Norte 2020

Co-funded projects


Project designation
Cacao Equador - Bean-to-bar
Project code
NORTE-02-0853-FEDER-023932
Main goalStrengthening the competitiveness of SMEs
Intervention region
Porto
Beneficiary entity
Cacao Equador - Roça de Santo António, Lda.

Approval date
12-06-2017
Start date
29-04-2017
Date of the conclusion
28-04-2020
Total eligible cost
946.155,00 Euros
European Union financial support/FEDER
567.693,00 Euros

The main objectives of the project are:
1. Creation of a productive unit of excellence;
2. Production of bean-to-bar, tree-to-bar chocolates (chocolate worked from its origin) and without added sugar or gluten;
3. Strengthening entrepreneurial capacity;
4. Progression of the value chain, from the cocoa bean to the final product;
5. Internationalization of its products, representing 40% of total turnover;
6. Creation of 10 jobs.

Project name
Internationalization of Cacao Equador in the global market
Project code
NORTE-02-0752-FEDER-025005
Main objective
Reinforce the competitiveness of SMEs
Region of intervention
Porto
Beneficiary entity
Cacao Equador - Roça de Santo António, Lda.

Approval date
06-07-2017
Start date
14-08 -2017
Date of the conclusion
13-08-2021
Total eligible cost
257,415.00 Euros
Support European Union/ERDF funding
115,836.75 Euros

The main objectives of the project are:
1. Knowledge of foreign markets through participation in international fairs;
2. Carrying out market prospecting actions;
3. Presence on the web, through the digital economy;
4 . Creation of the Commercial/Marketing department;
5. Internationalization of products, representing 40% of the company's total turnover.