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Namestring
Vall Companys Group
Legal namestring
Grupo Vall Companys
Websiteurl
vallcompanys.es
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1956
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
101–250
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersLleida, Spain
HQ citystring
Lleida
HQ countrystring
Spain
HQ regionstring
Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices20 records

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
pork production, poultry processing, animal nutrition, flour milling, cured meats
Industry3 codes
1Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale
CodeAFAIABAFPrimaryYes
2Starches, Flours & Milling Products Trading/Wholesale
CodeAFAIAKAHPrimaryNo
3Foodservice/Institutional Prepared Meat & Seafood Meals (Bulk/Portioned)
CodeAFANAFAKPrimaryNo
NAICS code4 codes
  • Animal Slaughtering and Processing3116
  • Food Manufacturing311
  • Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers42447
  • Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour311824
SIC code4 codes
  • Meat Packing Plants2011
  • Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products2013
  • Food And Kindred Products2000
  • Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties200
Product category
Meat and food processing
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model4 records
1Meat and meat products sales
TypeOne Time License
Description

Primary revenue from production and sale of pork, poultry, beef, and processed meat products (cured, cooked, elaborated). Includes both commodity meat and value-added processed products.

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2Flour production and sales
TypeOne Time License
Description

Production and distribution of bakery flours and custom flour formulations from company-owned mills.

3Animal feed sales
TypeOne Time License
Description

Production and sale of animal feed to partner farms and third parties. 673 million tonnes annual production.

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4Veterinary pharmaceutical products
TypeOne Time License
Description

Mevet laboratory produces veterinary pharmacy formulations for internal use and sale.

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Marketing channels7 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels4 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components6 values
Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Pricing details1 tier
1Wholesale/B2B pricing for retail and food service
ModelTransaction based/ take rateBilling cadenceMulti-year contract
Notes

Pricing determined through commercial negotiations with retail chains, traditional trade, and HORECA sector. Export pricing varies by market.

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GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeHardware or Manufacturing
Hardware or Manufacturing
Brand1 of 6 records shown
1Finura de Ibérico
Description

Iberian pork production brand from farm to table, with facilities in Soto de la Vega

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+5 more records
Core offering1 text field

Vall Companys Group is a vertically integrated Spanish agri-food producer that raises, slaughters, processes, and distributes pork, poultry, beef, cured and cooked meats, flour, and animal feed through more than 40 operating companies spanning genetics, feed milling, farming, slaughtering, processing, and commercial distribution. The group operates an integrated production chain covering over 2,600 partner farms, six feed factories, slaughterhouses, ham-drying facilities, a veterinary pharmaceutical laboratory (Mevet), and an in-house IT and engineering arm (IFR, MOD, STP). It sells through modern retail, traditional trade, HORECA channels, food industry clients, and international export markets, and markets consumer brands such as Bon Pollo, La Joya, Finura de Ibérico, BonChef, Gran CUK, ERRE, and Torrent i Fills.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 7 values shown
  • €4,626 million revenue in 2025, 11% year-over-year growth
+6 more records
Product overview1 text field

Vall Companys Group is a vertically integrated Spanish agri-food conglomerate offering a diversified multi-meat and flour portfolio across B2B and B2C channels. The core business spans six divisions: (1) Pork Industry covering white-layer, Duroc, and Iberian pork (bellota, cebo) with brands Patel, Frivall, and Finura de Ibérico; (2) Poultry Industry with broiler, slow-growth, and free-range chicken via Avigal, Pondex, and Grupo SADA; (3) Beef Industry through Carsiva, Frimancha, and Rubiato Paredes; (4) Cured, Cooked and Processed Products including hams, sausages, and ready-to-eat items via Duríber, Jamcal, and Extrapernil; (5) Flour Industry producing panifiable flours through Harinera La Meta and Molisur; and (6) Commercial Distribution serving retail, traditional, and HORECA channels. Supporting divisions include Livestock & Animal Nutrition (2,600+ partner farms), Animal Health (Mevet veterinary pharmacy), and Technological Systems (IFR, MOD, STP). Consumer-facing brands include Bon Pollo, La Joya, Finura de Ibérico, BonChef, and Gran CUK. The company operates the MEATWAY PERTE Agro project for traceability modernization and Vall Smart Farm for smart farming technology.

