On 02/27/1945, the company Travi, Grillo e Cia Ltda was founded, whose founders were Nilo Travi, Ângelo Grillo, Francisco Casara, Marcos Travi and Otarino Travi. Initially, the company manufactured sweets (marmalades) and, in parallel, began to operate in the soap segment (1947). Subsequently, he began to work in the yerba mate segment (1954) and then also in the wood segment (1956).