Who we are
Our History
We are the leading company in the Portuguese non-alcoholic beverage market.
At Sumol Compal we nurture a dream: to make every day an opportunity to make life more flavorful.
We are a Company with origins in 1945, with a legacy of innovation and excellence in the non-alcoholic beverages industry, always inspired by nature and committed to offering unique experiences to consumers around the world – every day, and for all generations, we give more flavor to life.
In 2009, we joined the forces of two large companies – Sumolis and Compal – to create a Portuguese company with a superior impact on the lives of the Portuguese –Sumol+Compal SA (designated as “Sumol Compal”, “Company”, “organization”) whose majority shareholder is Refrigor, S.A. (“Refrigor”) which, as of December 31st of 2023, held the majority of voting rights.
A union rooted in the entrepreneurial spirit of António João Eusébio, who at the end of the 1940s had the vision of creating what is now a reality: one of the largest economic groups of food and beverages in Portugal.We are a Portuguese company with a clear international vocation, being present in more than 50 countries. Our main activity is the development, management, production, marketing, and distribution of unique and innovative brands. We are present in a long value chain, from the transformation of fruit and vegetables raw-materials, production of food and beverages, distribution and reaching the end consumer.
Our roots
Chronology
We nourish, hydrate and provide well-being
through fruit, vegetables and water,
contributing to a more sustainable world.
We do it with passion and ambition,
developing excellently flavored unique and innovative brands
through the appliance of science and art.
- To be an international leading company for fruit and vegetable drinks;
- To lead the Portuguese non-alcoholic beverage markets and significantly boost our position in (non-fresh) packaged vegetables;
- To achieve a significant market position in Africa in juices, nectars and soft drinks;
- Acheieve an EBITDA margin of more than 13% and a turnover of over €400 million, in 2025.
Shareholders and Others Investors
Create value, inform and adequately remunerate.
Employees
Motivate, develop potential and adequately pay.
Communities
Contribute to their sustainability.
Partners (Customers, Suppliers, Financial Institutions and Universities)
Encourage and develop stable relations.
+ Consumers
Understand and satisfy, promoting their well-being.
+ Governmental, Regulatory and Sectoral Bodies
Collaborate and promote the competitiveness of the sector.
+ Competitors
Respect and promote fair competition.
+ Media Organisations
Share information and collaborate.
Our Board of Directors
He joined Grupo Sumol in 1989 as a deputy manager at Refrigor (the holding company) and later held various senior management positions in the Group’s companies, becoming Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sumolis in April 2000. In December 2008, during the merger of Sumolis and Compal, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL.
He is currently also Chairman of the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL Marcas.
He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) and a master’s degree in business administration from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL). He later took a postgraduate diploma at the Instituto para o Desenvolvimento da Gestão Empresarial, Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (INDEG/ISCTE) and UCP in business management, information management and taxation. He also studied advanced training in leadership (Harvard Kennedy School of Government), management (Kellogg Business School – Northwestern University/UCP) and corporate governance for non-executive directors (Instituto Português de Corporate Governance).
Born in Torres Novas in 1965, he is married and father of two girls and one boy. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Universidade Católica Portuguesa (1983-1988), an MBA in international management from the same university (1992-1994) and a postgraduate diploma in business management from INDEG/ISCTE (2004-2005).
Since 2009, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL and, since the same year, Chairman of the Executive Committee of SUMOL+COMPAL Marcas, the group’s operating company. He previously held various senior management positions at several Grupo Sumol companies (1999-2008). Prior to that, he was Financial and Administrative Director at Compaq Computer Portugal (1997-1999) and Digital Equipment Portugal (1996-1997), and Finance Manager at Pepsi-Cola International (1994-1996).
In 1987, she began working at Grupo Sumol in quality control, later taking up the position of management advisor at Refrigor (the holding company). She later held various senior management positions in Grupo Sumol companies, with responsibility for quality control, R&D, marketing and brand management. Amongst other positions, she was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of Refrigor in 2012 and non-executive director of SUMOL+COMPAL.
She has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (1981-1986) and a master’s degree in marketing (INDEG/ISCTE). She complemented her professional training by taking a course in general management (Universidade Nova de Lisboa), the Advanced Marketing Programme for Executives (Universidade Católica Portuguesa) and a postgraduate diploma in business management at the Instituto para o Desenvolvimento da Gestão Empresarial, Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (INDEG/ISCTE).
Joined the finance department of the holding company (REFRIGOR) of Grupo SUMOL in 1986. Became chief administrative and financial officer at SUMOLIS in 1990 and was voted on to the board in 1998. Chairman of the Board of SASEL and CEREURO, companies responsible at the time for the water and beer businesses, respectively, in 2000–2005. Stepped down from the SUMOL+COMPAL board in 2014 to work on the group’s international expansion plans. As a result, was Chairman of the Board of SUMOL+COMPAL Mozambique in 2012–2014 and is managing director of SUMOL+COMPAL Angola since 2014. Rejoined the Board of SUMOL+COMPAL in 2020.
