FRIP Group

The FRIP Group has been producing high quality dee-frozen food for more than 50 years.
It consists of 5 companies with production units located in Portugal and Mozambique and exports to all continents.

The production is divided into 3 main areas: Fishing (Seafood and Wild Fish), Vegetables and Meal Preparations.

Through a vertical integration of the business (fishing, farming, processing, freezing, storage and distribution), we manage to control the quality of our products in order to guarantee the satisfaction of our customers.

Much more than a brand:
A quality reference present on your Table.

History

1965

Teotónio França Morte buys Sociedade de Pesca Miradouro, with one fresh trawler.

1967

Miradouro becomes the first company in Portugal and one of the first in the world to deep freeze seafood on board, in Cabo Branco fishing grounds, Mauritania.

1968

Company Friopesca – Refrigeração de Aveiro is started in Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro, to deep freeze, store and sell frozen on board seafood.

1970

Friopesca starts to produce frozen vegetables, being pioneer in Portugal freezing peas.

1976

Friopesca is the first company in Portugal to mechanical harvesting peas and green beans.

1982

Miradouro starts shrimp fishing in Guinea Bissau, and develops the know-how to process, pack, deep freeze on board, using commercial end-consumer packaging ready to sell straight from the vessel.

1989

Friopesca builds second factory for vegetables & seafood processing in Aveiro.

1990

Creation, registry and launch of FRIP brand.

1991

Friopesca acquires Frina – Frigoríficos Nacionais, seafood processing and distribution company in Cacém, Lisbon.

1995

Miradouro acquires SNAB – Sociedade Nacional dos Armadores de Bacalhau, former state owned company owning 3 shrimp vessels.

1998

Beginning of seafood fishing in Mozambique.

1999

Miradouro acquires Pescarias Beira Litoral, with 7 fresh fish trawlers operating in the Portuguese coastal waters.

2002

Founder Teotónio França Morte passes away, leaving a legacy of innovation, courage and entrepreneurship to the new generations.

2003

New generation shrimp trawlers: conclusion of new vessels “Ria Mar”, “Horizonte” and “Indico”. First Joint-Venture in Mozambique: SIP – Sociedade Industrial de Pesca.

2005

Conclusion of newbuilding “França Morte” – most advanced long distance trawler in Iberia. Second Joint Venture in Mozambique: Acquisition of Marbeira – Pescas da Beira.

2008

Friopesca is first Portuguese Vegetable producer to be certified by Quality standards ISSO 9001 and ISSO 22000.

2012

Split over in the company – Business unit of North Atlantic fishing leaves FRIP Group.

2013

Acquisition of fresh fish Trawler “Nadir” Expansion of processing & freezing capacity in Friopesca with new freezer with 7 Ton capacity per hour.

2014

Acquisition of Spanish fresh fish trawler “Nuevo Ria Aldan” and conversion of the vessel to a shrimp freezer trawler with the name of “Polo Sul”.

2015

Acquisition of company Albamar, with two fresh fish trawlers “Albamar” and “Novo Mar” operating in Portuguese coastal waters.

2016

Start operating the new facility in Maputo with cold storage, warehouses and offices including new distribution operation of frozen food in Mozambique.

2017

Friopesca and Frina achieve BRC and IFS certification.