Product and service1 record
1Pork products
Scale indicator14 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership7 partners
Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2026-04-01
Description

Master Agroindustrial (Vall Companys subsidiary) acquired 38% stake in Chile's Coexca S.A., one of Chile's largest pork producers and exporters with $165 million annual sales, shipping to 30+ international markets. Accelerates international expansion and strengthens technological innovation capabilities.

2Grupo Pacuca (Argentina)
Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2026-01-01
Description

Credit participativo of $14 million with Grupo Pacuca in Argentina as part of Latin American expansion strategy.

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Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2023-05-01
Description

Joint venture Biovall Heparin Science established May 2023 with $28.81 million investment for sustainable heparin production from porcine intestinal mucosa co-products. Located in Calamocha, Aragon. First Spanish food company to partner on pharmaceutical byproduct valorization.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2023-03-01
Description

Vall Companys acquired stake in Brazilian pork producer Master Agroindustrial in March 2023. €123 million joint investment announced July 2025 for vertically integrated pork operations in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Goal: 60,000 breeding sows capacity, increase daily slaughter from 3,000 to 5,000 pigs by 2030. 600 direct and 2,400 indirect jobs creation.

Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Cátedra Grupo Vall Companys – UdL: Alimentación Sostenible. Collaboration program promoting knowledge exchange and attracting university talent.

Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Over 200 agreements with universities and vocational training centers across Spain for talent development and recruitment.

7MEATWAY PERTE Agro Consortium
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Tractor project led by Vall Companys in first PERTE AGROALIMENTARIO call with €26.62 million total budget, €16.86 million government aid from NextGeneration EU funds. Modernization of traceability, food safety, and quality management systems across pork, beef, and poultry value chains. Includes 10 Vall Companys companies plus external partners: Corporación Alimentaria de Guissona, Ako Electromecánica, Splendid Foods, Multiscan Technologies, Galeo Tech, Aplicacions Eléctriques.

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Recent move7 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight6 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

One of Spain's largest meat processors and pork producers, headquartered in Murcia. Direct competitor in Spanish pork and processed meat retail and foodservice channels with similar vertically integrated operations.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Spanish family-owned pork integrator with vertically integrated operations from feed to retail. Comparable in scale, integrated farming model, and Iberian pork presence.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Spanish vertically integrated pork and meat producer with feed, slaughter, and processed meat operations. Comparable family-owned business model and Spanish/European footprint.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Major European processed meat company (owned by Sigma Alimentos). Competes with Vall Companys' cured, cooked, and processed meat division across retail and foodservice.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Spanish vertically integrated pork and meat producer with own retail chain (Bon Área). Direct competitor in integrated farming and meat distribution models. Also a partner in Vall Companys' MEATWAY PERTE project.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Germany's largest pork processor and a major European meat operator. Comparable in scale of slaughter and processing operations, with similar integrated value chain from slaughter to retail.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

European cooperative and one of the world's largest pork exporters. Comparable as a major European pork producer with significant export focus and similar supply chain integration.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Brazilian global meat giant with operations in pork, poultry, and beef across multiple continents. Comparable as a vertically integrated, multi-protein meat producer with significant Latin American and global footprint.

9Grupo SADA (part of Vall Companys) - showed as Avigal/SADA subsidiary so excluded
TypeEmerging player
Description

Excluded as it is Vall Companys' own subsidiary. Replaced with: Smithfield Foods (US pork leader and WH Group subsidiary), comp: largest US pork producer with global operations, comparable in commodity pork processing and integrated supply chain.

TypeOthers
Description

Brazilian pork producer in which Vall Companys holds a stake (since 2023) with €123M joint investment. Relevant as a Latin American strategic partner rather than a direct competitor, plus the Coexca (Chile) acquisition connects them.

