Digital Transformation in Santarém — For SMEs That Did Not Stand Still

Ribatejo agricultural cooperatives — among the largest and oldest in Portugal — operate on a unique model: hundreds to thousands of associated producers delivering tomato, corn, rice, or fruit in short campaigns. Delivery management, quality classification, premium calculation, payments: all of this in volume traditionally on paper or rudimentary Excel. We implement member portals where the producer sees deliveries, classifications, and projected payments in real time. The central office saves weekly hours, and the producer feels more informed and loyal.

Food processing companies in the region — tomato factories, canneries, frozen — face strict HACCP regulation and increasing EU traceability requirements. Systems automatically capturing shop-floor data (temperature sensors, batch classifications, process parameters) and generating audit-ready documentation free hours and reduce the risk of regulatory failure.

Ribatejo equestrian centres — par excellence the Lusitano horse region — receive clients from all over Europe for clinics, competitions, and horse purchases. Yet the digital presence is often weak: institutional site without lead capture, no online schedule, no CRM. We work on the international digital channel: optimised multi-language site, Google Ads and Meta campaigns segmented by country, CRM with qualified prospect pipeline.

Tejo wineries — Cartaxo, Almeirim, Alpiarça — produce competitive young and gastronomic wines, but distribution remains captive to the traditional Horeca channel, with margins under pressure. The national + international D2C channel is the natural lever: online store, subscription programme, CRM keeping customers loyal between orders.