Recheio is the biggest cash-and-carry chain of stores operating in Portugal.

The company was born in Figueira da Foz in 1972, with the concept of auto-service for owners of small and medium commercial stores.

In 1997, they introduced a brand, MasterChef and acquired Coimbralimentar, adding another store in Coimbra.

The chain continued to grow, opening stores in Lagos, Faro, Portimão, Leiria (This store replaced an older one), Intendente, Santa Maria da Feira, Fátima, Évora and Vila Franca de Xira.

[2] Currently in 2014, the chain counts with over 100 franchised stores in continental Portugal and on the Archipelagos of Madeira.