Market position
Strengths5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat7 records

Each record includes

Type, Details

Key risks6 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights7 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers3 records

Each record includes

Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment5 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile4 records

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature4 records

Each record includes

Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

Each record includes

Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

Subsidiaries39 records

Each record includes

Name, Acquired on, Relationship type, Type, Business focus

No data
Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Vall Companys Group

Meat and food processingvallcompanys.es

Vall Companys Group firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Vall Companys Group
Legal name
Grupo Vall Companys
Website
https://vallcompanys.es
Company type
Private
Founded year
1956
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Vall Companys Group industry classification

Industry
Product category
Meat and food processing
NAICS
Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116), Food Manufacturing (311), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Dry Pasta, Dough, and Flour Mixes Manufacturing from Purchased Flour (311824)
SIC
Meat Packing Plants (2011), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)
akta.pro primary industry
Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIABAF)
akta.pro secondary industries
Starches, Flours & Milling Products Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAH), Foodservice/Institutional Prepared Meat & Seafood Meals (Bulk/Portioned) (AFANAFAK)

Keywords

  • Pork production
  • Poultry processing
  • Animal nutrition
  • Flour milling
  • Cured meats

Where Vall Companys Group is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Lleida
HQ country
Spain
HQ region
Europe

Offices20 records

Markets served

Vall Companys Group business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. Meat and meat products sales: Primary revenue from production and sale of pork, poultry, beef, and processed meat products (cured, cooked, elaborated). Includes both commodity meat and value-added processed products.
  2. Flour production and sales: Production and distribution of bakery flours and custom flour formulations from company-owned mills.
  3. Animal feed sales: Production and sale of animal feed to partner farms and third parties. 673 million tonnes annual production.
  4. Veterinary pharmaceutical products: Mevet laboratory produces veterinary pharmacy formulations for internal use and sale.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
Transaction based/ take rateMulti-year contractWholesale/B2B pricing for retail and food service

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Vall Companys Group product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Vall Companys Group is a vertically integrated Spanish agri-food producer that raises, slaughters, processes, and distributes pork, poultry, beef, cured and cooked meats, flour, and animal feed through more than 40 operating companies spanning genetics, feed milling, farming, slaughtering, processing, and commercial distribution. The group operates an integrated production chain covering over 2,600 partner farms, six feed factories, slaughterhouses, ham-drying facilities, a veterinary pharmaceutical laboratory (Mevet), and an in-house IT and engineering arm (IFR, MOD, STP). It sells through modern retail, traditional trade, HORECA channels, food industry clients, and international export markets, and markets consumer brands such as Bon Pollo, La Joya, Finura de Ibérico, BonChef, Gran CUK, ERRE, and Torrent i Fills.

Product overview

Vall Companys Group is a vertically integrated Spanish agri-food conglomerate offering a diversified multi-meat and flour portfolio across B2B and B2C channels. The core business spans six divisions: (1) Pork Industry covering white-layer, Duroc, and Iberian pork (bellota, cebo) with brands Patel, Frivall, and Finura de Ibérico; (2) Poultry Industry with broiler, slow-growth, and free-range chicken via Avigal, Pondex, and Grupo SADA; (3) Beef Industry through Carsiva, Frimancha, and Rubiato Paredes; (4) Cured, Cooked and Processed Products including hams, sausages, and ready-to-eat items via Duríber, Jamcal, and Extrapernil; (5) Flour Industry producing panifiable flours through Harinera La Meta and Molisur; and (6) Commercial Distribution serving retail, traditional, and HORECA channels. Supporting divisions include Livestock & Animal Nutrition (2,600+ partner farms), Animal Health (Mevet veterinary pharmacy), and Technological Systems (IFR, MOD, STP). Consumer-facing brands include Bon Pollo, La Joya, Finura de Ibérico, BonChef, and Gran CUK. The company operates the MEATWAY PERTE Agro project for traceability modernization and Vall Smart Farm for smart farming technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • Finura de Ibérico: Iberian pork production brand from farm to table, with facilities in Soto de la Vega
  • BonPollo
  • La Joya
  • Gran CUK
  • BonChef
  • Torrent i Fills

Products and services

  • Pork products

Quantifiable outcome

  • €4,626 million revenue in 2025, 11% year-over-year growth
  • +6 more outcomes

Companies that use Vall Companys Group

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Vall Companys Group technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Vall Companys Group partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

