Before establishing Marvalhas in 2015, the essence of our company had began building years before due to a void in our pantry. We had retired after being in business for over 34 years and began searching for something to keep us active and engaged in our retirement days. We quickly turned to the two things that had always kept our interest over the years, cooking and travel. Wherever our travels took us, we never missed the opportunity to explore the foreign grocery markets. We were always delighted to find items in local stores that we had never heard of nor ever had the opportunity to taste before. It became an obsession of ours to return from each trip with something new to spice up our every day meals. This obsession of ours spread over the years to our friends, family and others, who began making product requests prior to our travels. This grocery store “diving” became a way for us to share our memorable travels with those close to us. Each new piece of culinary excellence that we brought back to the states became an extension of our abroad experience into our day-to-day lives here in The States.