[3] The company is specializes in the trading of fresh beef, leather, derivatives, and the export of live cattle, as well as meat processing.

[5] In 1924, the "Charqueada Minerva" was founded in Barretos, São Paulo, by Antonio de Pádua Diniz.

In 2007, Minerva began construction in Barretos, São Paulo, of an industrial unit for producing cooked and frozen meat in a joint venture with the Irish company Dawn Farms.

[9] According to NGOs such as Greenpeace and Global Witness, Minerva Foods and other Brazilian meatpacking companies reportedly maintained a scheme throughout the year 2021 to purchase cattle from farms owned by Chaules Volban Pozzebon, the leader of a criminal organization involved in land invasion and extortion, known as the 'largest deforester in Brazil'.

[10][11][12] In a statement, Minerva Foods stated that they conducted a detailed assessment of each of the 16 mentioned farms and found no alleged violations as claimed by the NGOs.