About Us

Carlos Soares de Mendonça & C.ª, Unipessoal, Lda. (CSM) is a limited liability company headquartered at Rua José Bensaúde, No. 42, in Ponta Delgada.

Its main activity is wholesale tobacco sales, currently employing around two and a half dozen staff members.

Distribution

Currently, the company operates on the islands of São Miguel, Terceira, Faial, and Pico — the four most populous in the Azores — thus reaching around 90% of the archipelago’s population.

CSM has significantly expanded its operations in recent years:

  • On June 29, 2021, it acquired the tobacco distribution business previously operated by a wholesaler on the island of Faial.
  • On June 1, 2022, it incorporated two new tobacco distribution business units on the islands of Terceira and Pico.