BRQfoods Restructures Operations After Selling the Matilat Brand
BRQfoods is implementing a repositioning plan developed by Grupo BRQ over recent years. The programme covers three industrial sites—two in Rio Grande do Sul and one in Santa Catarina—and includes investment in production capacity and technology.
The plants make semi-hard cheeses, butter and dairy ingredients for the industrial food chain. The negotiation of the Matilat brand was a central part of the reorganisation. According to the company, the transaction redirected investment, resources and production capabilities into BRQfoods’ own industrial structure, with a focus on efficiency, productivity, technology and sustainable growth.
The Matilat transaction also maintained existing commercial partnerships and created scope to increase output at the factories. Production remains concentrated in Brazil’s south, while the company’s administrative headquarters in São Paulo oversees corporate governance and the integrated management of its operations.
BRQfoods has operated in the business-to-business market since 2012, developing industrial solutions for the food sector. Its model is based on specialised full industrial outsourcing in dairy products, including semi-hard cheese, butter, whey and dehydrated cheese.
Through co-packing and private-label arrangements, the company produces goods for other brands. It presents this service as a combination of scale, standardisation and operating efficiency for customers that outsource part of their supply chain. BRQfoods says its operation is structured around food safety, continuity of supply and consistent quality.
The company supplies major Brazilian food-industry brands and describes itself as an industrial partner rather than only a supplier. Its slogan is, “we work hard to reach the highest level in cheeses”. The current reorganisation is accompanied by plans for further technology investment and additional installed capacity, according to the company.
