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Company Factsheet · Angola
Inalca Angola
Importer, processor and distributor of meat and other food, with its own cash & carry stores.
Sector Wholesale, Retail & Distribution
Meat and food distribution
In operation since 2006 (first plant in Luanda, according to the parent company) [1]
Locations Head office in Luanda; stores in Palanca and Viana Park (Luanda) and in Lobito (Benguela) [3][6]
Legal form Limited company (Lda.) [4]
Group / owner 98% Inalca S.p.A. (Italy), part of the Cremonini group (Dec 2024) [4][7]
Scale Three stores named in public sources (2025); the group's own websites give four and seven cash & carries [3][6][7]
Profile

Inalca Angola stores and distributes frozen and dry food, such as meat, fish, chicken, pasta and canned meat, and supplies shops, restaurants and other businesses. According to the Cremonini group, it also prepares beef and pork products in Angola. It sells to the public through its own cash & carry stores: large self-service shops where traders and households buy in bulk [3][7].

In May 2024, Inalca Angola and the Angolan group Grupo Carrinho announced a canned meat factory at the former site of the state company Frescangol in Cazenga, Luanda: over EUR 15 million, 10,000 tonnes a year and about 500 jobs planned. The site was transferred by the state in 2016 to a company held 51% by Inalca and 49% by Pecuang [5][8].

Milestones
2006First plant opened in Luanda [1]
2016State company Frescangol dissolved; its Cazenga site (196,642 m²) transferred to a company held by Inalca and Pecuang [8]
2019First Inalca Express store opened in Palanca, Luanda [3]
2024Canned meat factory with Grupo Carrinho announced (May); store opened in Lobito [3][5]
2025Second Luanda hypermarket opened at Viana Park (May) [6]
Contact
Websiteinalcangola.ao
Contact pageOfficial contact page
AddressRua Dom Manuel Nunes Gabriel, Luanda [2]
Phone+244 975 111 892
Emailinfo@inalca.ao
Note on figures: No audited financial data has been published. Figures shown are dated indications from public sources, not current values.

Inalca Angola

Inalca Angola imports, processes and distributes meat and other food products in Angola. It supplies businesses and also sells directly to the public through its own cash & carry stores.

At a glance

  • Sector: Food processing and food distribution (meat, frozen and dry goods)
  • In Angola since: first plant in Luanda opened in 2006, according to the parent company [1]
  • Headquarters: Rua Dom Manuel Nunes Gabriel, Luanda [2]
  • Main operations: Luanda (Palanca, Viana, Cazenga) and Lobito, Benguela province [3][5][6]
  • Legal form: Limited company (Lda.). The parent group lists two Angolan companies: Inalca Angola, Limitada and Inter Inalca (Angola) Comércio Geral, Limitada [4]
  • Ownership: Inalca S.p.A. (Italy), part of the Cremonini group, holds 98% of Inalca Angola, Limitada and 100% of Inter Inalca (Angola) [4]
  • Website: inalcangola.ao
  • Current status: Operating; a canned meat factory with Grupo Carrinho was announced in May 2024 [6][7]

What the company does

Inalca Angola brings meat and other food products to Angolan businesses and households. It buys products abroad and in Angola, stores them in refrigerated and dry warehouses, cuts and packs part of the meat locally, and delivers to shops, restaurants and other business customers.

The company also runs its own cash & carry stores. A cash & carry is a large self-service store where traders and the public buy in bulk and take the goods away themselves.

Inalca Angola belongs to Inalca S.p.A., an Italian meat processor in the Cremonini group. The group describes Africa as one of its main foreign markets, with distribution platforms in five countries, including Angola [1][8].

Services and activities

Food import and distribution. The company stores and distributes frozen and ambient-temperature food (products that do not need refrigeration), including meat, fish, chicken, pasta, olive oil and canned meat. This is how the parent group describes its African distribution platforms [8].

Meat processing. According to the Cremonini group, Inalca has started preparing beef and pork products in Angola, instead of only importing them [8].

Cash & carry stores. The company sells to the public through its own stores. Its website says the first Inalca Express store opened in 2019 in the Palanca neighbourhood of Luanda and a store in Lobito followed in 2024 [3]. A second Luanda hypermarket, at Viana Park, opened in May 2025, according to AngoRussia [5]. Group sources give different store counts: four cash & carries (Cremonini group website) [8] and seven (Inalca website) [1].

Work with local livestock farmers. According to Angop, Inalca Angola has partnerships with local farmers who raise cattle and pigs [6].

