“Angola represents 30% of the international markets,” emphasized Rui Miguel Nabeiro, the grandson of the coffee group’s founder, Rui Nabeiro, during the launch of the book “O Legado do Meu Avô” in Luanda.
The executive noted that the group’s only factory outside Campo Maior is located in Luanda. Opened in 2001, this facility produces around 400 tons of roasted Ginga coffee brand and three million capsules annually.
Angonabeiro also exports about one thousand tons of green coffee to Portugal, according to company data.
Rui Miguel Nabeiro further highlighted that Angonabeiro “has a very relevant product portfolio” and operates “as a partner to clients, both in the restaurant segment and retail,” currently employing over 180 workers in Angola.
Regarding the historical relationship between the group and the country, he recalled Rui Nabeiro’s strong emotional connection to Angola, which he first visited in 1975.
“The relationship my grandfather had with Angola was very close, very emotional, very heartfelt, because he said he saw everything that Delta was in Angola,” he reminisced.
The current leader of the Nabeiro group describes the work about Rui Nabeiro’s legacy as a management book on the methods and the way his grandfather “viewed the world of management.”
“It is a great pride and recognition to be here launching it,” he said.
In the book, Rui Miguel Nabeiro proposes a reading on leadership inspired by the group founder’s example, based on values of proximity and humanity.
“The expectation is to see a human, close management, and how it is possible for a company to make profits, earn money, and at the same time be close to the community, employees, and customers,” he explained.
The executive stressed that the group is committed to “strengthening Angola’s role as the largest producer for the group in terms of coffee,” and announced that the company supports 12 women farmers who supply coffee to Angonabeiro.
“We have made a great effort and our great expectation is that Angola can regain its scale in green coffee,” he affirmed.
Rui Miguel Nabeiro, who took on management responsibilities in 2009, highlighted that he had been prepared “over more than 20 years” for the succession.
“I was very fortunate to have that handover with him in life. The challenge is accepted, and as someone once mentioned, if you don’t like the heat, stay out of the kitchen. I’m in the kitchen, I have to like the heat,” he concluded.
