Project Name

Beverages with an innovative spirit

Project Code

CENTRO-02-0853-FEDER-044091

Main Objective

Reenforce the competitiveness of the small and medium companies

Region of intervention

Centro

Beneficiary entity

DESTILATUM – DESTILARIA PORTUGUESA, S.A.

Date of Approval

03-07-2019

Start Date

08-03-2019

Date of Conclusion

07-03-2022

Total eligible cost

301.155,57 EUR

European Union financial support

FEDER 114.231,43 EUR

Objectives

• Increase of the capability, flexibility and productive efficiency through the adoption of state-of-the-art production technologies indispensable of the growth sustainability;

• Releasing new and innovative brands and concepts with high value income and a differentiating factor on the market aiming to answer the clients preferences and new patterns of consumption;

• Strengthen the endogenous capacity of the I&D and creating the productive conditions, logistics and organizational necessary for a sustainable growth;

• Granting high levels of quality and food safety through the adoption of the best practices of the sector;

• Intensification of the international presence sustained on the entrance in new markets by releasing new products of high value income and creating niche products.

Activities

• Remodeling works to the productive installments associated to the establishment of new productive points;

• Acquisition of productive equipments in order to produce new beverages;

• Studying and auditing the energetic efficiency and acquiring equipments in order to grant the incremental efficiency and saving resources;

• Acquisition of control software and performance analysis of the productive equipments;

• Acquisition of laboratory equipments with the objective to invest in certification of its products.

Expected to achieve

• Increase in the installation production capacity by 120% and the yearly production volume in around 100%;

• Reduction of 25% on the energetic consumption by produced unit;

• Increase the sales volume and exportation volume;

• Implement monitoring mechanisms and real time control of all the equipments;

• Launch a range of three new products.