Solid partnerships and granted quality products behind Benexia
Functional Products Trading S.A. is a Chilean company owned by Chilean and Argentinean capitals. It was founded to market the Chia seeds produced by Functional Product S.A., an Argentinean enterprise located in the Salta region, where the crops are grown.
Functional Product S.A. was created as an initiative from farmers who participated in the “Northwestern Argentina Regional Project”, a project sponsored by public and private U.S. and Argentinean organizations. The project was intended to identify and produce alternative crops, at an industrial scale, to improve the economy for farmers in the Argentinean Northwestern area.
The project was started in 1991; the Chia seed was chosen because of its exceptional nutritional properties.
After more than 10 years of careful seed selection, today Functional Product S.A. is the world’s largest and most effective Chia producer, with unlimited production-expanding capacity. The company has acquired considerable know-how and expertise during these last years. Currently, Functional Products S.A. produces Chia seeds in several countries: growing the seeds in diverse and far-apart areas (rather unusual for new crops) considerably reduces the risk of climate-caused contingencies.
Functional Product S.A. and Tecnobel Ltda., a Chilean marketing company, joined in the creation in Chile of Functional Products Trading S.A. to market Chia seeds for human consumption. Functional Products Trading S.A. is in charge of developing the demand for Chia seeds and by-products (oil, fiber, etc.) worldwide.
Our Mission
The mission of Functional Products Trading S.A. is to promote Chia seeds and by-products worldwide, as a new, natural source of Omega-3 essential fatty acids, creating added value for its stockholders and advancing the development of Chia crops at massive industrial levels.
