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Tricana / Prata do Mar
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Tricana is the flagship sardine brand of Conserveira de Lisboa, a family cannery founded in 1930/1942 whose can-label design has stayed unchanged since 1942.
At a glance
| Country | Portugal |
|---|---|
| Region | Lisbon |
| City | Lisbon |
| Founded | 1930 Started in 1930 as the grocery 'Mercearia do Minho'; the company was formally renamed Conserveira de Lisboa and its house brands (Tricana, Prata do Mar, and Minor) were registered in 1942. |
| Company | Family-run cannery (Conserveira de Lisboa) |
| Owner | Independent, family-owned — now run by the third generation of the Ferreira/Cabral family |
| Price | $$$ |
Notable facts
- Tricana's can-label design has stayed unchanged since 1942.
- Fillets are still placed in cans by hand.
- The original 1930s shop interior is preserved at the Lisbon storefront, which is a working retail shop as well as a cannery outlet.
- Conserveira de Lisboa also owns the house brands Prata do Mar and Minor — Minor should not be confused with the separate, unrelated Portuguese brand Minerva (made by A Poveira, owned by Grupo Frinsa).
Origin
Conserveira de Lisboa traces back to 1930, when it began life as the grocery Mercearia do Minho; the company formally took its current name and registered its house brands — Tricana, Prata do Mar, and Minor — in 1942. It remains an independent, family-run cannery, now in its third generation under the Ferreira/Cabral family.
Tricana is the flagship of the three brands. Its can-label artwork hasn't changed since 1942, and fillets are still placed in the tins by hand at the company's Lisbon premises, where the original 1930s shop interior is preserved as a working retail storefront.