Itambé will triple result with food service in 2017

The dairy industry Itambé invests to increase your participation in the food service segment. "This market has been growing at rates higher than those of food retailing," says Ricardo Cotta column, Director of new business and Institutional Relations. In the first half of the year, the revenue of the Itambé in doubled and the perspective is close 2017 with recipe three times. In this tune, Cotta believes that in three years the food service will represent 15% of the turnover of the Itambé. Last year, the company''s gross revenue was R $3.1 billion. Especially for the thread, the Lodge opened in the second half of 2016, a R $10 million factory in Guanhães (MG) and invested R $5 million in product development and to train staff.
Portfolio. In 2017, the Itambé launched 12 specific products for the food service and must present two more until December, as in 1.6 kilo packages cream cheese and sour cream 1 pound gourmet, with 25% fat. Already in 2018 will be 10 to 15 news, promises Cotta, which should expand in 30% the portfolio of Itambé.