The creator of Pudim da TV, Paulo Fernandes, announced that by the end of the year, the company’s factory in the Braga district will have four robots in operation, reaching the capacity to produce one million puddings per year.
The manufacturing unit, established two and a half years ago, already supplies desserts to over 400 restaurants in Portugal and exports to nine countries in Europe and South America, said Fernandes.
The businessman was speaking to journalists during the second day of the 2nd Economic and Commercial Exhibition China-Portuguese Speaking Countries (C-PLPEX), which is taking place simultaneously with the 30th Macau International Fair.
Fernandes brought Pudim da TV to the territory “above all to try to understand how the palate here is for the Chinese, if the pudding is well received or if we need to make some flavor adjustments.”
The company, whose turnover reaches “hundreds of thousands of euros,” also intends to “find partners” to distribute the pudding and replicate the “exponential growth” of the pastel de nata abroad.
On October 13, Macau registered local egg tarts, invented by a British expatriate in the city, Andrew Stow (1955-2006), and inspired by the Portuguese pastel, in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Paulo Fernandes said he is considering joining a Macau government program that will take effect in November to help foreign companies internationalize from the Chinese region.
The chef revealed that he has meetings scheduled with potential partners today. Depending on the interest, Macau could be the “gateway” for Pudim da TV to markets such as neighboring Hong Kong and mainland China.
