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About us

D.I.N. - Nutritional Development and Innovation, SA

Our experience, your efficiency

DIN, SA is an acronym for Development and Innovation in Nutrition, a concept that reflects the purpose our team has been pursuing for over 30 years. We develop, manufacture and distribute animal feeds that seek to optimise zootechnical performance and comply with the most demanding quality standards. All our products are controlled and tested in qualified laboratories. We build close relationships with our customers and seek to provide the best technical support.

Our head office, manufacturing plants and Research & Development Laboratory are located in Santa Comba Dão, in the Viseu district. With a strong presence in the Portuguese and international markets, DIN, SA is part of French group CCPA - Conseils et Compétences en Productions Animales since 2016. Specialising in animal health and nutrition, the CCPA Group runs manufacturing plants, laboratories and research centres all over the world. The synergies created have consolidated the strong market position already enjoyed by DIN, SA, having turned the company into a market leader in Portugal.

Our history

1988
Company formation on 19 September.
1989
“A. PRATA Aditivos Alimentares” becomes public limited company “INVE Aditivos Alimentares, S.A.”
2000
Quality system certification by the APCER, in compliance with the NP EN ISO 9002:1995 standard.
2001
Acquisition of the “INVE Aditivos Alimentares, S.A.” group by the MIF group (Manuel Inácio & Filhos). Change of company name to D.I.N Desenvolvimento e Inovação Nutricional, SA.
2002
Quality system adapted to the NP EN ISO 9001:2000 standard and recognised by the APCER.
2011
MIF Group name changed to Montalva Group.
2012
Implementation of the food safety management system, in compliance with the NP EN ISO 22000:2005 standard.
2014
Accreditation of the Research & Development Laboratory by the IPAC, in compliance with the NP EN ISO 17025:2005 standard.
2016
Integration of DIN ,SA in the CCPA GROUP.
2020
The Research & Development Laboratory completed the process of transition of the NP EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 accreditation and extended the scope of accredited methods.
2021
Completion of the complete feed plant requalification process
2022
Certification of the Food Safety Management System according to NP EN ISO 22000.

What do we do?

We stand out for the wide diversity of products and services we offer. Our focus on research and innovation, our multidisciplinary teams and our modern equipment allow us to develop new solutions, aimed at improving animal health and welfare. We engage in the following activities:

  • Development of our own range of premixes, starter feeds and specialty products for several animal species;
  • Marketing of raw materials for animal nutrition;
  • Feed formulation services and advice concerning livestock farming infrastructures and management;
  • Specialised technical and veterinary services;
  • Laboratory services.

Our CARE values

Creativity

Creativity drives our success. We encourage, implement and celebrate any and all fresh ideas and innovations. We have our creativity to thank for our capacity to overcome the difficulties that our work throws at us. Our creativity also enables us to come up with innovative solutions for our customers and the livestock production business.

Ambition

Ambition is the fuel that drives our growth: commercial and geographical growth, the growth of our expertise and know-how...We constantly aspire to excellence, endeavour to push back our limits and come up with solutions to the great issues facing our age. Our ambition encourages us to be demanding, whether as individuals or as a collective, and to work hand in hand with any other interested parties.

Respect

Respect promotes diversity, inclusiveness, exchange and mutual trust, and creates an environment conducive to collaboration, creativity and personal development. We must therefore take our colleagues, our customers, our business partners and our shareholders into consideration with all of the respect that this implies. Such a commitment to respect is not limited solely to human relationships. It also applies to respect for animals and the environment.

Efficacy

Efficiency is the key to our operational and commercial success. We strive to optimise our processes and employ our resources to work together efficiently, abide by our undertakings and provide our customers with high quality products and services.

Food Safety and Quality

DIN,SA is an operator in the animal feed sector, and therefore constitutes an element of the food chain. Our commitment is to guarantee the manufacture and placing on the market good and quality animal feed that is safe for the health and well-being of animals, the final consumer and the environment.

Our activity is regulated by national and European Union legal requirements that guarantee the correct execution of procedures at all stages of the process, complying with the provisions that are established at the level of the entire food chain.

In order to officially confirm DIN,SA's commitment to food safety, DIN,SA has undertaken the Certification of the Food Safety Management System. This international recognition of the ability to produce and supply safe food creates a unique safety standard by ISO 22000 Food Safety Management Systems. This standard brings together transversal requirements at all levels of the organization, such as requirements for Good Manufacturing Practices, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and management (leadership, suppliers, human resources, machinery and equipment, facilities, control of raw materials and final product, internal and external communication, among others).

DIN,SA's Food Safety Management System is continually reviewed, updated and improved so that the involvement of the DIN, SA team is reflected in the continuous evolution of our commitment to the safety and quality of products and services.

Currently, the scope of the Food Safety Management System certification applies to the design and manufacture of premixes, starter foods and specialties. Sale of raw materials for animal feed.
 Additionally, the Quality Management System has been implemented for more than 20 years in accordance with the requirements of the NP EN ISO 9001 reference, being an added value for the planning of key activities.
 

Vision

To consolidate and expand DIN, SA as a reference in the animal feed sector, by implementing strategies that foster sector modernisation and professionalism, underpinned by the continuous training of our team and provision of support to our clients.

Mission

Engage our know-how with passion for the competitiveness ans sustainability of the livestock sector.

 

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