Our history

We are a family business founded in 1993 by Benjamín Medina. It all began with a dream of offering high-quality products to Chilean families. Over the years, we have grown and exported to nearly 20 countries, expanding our offerings while remaining true to our core values: quality, flavor, and trust.

We are proud of our history and the values ​​that have led us to become a sustainable company over time. After more than 30 years, we continue to produce with the highest quality standards and innovate to offer the best products to Chile and the world.

Our Founders

Meet our founders, their beginnings, and their journey of challenges, successes, and transformations to make Novafoods the company it is today.

Company Founders

Benjamin Medina Socias

Founder and CEO

PhD in Food Engineering from the University of Texas, founder and CEO. With over 40 years of experience in the food industry, he launched Novafoods in 1993 and remains active today, leading the company's projects and challenges.

Viviana Cabrera Losada

Co-founder and CFO

The backbone of the company. Organizational management, as well as the national market leader, he has been Benjamin's right-hand man since its inception.
Also founder and CEO of Renova Functionals.

Our Mission and Vision

Learn about the values ​​and goals that drive us into the future

Mission

To produce and market tasty, affordable, and high-quality foods that promote people's well-being in their daily lives. We are constantly evolving, integrating functional ingredients, nutritional science, and high-standard processes to offer food solutions that adapt to changing lifestyles, providing value to our customers, consumers, employees, and communities.

Vision

Let our brands and products represent a new way of understanding nutrition: healthy, functional, and accessible to everyone.
We aspire to establish ourselves as a leading company in foods that have a positive impact on people's lives, maintaining our commitment to quality, fair prices, and a rewarding work experience for our employees.