  • Coexca S.A. (Chile)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Master Agroindustrial (Vall Companys subsidiary) acquired 38% stake in Chile's Coexca S.A., one of Chile's largest pork producers and exporters with $165 million annual sales, shipping to 30+ international markets. Accelerates international expansion and strengthens technological innovation capabilities.
  • Grupo Pacuca (Argentina)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Credit participativo of $14 million with Grupo Pacuca in Argentina as part of Latin American expansion strategy.
  • BioibéricacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023Joint venture Biovall Heparin Science established May 2023 with $28.81 million investment for sustainable heparin production from porcine intestinal mucosa co-products. Located in Calamocha, Aragon. First Spanish food company to partner on pharmaceutical byproduct valorization.
  • Master Agroindustrial (Brazil)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2023Vall Companys acquired stake in Brazilian pork producer Master Agroindustrial in March 2023. €123 million joint investment announced July 2025 for vertically integrated pork operations in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Goal: 60,000 breeding sows capacity, increase daily slaughter from 3,000 to 5,000 pigs by 2030. 600 direct and 2,400 indirect jobs creation.
  • Universitat de LleidaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCátedra Grupo Vall Companys – UdL: Alimentación Sostenible. Collaboration program promoting knowledge exchange and attracting university talent.
  • 200+ Training PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 200 agreements with universities and vocational training centers across Spain for talent development and recruitment.
  • MEATWAY PERTE Agro ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTractor project led by Vall Companys in first PERTE AGROALIMENTARIO call with €26.62 million total budget, €16.86 million government aid from NextGeneration EU funds. Modernization of traceability, food safety, and quality management systems across pork, beef, and poultry value chains. Includes 10 Vall Companys companies plus external partners: Corporación Alimentaria de Guissona, Ako Electromecánica, Splendid Foods, Multiscan Technologies, Galeo Tech, Aplicacions Eléctriques.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Vall Companys Group competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • El Pozo Alimentación: One of Spain's largest meat processors and pork producers, headquartered in Murcia. Direct competitor in Spanish pork and processed meat retail and foodservice channels with similar vertically integrated operations.
  • Grupo Jorge: Spanish family-owned pork integrator with vertically integrated operations from feed to retail. Comparable in scale, integrated farming model, and Iberian pork presence.
  • Costa Food Group (Piensos Costa): Spanish vertically integrated pork and meat producer with feed, slaughter, and processed meat operations. Comparable family-owned business model and Spanish/European footprint.
  • Campofrío Food Group (Sigma Foods): Major European processed meat company (owned by Sigma Alimentos). Competes with Vall Companys' cured, cooked, and processed meat division across retail and foodservice.
  • Corporación Alimentaria de Guissona (CAG): Spanish vertically integrated pork and meat producer with own retail chain (Bon Área). Direct competitor in integrated farming and meat distribution models. Also a partner in Vall Companys' MEATWAY PERTE project.

Broad incumbents

  • Tönnies Group: Germany's largest pork processor and a major European meat operator. Comparable in scale of slaughter and processing operations, with similar integrated value chain from slaughter to retail.
  • Danish Crown: European cooperative and one of the world's largest pork exporters. Comparable as a major European pork producer with significant export focus and similar supply chain integration.
  • JBS S.A. Brazilian global meat giant with operations in pork, poultry, and beef across multiple continents. Comparable as a vertically integrated, multi-protein meat producer with significant Latin American and global footprint.

Emerging players

  • Grupo SADA (part of Vall Companys) - showed as Avigal/SADA subsidiary so excluded: Excluded as it is Vall Companys' own subsidiary. Replaced with: Smithfield Foods (US pork leader and WH Group subsidiary), comp: largest US pork producer with global operations, comparable in commodity pork processing and integrated supply chain.

Others

  • Master Agroindustrial: Brazilian pork producer in which Vall Companys holds a stake (since 2023) with €123M joint investment. Relevant as a Latin American strategic partner rather than a direct competitor, plus the Coexca (Chile) acquisition connects them.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Vall Companys Group social profiles

Digital presence

Vall Companys Group financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Vall Companys Group leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Vall Companys Group subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries39 records

Vall Companys Group funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Vall Companys Group M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Vall Companys Group

What does Vall Companys Group do?

