Valente Marques, SA was founded in 1971 by Manuel Valente Marques. Being a family company of shelling and bleaching of rice, has achieved the market leadership with the brand "CAÇAROLA" and is a reference in the Portuguese food market. In 2011 we created a new manufacturing plant to produce rice and corn crackers, under the brand CRACKIES, produced with 100% national raw material, gluten free, low calories and essential for a healthy diet. Conquered and consolidated the national market, Valente Marques has strict control throughout its production chain, since the choice of the best seeds up to the final product. Quality is the key word. The company has the certification according to the IFS V6:2012. Valente Marques implemented an internationalization strategy and the exports in 2009 represented 3% of the volume of business and in 2024 we expect to reach 22%.