/domestic feed line for small-scale farmers raising animals for family consumption, including day-old chicks through 24 days, broilers from 25 days to slaughter, laying hens, turkeys from 6 weeks, breeding rabbits, fattening rabbits, and piglets up to 12 weeks. Packaged in 5 kg or 30 kg bags as crumble or pellets.
• Pré-misturas (Premixes) Own-formulated premixes for use in compound feed manufacturing, ensuring precise nutritional profiles for various animal species.

Quantifiable outcome

• 19.5% revenue growth in 2021, with turnover above €200M for the first time
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• Navalmoral de la Mata Joint Venture (Undisclosed Spanish Partner)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Grupo Valouro (parent of Rações Valouro) invested €22M in a new breeder chicken production unit in Navalmoral de la Mata, Spain (near the Almaraz nuclear power plant), in partnership with a Spanish company. The facility is designed to produce 500,000 day-old chicks per week and employs approximately 60 people.
• Promotora, S.A. (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 1994, Rações Valouro acquired Promotora, S.A., a Spanish feed factory located in Montijo, Mérida, marking the company's first step into international expansion.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Grupo Fuertes (El Pozo Alimentación): Grupo Fuertes is a Spanish family-owned vertically integrated agri-food group operating feed manufacturing, poultry (Profede), and pork (El Pozo) businesses. Similar in scale, vertical integration, and Iberian family ownership to Rações Valouro and Grupo Valouro.
• Veronesi: Veronesi is an Italian family-owned animal nutrition group producing compound feeds for poultry, swine, cattle, and rabbits, with downstream poultry and meat integration. Closely comparable on multi-species compound feeds, family governance, and vertical integration in southern Europe.
• Lusiaves: Lusiaves is a Portuguese vertically integrated poultry group with compound feed manufacturing, hatcheries, and broiler production — a direct domestic competitor of Rações Valouro/Grupo Valouro in the Portuguese poultry value chain.
• ForFarmers: ForFarmers is the largest feed manufacturer in Europe, headquartered in the Netherlands and serving livestock producers across the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland, and the UK. Closely comparable multi-species compound feed model, customer segment focus, and European livestock-producer customer base.
• De Heus Animal Nutrition: Royal De Heus is a Dutch family-owned animal feed manufacturer with significant Iberian operations (built through acquisition of Evialis Spain/Portugal), producing compound feeds for poultry, swine, and cattle. Directly comparable to Rações Valouro on multi-species compound feed, family ownership structure, and Iberian Peninsula footprint.
• Coren: Coren is a Galician (Spanish) agri-food cooperative operating compound feed mills, hatcheries, and poultry/pork processing under a fully vertically integrated member-farmer model. Comparable to Grupo Valouro on vertical integration from cereals/feed through to meat processing.

Broad incumbents

• ADM Animal Nutrition: ADM is a global agribusiness with animal nutrition operations across Europe, producing complete feeds and premixes and competing in commodity sourcing. Overlaps with Rações Valouro in poultry and swine feed and in raw material procurement at Iberian scale.
• Nutreco (Trouw Nutrition): Nutreco is a global animal nutrition leader owned by SHV Holdings, operating Trouw Nutrition premix and specialty feed brands with established Iberian presence. Overlaps with Valouro across premixes, complete feeds, and nutritional services across multiple species.
• Cargill Animal Nutrition: Cargill operates one of the world's largest animal nutrition businesses, including compound feeds, premixes, and specialty ingredients with active sales in Iberia. Competes with Rações Valouro in poultry and swine feed and in commodity supply chains.

Emerging players

• Agrial: Agrial is a French farmer-owned cooperative with an animal feed and livestock production division, smaller than Valouro but with a comparable vertical model spanning feed manufacturing and meat production. Serves as a useful European mid-market comparator for feed-plus-meat integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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