Vall Companys Group is a vertically integrated Spanish agri-food producer that raises, slaughters, processes, and distributes pork, poultry, beef, cured and cooked meats, flour, and animal feed through more than 40 operating companies spanning genetics, feed milling, farming, slaughtering, processing, and commercial distribution. The group operates an integrated production chain covering over 2,600 partner farms, six feed factories, slaughterhouses, ham-drying facilities, a veterinary pharmaceutical laboratory (Mevet), and an in-house IT and engineering arm (IFR, MOD, STP). It sells through modern retail, traditional trade, HORECA channels, food industry clients, and international export markets, and markets consumer brands such as Bon Pollo, La Joya, Finura de Ibérico, BonChef, Gran CUK, ERRE, and Torrent i Fills.

Is Vall Companys Group a public or private company?

Vall Companys Group is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.

When was Vall Companys Group founded?

Vall Companys Group was founded in 1956. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Vall Companys Group based?

Vall Companys Group is headquartered in Lleida, Spain, in the Europe region.

How does Vall Companys Group make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Meat and meat products sales are the primary driver. The others are flour production and sales, animal feed sales and veterinary pharmaceutical products.

Who are Vall Companys Group's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are El Pozo Alimentación, Grupo Jorge, Costa Food Group (Piensos Costa), Campofrío Food Group (Sigma Foods) and Corporación Alimentaria de Guissona (CAG). Broad incumbents are Tönnies Group, Danish Crown and JBS S.A.. Grupo SADA (part of Vall Companys) - showed as Avigal/SADA subsidiary so excluded is listed as an emerging player. Master Agroindustrial is listed as an others.

Does Vall Companys Group have an API?

No public API is recorded for Vall Companys Group.

What industry is Vall Companys Group in?

Vall Companys Group's product category is Meat and food processing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAIABAF, Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale, with a secondary code of AFAIAKAH, Starches, Flours & Milling Products Trading/Wholesale. Its NAICS code is 3116 and its SIC code is 2011.

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EleconomistaOK Mobility da entrada a su capital a accionistas de Vall CompanysOK Mobility, owned by Othman Ktiri, agreed with Vall Companys shareholders to incorporate them via a convertible loan up to €10 million, giving them at least 5% of capital. The deal strengthens OK Mobility's financial structure and supports its growth plans, with a Vall Companys representative joining the board.EleconomistaLos gigantes cárnicos catalanes elevan sus ventas en el año de la peste porcinaCatalan meat giants Vall Companys, BonÀrea Corporación and Grupo Cañigueral reported 2025 revenue growth despite the African swine fever outbreak detected in late November, which erased Spain's disease-free status and cut export certificates. Vall Companys posted 4.626 billion euros (+11%) with net profit down 12% to 245.4 million, while BonÀrea hit 102.7 million and Cañigueral 39 million.EleconomistaCampofrío compra a Vall Companys el 25% de la cárnica Agroalimentaria ChicoCampofrío and Vall Companys have revised their strategic alliance to formalize Campofrío's acquisition of a 25% minority stake in Agroalimentaria Chico, while Vall Companys assumes majority control and management of the Burgos facilities. This restructuring modifies the initial agreement where Vall Companys had taken over the assets from Sigma Foods' subsidiary, pending regulatory approval from the CNMC.EXPANSIONVall Companys baja a la mitad inversiones y dividendos por la peste porcinaVall Companys, a major Spanish agribusiness group based in Lleida, has implemented a contingency plan in response to African swine fever (ASF) following an outbreak detected in Bellaterra, Barcelona in November, describing 2026 as a highly complex year. The company is cutting its dividend in half from 72 to 36 million euros and reducing its annual investment program by 56% from 193 to 85 million euros, while also making a 61 million euro provision for livestock inventory devaluation. Despite reporting 2025 revenue of 4,626 million euros (up 11% year-on-year), net profit fell 12% to 254 million euros due to ASF impacts in the final weeks of the fiscal year.ThepoultrysiteHow automated feather sexing transformed operational efficiency at Pondex S.A.U.Spain-based Pondex S.A.U., a subsidiary of Vall Companys Group, implemented TARGAN's WingScan automated feather sexing system at its broiler hatchery in 2025, replacing labor-intensive manual processes. The AI-powered imaging technology was installed within a single 24-hour window and delivered measurable improvements in efficiency, quality consistency, chick welfare, and biosecurity within two months. Pondex has since committed to extending WingScan across its other hatcheries, signaling broader industry adoption of automated sexing technology in poultry production.