Vice-chairman of PROBEB – Associação Portuguesa das Bebidas Refrescantes não Alcoólicas and a director of Águas Minerais e de Nascente de Portugal.
A graduate of economics from the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão – ISEG (1980–1985); Post-graduate studies in financial analysis from Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão – ISEG (1994). He is an accredited financial analyst certified by the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS).
He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration (1986-1991) from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, later taking a postgraduate course in business management from INDEG/ISCTE (2004/2005).
He held several positions in the sales department at Beiersdorf and joined Grupo Sumol in 1998, where he has held several senior positions (2003-2008) in management, sales and marketing. From 2009 to 2017, he was head of the Portuguese and Spanish Market Unit and, in April 2017, was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL.
He has a bachelor’s degree in law from the Faculty of Law, Universidade Lusíada (1982-1987).
After a period as an assistant lecturer at Universidade Lusíada (1987-2001), he held various senior management positions at several companies in what was then Grupo Sumol (1987-2008).
Since 2009, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL.
He joined Grupo Sumol in 1988 where he has held senior management positions at several of the group’s companies in the Industrial, Quality Control, Procurement, Logistics, Distribution, Sales and Marketing divisions. In March 2020, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL Marcas.
He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (1979-1984), which he has complemented with several business management courses, most notably: General Management at the MBA Management Department, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (1992); Business Logistics Specialisation at the Instituto Superior da Qualidade (1996); Industrial Organisation and Management at the Training Centre, Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial (2000); Advanced Negotiations at AESE-Escola de Direção e Negócios (2001); and a post-graduate course in Business Management at INDEG/Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (2004-2005).
He has a bachelor’s degree in business organisation and management from Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (ISCTE) (1993-1997) and a postgraduate diploma in financial analysis from Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG) (2001).
He joined Grupo Sumol in 1997 to work in the finance department. He later held various technical and management positions at several companies within the group, above all in the administrative and financial area, but also in sales and business. In 2009, he became financial director at SUMOL+COMPAL. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL since April 2017.
He joined Grupo Sumol in 1998, having performed various functions related to brand management and marketing.
At SUMOL+COMPAL, he led the Soft Drinks Business Departments (2009–2012), the Portugal and Spain Marketing Department (2012–2017) and the Portugal and Spain General Department (2017–2023).
He has been a member of the SUMOL+COMPAL Board of Directors since April 2023.
He graduated in Economics (1990–94) from the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG), later earning a postgraduate degree in Business Management from INDEG/ISCTE (2004/05).
After studying Business Management and exploring three professional opportunities, in 1994 he moved into the mass consumption sector, and what would later become SUMOL+COMPAL group, by joining Águas de Bem Saúde, SA, owner of the FRIZE brand, where he held the position of Managing Director until its acquisition by Compal. He joined Compal after the merger as Director of the Water, Vegetables and Tomato Division, after which he was appointed General Sales Director.
After the merger that led to the SUMOL+COMPAL group, he took up the position of International Markets Director, leading the group’s international expansion projects. In 2013, with the launch of SUMOL+COMPAL Mozambique, he became Managing Director and, from 2021, Chair of the Board of Directors. He chiefly lives in Mozambique.
At the private level, or as a representative of the company, he is a director of various institutions in Mozambique, such as the Mozambique-Portugal Chamber of Commerce, Mozambique Industrial Association, Private Sector Confederation (CTA) and Casa do Gaiato Moçambique. He is also an “ambassador” for Empower Brands Community.
He joined Grupo Sumol in 1989 as a deputy manager at Refrigor (the holding company) and later held various senior management positions in the Group’s companies, becoming Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sumolis in April 2000. In December 2008, during the merger of Sumolis and Compal, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL.
He is currently also Chairman of the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL Marcas.
He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) and a master’s degree in business administration from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL). He later took a postgraduate diploma at the Instituto para o Desenvolvimento da Gestão Empresarial, Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (INDEG/ISCTE) and UCP in business management, information management and taxation. He also studied advanced training in leadership (Harvard Kennedy School of Government), management (Kellogg Business School – Northwestern University/UCP) and corporate governance for non-executive directors (Instituto Português de Corporate Governance).
Born in Torres Novas in 1965, he is married and father of two girls and one boy. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Universidade Católica Portuguesa (1983-1988), an MBA in international management from the same university (1992-1994) and a postgraduate diploma in business management from INDEG/ISCTE (2004-2005).
Since 2009, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL and, since the same year, Chairman of the Executive Committee of SUMOL+COMPAL Marcas, the group’s operating company. He previously held various senior management positions at several Grupo Sumol companies (1999-2008). Prior to that, he was Financial and Administrative Director at Compaq Computer Portugal (1997-1999) and Digital Equipment Portugal (1996-1997), and Finance Manager at Pepsi-Cola International (1994-1996).