Key facts and figures

  • First plant in Luanda: 2006, according to the parent company [1]
  • Share capital of Inalca Angola, Limitada: AOA 29 295 519 920 (about EUR 31.8 million), 98% held by Inalca S.p.A. (31 December 2024) [4]
  • Former Frescangol site in Cazenga: 196 642 m² transferred by the state in 2016 [9]
  • Planned canned meat factory: over EUR 15 million investment, 10 000 tonnes a year, about 500 jobs (announced May 2024) [6][7]

History

  • 2006: Inalca opens its first plant in Luanda, according to the parent company [1].
  • 2016: A government decree of 14 June 2016 dissolves the state company Frescangol and transfers its headquarters land and production facilities (196 642 m²) in Cazenga to a new company held by Inalca (51%) and Pecuang (49%), to set up an agri-food processing and distribution centre [9]. Frescangol's liquidation was managed by IGAPE, the state asset management institute [10].
  • 2019: The first Inalca Express store opens in Palanca, Luanda, according to the company [3].
  • May 2024: Inalca Angola and Grupo Carrinho announce a canned meat factory at the former Frescangol site in Cazenga [6][7].
  • 2024: A store opens in Lobito, Benguela province, according to the company [3].
  • May 2025: A second hypermarket opens in Luanda, at Viana Park, according to AngoRussia [5].

Ownership and governance

According to Inalca S.p.A.'s list of holdings as of 31 December 2024 [4]:

  • Inalca Angola, Limitada: 98% Inalca S.p.A.
  • Inter Inalca (Angola) Comércio Geral, Limitada: 100% Inalca S.p.A.

Inalca S.p.A. is part of the Italian Cremonini group [8]. The holders of the remaining 2% of Inalca Angola, Limitada are not named in the source.

The 2016 decree gave the former Frescangol assets to a company held 51% by Inalca and 49% by Pecuang [9]. Public sources do not say whether this company still exists in this form.

As of May 2025, AngoRussia named João de Almeida as director-general [5].

Clients, partners and regulatory framework

Clients. Shops, restaurants, other business customers and the general public through the company's own stores [3][8].

Grupo Carrinho. In May 2024, Inalca Angola and Grupo Carrinho, an Angolan food and industrial group, announced a joint canned meat factory at the former Frescangol site in Cazenga. It is planned to produce canned beef and pork first, with an investment of over EUR 15 million, a capacity of 10 000 tonnes a year and about 500 jobs [6][7]. The published reports do not give the ownership split of the project.

Pecuang. Co-holder (49%) of the company that received the Frescangol assets under the 2016 decree [9].

Certifications. The company's website shows ISO 22000 (food safety), ISO 14001 (environmental management) and HACCP (a food-hygiene control system) [3]. The certificates themselves were not checked.

Recent developments

  • May 2025: Second hypermarket opened in Luanda, at Viana Park [5].
  • 2024: Store opened in Lobito, Benguela province [3].
  • May 2024: Canned meat factory with Grupo Carrinho announced for Cazenga [6][7]. No public source was found on whether the factory has started production.

Contact

  • Website: inalcangola.ao
  • Contact page: inalcangola.ao/contato
  • Registered office: Rua Dom Manuel Nunes Gabriel, Luanda [2]
  • Operating sites: Palanca store, Luanda; Viana Park hypermarket, Luanda; Lobito store, Benguela province; former Frescangol site, Cazenga, Luanda [3][5][6]
  • Phone: +244 975 111 892 [2]
  • Email: info@inalca.ao [2]
  • Opening hours (office): Monday to Friday 8:00–16:00, Saturday 8:00–12:00 [2]

Sources

  1. Inalca S.p.A., "Our history" and "Internationalization model", inalca.it, accessed October 2026. https://www.inalca.it/en/our-history/ · https://www.inalca.it/en/internationalization-model/
  2. Inalca Angola, "Contacto", official website, accessed October 2026. https://inalcangola.ao/contato/
  3. Inalca Angola, official website, accessed October 2026. https://inalcangola.ao/
  4. Inalca S.p.A., list of holdings as of 31 December 2024. https://www.inalca.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Partecipazioni-Inalca-AL-31-12-2024.pdf
  5. AngoRussia, "INALCA inaugura segundo hiper mercado em Luanda e reforça plano de expansão em Angola", May 2025. https://angorussia.com/inalca-inaugura-segundo-hiper-mercado-em-luanda-e-reforca-plano-de-expansao-em-angola/
  6. Angop, "New canned meat processing factory to open soon in Luanda", May 2024. https://angop.ao/en/noticias/economia/luanda-vai-ganhar-fabrica-de-carne-enlatada/
  7. Food Business Africa, "Grupo Carrinho and Inalca Angola invest in US$16M new canned meat manufacturing unit", May 2024. https://www.foodbusinessafrica.com/grupo-carrinho-and-inalca-angola-invest-in-us16m-new-canned-meat-manufacturing-unit/
  8. Cremonini group, "Inalca", cremonini.com, accessed October 2026. https://www.cremonini.com/en/activities/production/inalca/
  9. Dinheiro Vivo, "Extinção da Frescangol deixa supermercados a privados", 2016. https://dinheirovivo.dn.pt/economia/internacional/africa/extincao-da-frescangol-deixa-supermercados-a-privados-12679232.html
  10. Valor Económico, "Liquidação da Frescangol na fase final". https://valoreconomico.co.ao/artigo/liquidacao-da-frescangol-na-fase-final

Last verified: 1 October 2026. Compiled from public sources. Not written or endorsed by the company.

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