about us | "Mathias is passion and tradition in olive oil since 1923" |
1923 | • Foundation of Mathias & C.ª, Lda, based at Paranhos da Beira, operating as a food warehouse and olive oil trade. ![]() |
1927 | • In order to take advantage of the railway, Mathias & C.ª, Lda moved its headquarters to Nelas, and soon entered in the roasting coffee, barley and peanuts business. At this time, Mathias & C.ª, Lda, was present from the center to coast of Portugal, and also to the border with Spain. ![]() |
1948 | • Sra. Viso was registered in 1948, and since then Mathias began to position itself in the market as a producer of superior quality olive oil. From this moment and on, Mathias started to export his products to some Portuguese colonies. ![]() |
1966 | • Registration of Viriato and Mondegão as a brand. Beginning of the exports to Brazil, where all the olive oil was pre-packed. ![]() |
1973 | • From 1973, Mathias strengthened its internationalization, focusing on markets with high Portuguese emigration, as Brazil, Venezuela, USA, Canada and Angola. ![]() |
1984 | • Registration of a new brand named Tamegão. This brand is exclusively commercialized in Brazil. ![]() |
1990 | • Change of the type of society to Mathias, SA. ![]() |
1998 | • Left its food warehouse activity and started to dedicate to retail sale in supermarkets, but never stopped the olive oil trade particularly focused on the external market. ![]() |
2013 | • Mathias separates its different activities, creating for this purpose the firm Mathias II - Export. Pvt. Ltd, which went on to devote himself exclusively to olive oil trade with a particular focus on the foreign market. ![]() |