1. INDUSTRY IN ALCAINS Agrupamento Escola José Sanches Alcains e S. Vicente da Beira Ano Letivo 2013/2014 Ália Duarte Beatriz Mendes Madalena Gil 11.ºA

2. DIELMAR http://www.dielmar.pt//

3. Industrial Confection Society – Location: Largo do Chafariz Velho, Alcains – President: Helder José Marques Leal – Commercialization: suits, shirts, ties, belts. – Partnership: Portuguese Football Federation.

4. History

5. Currently, DIELMAR exports their manufactured products to many countries, like: 38% to Brasil; 33% to Spain; 25% to France; 4% to other countries, like Mexico, Germany, Russia, Venezuela.

6. LUSITANA http://www.lusitana.pt/

7. Location: Largo St António, Alcains 6005-015 - Nowadays factory “Lusitana” is dedicated to the production of flour: Branca de Neve Espiga Lusitana - “Lusitana” also sales the prestigious brands: Canderel Lindt

8. History - The factory started in 1954 and its founder was António Trigueiros de Aragão born in 1894. -Currently the factory will mainly produce flour, dedicated to the main reason of its international recognition. -Nowadays they employ nearly 90 people (including offices in Lisbon and Porto). António Trigueiros de Aragão

9. - Today the company continues to make history because they are the leaders of the national market and they have many exports to many countries worldwide.

10. “TAPADA DAS SORTES” http://www.css.org.pt/index.php?p=mp13a01

11. Dairy – “Tapada das Sortes” - Location: Estrada Nacional 18 Alcains 6005- 000. - The dairy designed “Tapada das Sortes” was founded in 2004. - This type of production is limited and handmade, the products are most valued and so they sell very well.

12. - Later, in 2012, opened a creamery which sells: - Cheeses; - Sausages; - Honey; - Olive oil; - Other typical products from our region. - In this handmade production there isn’t export of the products, because it is considered a little production of local market. - There is only national market.

13. - Nowadays, there are three people who are responsible for this production. - Two of them are in the dairy and the other one is in the sells.