Businessman Rui Nabeiro dies

Businessman Rui Nabeiro, founder of the Nabeiro – Delta Cafés group, died today at the age of 91, a victim of illness, at Hospital da Luz, in Lisbon, a source for the group told Lusa.

This morning it had been reported that Rui Nabeiro, the founder of the Delta group, was hospitalized due to a respiratory illness.

The 91-year-old businessman’s family already recognized “the seriousness of the situation”.

“We would like you to know from the family that our grandfather and founder of the group is hospitalized with a poor prognosis, due to respiratory disease”, could be read in a message sent to employees on Saturday, by Rui Miguel Nabeiro, grandson of the businessman, who leads currently the group.

Rui Nabeiro was born on March 28, 1931 in Campo Maior, Alentejo.