Publicação
Revitalizing the Port Wine industry through premium rum diversification and strategic innovation - financial analysis and growth trajectory models
| authorProfile.email | guido.davenia@gmail.com | |
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Pita, José Miguel | |
| dc.contributor.author | D'avenia, Guido | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-04-08T10:50:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-04-08T10:50:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-06-29 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2025-05-21 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Port wine industry, deeply embedded in Portuguese heritage, is undergoing a period of significant transformation. Facing declining consumption, shifting demographics, and intensifying global competition, traditional Port houses must seek innovative avenues for growth. This thesis explores strategic diversification through the development of a Porto Rum Cluster, a collaborative ecosystem where Port wine producers leverage their heritage, barrels, and distribution channels to produce premium rum aged in Port casks. Using the case of Scoundrels Distilling as a proof of concept, this study assesses the operational feasibility, market trends, supply chain structure, and go-to-market strategy for launching a premium, Portuguese-branded rum. Through frameworks like Porter’s Value Chain and STP (Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning), the analysis demonstrates how storytelling, sustainability, and cross-category innovation can revitalize legacy wine brands. The research concludes that a Porto-based premium rum initiative is both culturally resonant and commercially promising, offering a path toward long-term value creation for the broader spirits industry in Portugal. | eng |
| dc.identifier.tid | 204133106 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10362/202103 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Go-to-market strategy | |
| dc.subject | Product | |
| dc.subject | differentiation | |
| dc.subject | Market prioritization | |
| dc.subject | Consumer trends | |
| dc.subject | Value chain analysis | |
| dc.subject | Local integration strategy | |
| dc.subject | Cultural identity revival | |
| dc.subject | Cost and revenue structure | |
| dc.subject | Financial projections | |
| dc.subject | Port wine | |
| dc.subject | Premium rum | |
| dc.subject | Porto rum cluster | |
| dc.subject | Cask-aged spirits | |
| dc.subject | Strategic diversification | |
| dc.subject | Port casks | |
| dc.subject | Heritage branding | |
| dc.subject | Storytelling | |
| dc.subject | Local sourcing | |
| dc.subject | molasses | |
| dc.subject | RAR açúcar | |
| dc.subject | Fermentation | |
| dc.subject | Distillation | |
| dc.subject | Scoundrels distilling | |
| dc.subject | In-house production | |
| dc.subject | Strategic partnerships | |
| dc.subject | Portuguese spirits industry | |
| dc.subject | Porter's value chain | |
| dc.subject | Supply chain integration | |
| dc.subject | Yeast innovation | |
| dc.subject | Sustainable production | |
| dc.subject | STP framework | |
| dc.subject | 4P marketing | |
| dc.subject | Market segmentation | |
| dc.title | Revitalizing the Port Wine industry through premium rum diversification and strategic innovation - financial analysis and growth trajectory models | eng |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| thesis.degree.name | A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Master’s in Management/ Impact Entrepreneurship & Innovation from the Nova School of Business and Economics |
