About Us
A Nicola está presente nos diversos canais: Mass Market (Grande Distribuição), Food Service (restauração, hotelaria e escritórios) e Exportação.
The origins of Nicola coffees date back to 1779, in one of the most emblematic establishments in Lisbon: Café Restaurante Nicola. This establishment was a meeting place for writers and politicians and the most famous gatherings in Lisbon.
Dentro destas personalidades destaca-se o poeta Bocage. Desde o princípio, o Café Restaurante Nicola teve o seu próprio lote de café, proveniente do Brasil e São Tomé e Príncipe e comercializado com o nome Nicola. A conquista de mercado, o nascer de novos hábitos, as exigências em relação ao café e novos blends de café, tornaram necessário ter controlo sobre todas as fases de produção e assim surge a fábrica na Venda Nova em 1950.
MZBI Group
MZBI is the acronym for Massimo Zanetti Beverage Ibéria S.A., the company created by the Italian Group with the same name, in 2017, for the production and marketing of coffees in the Iberian Peninsula. In Portugal, the group's entry was made through the merger between Segafredo Zanetti Portugal and Nutricafés S.A., which at the time of the merger owned the Nicola and Chave D'Ouro brands and, more recently, with the acquisition in 2019 of Nandi coffees . With this merger of brands, all of which already have consolidated leadership positions, technological and production capabilities have doubled, from roasting, grinding and packaging to distribution. MZBI is today one of the three largest operators in the Portuguese beverage market providing the Food Service, Mass Market and Office distribution channels.
MZBG Group
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group (MZBG) is a holding company founded and chaired by Massimo Zanetti, made up of a large network of companies in constant and rapid growth on a global level, favorites of the most important distributors in the world. MZBG is the world leader in Expresso Coffee and the private group present in the most countries in the world, with more than 100,000 customers spread across five continents,
focusing the activity of its 20 roasters on developing the concept of the coffee chain from plant to cup. The group has more than 54 subsidiaries spread across the world with more than 30 local brands and 400 coffee boutiques in 50 countries.
All of this is possible thanks to the wonderful group of 3000 employees spread across the world who work at MZB Group on a daily basis. Get to know MZBG better: Click here
