Who We Are

We believe Portugal has some of the finest conditions in the world for growing tomato. Our mission is to honour that — transforming this potential into premium ingredients that our customers can proudly incorporate into their products.

OUR MISSION

Kagome Foods Portugal’s purpose is to work with nature’s gifts to develop high-quality, healthy and sustainable food solutions, while building a positive impact legacy in the industry, our people* and the planet.


*Our people: our farmers, our employees, our customers, our stakeholders and our community.

OUR VISION

Kagome Foods Portugal aims to be recognized as the industry expert setting the standards for sustainable food solutions.

Our Values

Expertise/Excellence

We take pride in knowing all things tomato, inside out. Decades of experience and know-how, enhanced by rigorous Japanese food safety standards, that go beyond the processing of tomato: from the seeds to the final sauce, whilst including a deep understanding of Nature's laws and its cycles.


We make sure this expertise is deliberately applied to develop the highest quality food products.

Legacy

Kagome Foods Portugal works daily to build and leave a positive legacy: in the industry, by setting the highest standards and setting the pace of innovation; towards its stakeholders, by nurturing them as a close and supportive community; and in the environment, respecting, protecting and being inspired by nature to make sure it continues yielding its gifts of flavour.

Innovation

Innovation is part of our DNA, it's the drive of all of our people.Innovation shapes all we do: from the constant search for the most efficient and sustainable production methods and practices, to the effort put behind the answer to each of our client's specific needs and the thrill of developing new products and new ways of savouring the best of nature.

Our Promise - The Kagome Philosophy

APPRECIATION

Gratitude for the natural ecosystem that provides our ingredients, and for the human sensitivity that transforms them into products of excellence.

NATURE

Nature is our source and our quality standard. We work with it, never against it.

OPENESS

We are committed to fairness, transparency and collaboration — with customers, partners, suppliers and communities.