Delta Cafés () is a Portuguese

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and coffee packaging company headquartered in Campo Maior,

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. The company was founded in 1961 and is among the top market leaders in the

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. Founded by Rui Nabeiro (1931-2023), its conglomerate includes interests in

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, real estate,

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, and other businesses.

History

Delta Cafés was founded by Rui Nabeiro in 1961 in the town of Campo Maior,

, in a small warehouse, which could only handle two roasters and with the participation of only three workers. In 1994, the company became Portugal's market leader with a share of 42%. In 1998, the Nabeiro/Delta Cafés Group was restructured and gave rise to 22 companies organized into strategic areas, with turnover of approximately

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160 million. In the 2000s, it became the market leader for coffee in Portugal, with a market share of 38%. It has 47,000 direct retail clients (among the largest of which is

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, a leading Portuguese retailer) and 3,000 employees. Also in the 2007, Delta Cafés launched its own

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products, Delta Q, based on a proprietary system of single-serving "capsules" containing ground coffee and ''

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'', and specialized machines to brew

from the contents of the capsules in a similar way to that of

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brand portfolio. In October 2017, Delta Cafes partnered with the 'e-commerce' platform

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. In July 2018, Delta joined the international coffee association International Coffee Partners (ICP).

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* {{Authority control Coffee brands Portuguese brands Drink companies of Portugal Food and drink companies established in 1961 Portuguese companies established in 1961 Coffee in Europe Agriculture companies of Portugal