What Virto Group does

Virto Group is a Spain-based food production company headquartered in Azagra, in the Navarra region. Founded in 1984, the company has operated continuously for over four decades as a private, for-profit enterprise. With a workforce of 1,001-5,000 employees, Virto Group sits in the mid-market segment of the Spanish food production industry, though its specific product portfolio, customer base, and revenue model are not disclosed in available source material.

The company's business model and go-to-market mechanics cannot be characterized in detail from the provided data: there is no publicly disclosed pricing model, product line, customer segment mix, or distribution channel information. As a food producer based in Navarra — a region recognized for its agri-food sector — Virto Group likely serves a combination of retail, foodservice, and/or industrial B2B customers, but this cannot be confirmed.

The only documented recent capital event is a February 2023 funding round of approximately $4.83 million led by SODENA, the Navarra regional development agency. The size and nature of this investment suggest the company is an established mid-market operator pursuing continued development rather than a high-growth venture. Overall, available data is limited: company website content was not accessible, and most operational details (revenue, customers, products, management, technology) are absent from the source material.

Name

Virto Group

Website

https://virto.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Virto Group is a Spain-based, privately held food production company headquartered in Azagra, Navarra. Founded in 1984, it employs 1,001-5,000 people and operates as a mid-market producer in the Spanish agri-food sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Azagra

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Virto Group is a food production company based in Azagra, Spain, founded in 1984. The company manufactures food products at industrial scale, employing between 1,001 and 5,000 people. It operates as a private, for-profit entity serving commercial customers in the food industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Agristo: Belgian family-owned frozen potato and vegetable processor serving retail and foodservice across Europe. Comparable to Virto as a mid-sized European frozen vegetable/fruit processor with similar scale and customer profile.
• Bonduelle: French family-owned global leader in canned and frozen vegetables with multi-billion euro revenue. Directly comparable to Virto as a European frozen vegetable processor serving retail and foodservice channels with similar product portfolios and customer mix.
• Ardo: Belgian family-owned frozen vegetable processor producing a broad range of vegetables, herbs, and pulses for European retail and foodservice. Closely comparable in scale, product mix, and B2B/B2C channel strategy to Virto.
• Greenyard: Belgian listed company and one of the largest European processors of frozen and fresh fruits and vegetables, serving retail and foodservice. Comparable to Virto in product mix, processing capabilities, and pan-European customer base.
• Crop's: Belgian family-owned frozen vegetable and fruit processor focused on private label and B2B supply. Comparable to Virto as a mid-sized European frozen vegetable specialist with similar customer type and product breadth.

Regional players

• Gelagri: Iberian (Galicia-based) frozen vegetable processor with similar scope to Virto. Comparable as a same-product, neighboring-geography peer; closest direct competitor in the Iberian market.

Broad incumbents

• McCain Foods: Canadian privately-held global leader in frozen potato products and broader frozen foods with multibillion revenue. Comparable as a major frozen food incumbent whose scale, brand, and retail relationships set the competitive benchmark for European frozen vegetable players like Virto.
• Nomad Foods: European-listed frozen food major (parent of Birds Eye, Iglo, Findus brands). Comparable as a large incumbent frozen food platform that competes for the same European retailer shelf space and foodservice contracts as Virto.
• Findus Group: European frozen food brand and processor with operations across multiple countries. Comparable to Virto as a frozen vegetable and broader frozen meal peer competing in similar European retail channels.
• J.R. Simplot: US privately-held agribusiness with significant frozen food and vegetable operations. Comparable as a large diversified frozen food incumbent whose food division competes in similar retail and foodservice channels as Virto.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Grupo_Virto

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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