BRF is one of the worlds largest food companies, with a portfolio of more than 30 brands that include Sadia, Perdigo, Qualy, Paty, Dnica, Bocatti and Confidence. Its products are marketed in more than 150 countries in five continents. More than 105,000 employees work in the company, which has 54 production units in seven countries (Argentina, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, The Netherlands, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and Thailand).Recently, BRF was elected Brazils Most Innovative Food Company by Strategy&, the strategic consulting arm of the PwC group. It was also considered one of the most promising Brazilian multinationals abroad in a survey conducted by Forbes Brasil; and was elected Company of the Year by poca Negcios.Over the last three years, BRF invested more than US$ 1 billion in acquiring and building production units and brands. These investments changed the companys profile from a "major poultry exporter" to a "food sector multinational. The company annually sells more than 4 million tons of food. Thats thousands of products that fulfill a clear objective: As of 2014, the municipality of Itaja conducted 1.61% of Brazil&＃39;s total export trade with $3.91B (USD) worth of goods. This figure places Itaja as the 8th highest exporter in Brazil.[3] Of this, 86% or $3.35B (USD) was made up by the trade of animal products. The top five material goods exported by Itaja for that year were poultry meat (52%), pork (21%), other prepared meat (9.6%), preserved meat (7.3%), and frozen bovine meat (2.2%).The city is basically flat - due to being at sea level The highest point is Morro da Cruz, 170 meters above sea level - much of the native vegetation can be seen.