In 1987, she began working at Grupo Sumol in quality control, later taking up the position of management advisor at Refrigor (the holding company). She later held various senior management positions in Grupo Sumol companies, with responsibility for quality control, R&D, marketing and brand management. Amongst other positions, she was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of Refrigor in 2012 and non-executive director of SUMOL+COMPAL.
She has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (1981-1986) and a master’s degree in marketing (INDEG/ISCTE). She complemented her professional training by taking a course in general management (Universidade Nova de Lisboa), the Advanced Marketing Programme for Executives (Universidade Católica Portuguesa) and a postgraduate diploma in business management at the Instituto para o Desenvolvimento da Gestão Empresarial, Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (INDEG/ISCTE).
Joined the finance department of the holding company (REFRIGOR) of Grupo SUMOL in 1986. Became chief administrative and financial officer at SUMOLIS in 1990 and was voted on to the board in 1998. Chairman of the Board of SASEL and CEREURO, companies responsible at the time for the water and beer businesses, respectively, in 2000–2005. Stepped down from the SUMOL+COMPAL board in 2014 to work on the group’s international expansion plans. As a result, was Chairman of the Board of SUMOL+COMPAL Mozambique in 2012–2014 and is managing director of SUMOL+COMPAL Angola since 2014. Rejoined the Board of SUMOL+COMPAL in 2020.
Vice-chairman of PROBEB – Associação Portuguesa das Bebidas Refrescantes não Alcoólicas and a director of Águas Minerais e de Nascente de Portugal.
A graduate of economics from the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão – ISEG (1980–1985); Post-graduate studies in financial analysis from Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão – ISEG (1994). He is an accredited financial analyst certified by the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS).
He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration (1986-1991) from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, later taking a postgraduate course in business management from INDEG/ISCTE (2004/2005).
He held several positions in the sales department at Beiersdorf and joined Grupo Sumol in 1998, where he has held several senior positions (2003-2008) in management, sales and marketing. From 2009 to 2017, he was head of the Portuguese and Spanish Market Unit and, in April 2017, was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL.
He has a bachelor’s degree in law from the Faculty of Law, Universidade Lusíada (1982-1987).
After a period as an assistant lecturer at Universidade Lusíada (1987-2001), he held various senior management positions at several companies in what was then Grupo Sumol (1987-2008).
Since 2009, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL.
He joined Grupo Sumol in 1988 where he has held senior management positions at several of the group’s companies in the Industrial, Quality Control, Procurement, Logistics, Distribution, Sales and Marketing divisions. In March 2020, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL Marcas.
He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (1979-1984), which he has complemented with several business management courses, most notably: General Management at the MBA Management Department, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (1992); Business Logistics Specialisation at the Instituto Superior da Qualidade (1996); Industrial Organisation and Management at the Training Centre, Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial (2000); Advanced Negotiations at AESE-Escola de Direção e Negócios (2001); and a post-graduate course in Business Management at INDEG/Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (2004-2005).
He has a bachelor’s degree in business organisation and management from Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (ISCTE) (1993-1997) and a postgraduate diploma in financial analysis from Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG) (2001).
He joined Grupo Sumol in 1997 to work in the finance department. He later held various technical and management positions at several companies within the group, above all in the administrative and financial area, but also in sales and business. In 2009, he became financial director at SUMOL+COMPAL. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of SUMOL+COMPAL since April 2017.
He joined Grupo Sumol in 1998, having performed various functions related to brand management and marketing.
At SUMOL+COMPAL, he led the Soft Drinks Business Departments (2009–2012), the Portugal and Spain Marketing Department (2012–2017) and the Portugal and Spain General Department (2017–2023).
He has been a member of the SUMOL+COMPAL Board of Directors since April 2023.
He graduated in Economics (1990–94) from the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (ISEG), later earning a postgraduate degree in Business Management from INDEG/ISCTE (2004/05).
After studying Business Management and exploring three professional opportunities, in 1994 he moved into the mass consumption sector, and what would later become SUMOL+COMPAL group, by joining Águas de Bem Saúde, SA, owner of the FRIZE brand, where he held the position of Managing Director until its acquisition by Compal. He joined Compal after the merger as Director of the Water, Vegetables and Tomato Division, after which he was appointed General Sales Director.
After the merger that led to the SUMOL+COMPAL group, he took up the position of International Markets Director, leading the group’s international expansion projects. In 2013, with the launch of SUMOL+COMPAL Mozambique, he became Managing Director and, from 2021, Chair of the Board of Directors. He chiefly lives in Mozambique.
At the private level, or as a representative of the company, he is a director of various institutions in Mozambique, such as the Mozambique-Portugal Chamber of Commerce, Mozambique Industrial Association, Private Sector Confederation (CTA) and Casa do Gaiato Moçambique. He is also an “ambassador” for Empower Brands Community.