Fundação AIP has announced the debut of Lisbon Food Affair, a new trade event in Lisbon’s Parque de Nacoes that is designed to showcase the best of the Portuguese food and drinks sector. Marketed with the strapline “where food business and innovation meet!”, Lisbon Food Affair is a trade-only event that aims to connect both large and small companies from across the industry, including suppliers, distributors and other stakeholders, …
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Wind and solar energy is set to ramp up in Portugal over the course of 2023, after the government approved new schemes that will deliver over a gigawatt (GW) of new power generating capacity. In Santiago de Cacem, near Sines in the south-west of the country, Iberdrola and Prosolia Energy have been given the green light to begin works on a €800 million 1.2GW solar farm that will ultimately …
Softinsa, a subsidiary of global tech giant IBM, has announced plans to open an innovation and technology centre in the northern Portuguese town of Vila Real, creating up to 300 highly-skilled jobs by 2025. The project is a partnerhip between Vila Real city council, the Regia Douro Park science and technology park , Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), IBM Portugal and Softinsa and will particularly focus on developing …
Casais, the leading construction group and property developer, has announced plans to open what it claims is Iberia’s first timber-hybrid commercial building in the northern Portuguese town of Guimarães by the end of the year. The €11 million complex, which includes a 95-room hotel, 44 studio flats for rent and a commercial unit, is located next to the Universidade do Minho Hub. The timber-hybrid pre-fabricated construction is described as being …
Portuguese energy firm Galp is claiming a European first with the launch of the Galp Smart Store, an unmanned retail store located on a petrol station forecourt. Situated on Avenida Gago Coutinho in Lisbon, the shop aims to provide a simpler retail experience by using technology from Portuguese tech startup Sensei that allows customers to buy products 24 hours a day without queuing or scanning. Having first downloaded and associated …
A new teaching and technology center called Gaia Infinity Hub is to be built on a 21-hectare site in Madalena near the northern Portuguese town of Vila Nova de Gaia, local authorities have announced. Developed by the Brazilian firm Gestao de Capital & Management as part of a total investment of €700 million ($770 million), the new hub is designed to bring together students, renowned educational institutions and large companies …
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Supermarket chain Continente, part of Portuguese retail and telecoms conglomerate Sonae, has announced the opening of what is described as the first “Europe-brand” scanless and cashless convenience store, located in central Lisbon. The new Continente Labs concept store, which opened its doors on 26th May, is 150 sq m in size and works using an app linked to a debit or credit card. Consumers scan a QR code generated by …
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