In the small town of Santo Antônio da Patrulha, roughly 50 miles from the regional hub of Porto Alegre, a family-owned enterprise has quietly engineered a massive industrial success. This community of 42,000 residents has become the unlikely production hub for one of Brazil’s most enduring snacks: the *paçoca*.
The scale of the operation is a study in high-volume efficiency. The facility processes peanuts at a rate that yields 2 million units of the crumbly, sweet-and-salty candy every single day. What began as a traditional craft has been transformed into a sophisticated manufacturing engine, driving annual revenues to R$ 463 million.
This growth highlights a broader narrative within the Brazilian interior, where regional family businesses are increasingly professionalizing their supply chains to meet national demand. By bridging the gap between local heritage and industrial scale, the firm has turned a simple agricultural commodity into a formidable economic pillar.
With reporting from Exame Inovação.
Source · Exame Inovação
