Frutivinhos, Agricultural Cooperative of Vila Nova de Famalicão, will gain a new headquarters building. The deed of cession of the surface right of a property, was signed last Monday, August 8, between the Municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão and the cooperative, and will be in force for a period of 71 years.
The property, with about 1418 m2 and under municipal jurisdiction, is located at Lugar do Longo, Rua D. Sancho I, União de Freguesias de Vila Nova de Famalicão e Calendário, and will be given free of charge to the Famalicense cooperative. It is intended solely and exclusively for the construction of equipment for the development of the activity of Frutivinhos, to meet the needs of growth of the cooperative, leaving this construction to the responsibility of the entity.
The project includes a construction area of around 600 m2 and includes the creation of a shop, open to the public, for the sale of the cooperative's wines, as well as products from local partners, a wine tasting area, a training room and small auditorium, offices, a warehouse for product packaging and loading and unloading area.
It should be noted that Frutivinhos is a non-profit cooperative from famalicense, established in 1960, which aims at the processing, preservation and sale of agricultural products from its cooperators.