Aromatic Wonders

From farmers to your table.

Investment overview

Impact category

Agrifood Systems

Investment type

Loan

Yearly interest

4.5

Term

months

Risk level

B-

What will you be financing?

Cantinho das Aromáticas is an agricultural company whose main purpose is to produce, dry, and sell dried aromatic herbs and plants, produced according to the organic agriculture framework. The company, which owns its own brand produces more than 150 species of aromatic plants, and more than 60 products, including infusions, tisanes, teas, and condiments, packaged and in bulk.

This campaign's goal is to increase the brand's results, by securing large orders from clients, creating a new online store, to promote sales in Portugal and in several European countries.

The funding will allow the promoter in acquiring materials to secure large orders made from clients, to be delivered before year end. Moreover, it will allow for considerable improvement of the current infrastructure and logistics, in order to achieve greater storage capacity, increase the stock available at any given time, and greater efficiency in all associated processes. It will also lead to launching the first functional teas presented by the brand (immunity, detox, relaxing, and energizing), products in growing demand among the public.

Preparing an infusion from aromatic and medicinal plants is becoming more and more common around the world, but the demand for infusions is still mainly due to their medicinal properties and not for the sensory pleasure of tasting them. Cantinho das Aromáticas has played an active role in creating a culture of infusion consumption, democratizing its access in various channels, in hundreds of stores, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, teahouses, and some processing industries throughout the country.

They were the leading promoters of a research project in this field involving two prestigious Portuguese universities (the Catholic University of Porto and the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto).

Besides agricultural production, Cantinho da Aromática receives thousands of visits to the productive gardens every year, promotes workshops, and teambuilding sessions, and has for over a decade a busy social responsibility program (volunteer work) with the community, allowing everyone to enjoy the space and participate in various tasks on the farm every week.

Aromatic plants have historical use in several aspects of Portuguese culture and the knowledge of these traditions is a heritage Cantinho wants to embrace, using an organic production method in order to contribute to the protection and improvement of the environment and the quality of life of the populations.

What is the impact?

Direct impact

Promotion of biodiversity: in the last 20 years, Cantinho das Aromáticas has cultivated using organic farming 2,5 hectares, with more than 30 species, thus contributing to the preservation of the environment, soil quality ,and the promotion of biodiversity.
Promotion of organic agriculture: Cantinho das Aromáticas has been warded the ECOCERT PORTUGAL certificate since 2005. This certification covers their production of fresh and dried aromatic, medicinal, and condimental plants, as well as the nursery (seeds), potted, and containerized plants.
Creation of decent work: the funds acquired through this financing contributed to the hiring of one more full-time employee, adding to the 5 already on staff. The Cantinho was the first Portuguese company, producer of infusions and condiments to obtain GLOBALG.A.P certification. This formal recognition implies compliance with measures at the level of farm management, health, safety and welfare of workers, waste management and pollutants, environment and conservation, management of complaints, traceability, and food safety and hygiene.

Indirect impact

Promotion of healthy diets: besides the recognized properties of infusions and tisanes, the use of aromatic herbs as condiments, promoted by this company, can help prevent the excessive consumption of salt and its associated diseases;
Promotion of conscious consumption: Cantinho das Aromáticas has a physical store and an online store with thousands of products that promote a healthy, sustainable and zero-waste lifestyle. The financing foresees an increase in the sales of bulk products.

Impact indicators
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clean energy

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Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
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About the Promoter

About

Cantinho das Aromáticas

Direct impact

Promotion of biodiversity: in the last 20 years, Cantinho das Aromáticas has cultivated using organic farming 2,5 hectares, with more than 30 species, thus contributing to the preservation of the environment, soil quality ,and the promotion of biodiversity.
Promotion of organic agriculture: Cantinho das Aromáticas has been warded the ECOCERT PORTUGAL certificate since 2005. This certification covers their production of fresh and dried aromatic, medicinal, and condimental plants, as well as the nursery (seeds), potted, and containerized plants.
Creation of decent work: the funds acquired through this financing contributed to the hiring of one more full-time employee, adding to the 5 already on staff. The Cantinho was the first Portuguese company, producer of infusions and condiments to obtain GLOBALG.A.P certification. This formal recognition implies compliance with measures at the level of farm management, health, safety and welfare of workers, waste management and pollutants, environment and conservation, management of complaints, traceability, and food safety and hygiene.

Indirect impact

Promotion of healthy diets: besides the recognized properties of infusions and tisanes, the use of aromatic herbs as condiments, promoted by this company, can help prevent the excessive consumption of salt and its associated diseases;
Promotion of conscious consumption: Cantinho das Aromáticas has a physical store and an online store with thousands of products that promote a healthy, sustainable and zero-waste lifestyle. The financing foresees an increase in the sales of bulk products.

Promoter website

https://www.cantinhodasaromaticas.pt/

Team
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Business Model
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