Grupo Profand

Name

Grupo Profand

Legal name

PROFAND FISHING HOLDING S.L.

Website

https://profand.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Grupo Profand is the largest seafood company in Spain, operating a vertically integrated value chain from wild-capture fishing and aquaculture through processing to distribution, serving retail, wholesale, foodservice, and trading customers across more than 80 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Products

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (311710), Aquaculture (11251), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446), Fish and Seafood Retailers (44525)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquaculture Harvest, Processing & Packing (Farmed Finfish/Shellfish; On-Farm Plants) (AFANADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aquaculture Processing & On-Farm Value-Add (primary handling, icing, packing) (AFAEAAAN), Crustacean Farming (e.g., shrimp, prawns, crab) (AFAEAAAC), Seafood Markets & Fishmongers (CRAHAHAC)

Keywords

• Seafood production
• Commercial fishing
• Fish aquaculture
• Seafood processing
• Seafood distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Vigo

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Product Sales - Retail: Direct sales of frozen, fresh, and ready meals to supermarkets, hypermarkets, and food chains.
2. Product Sales - Wholesale: Sales to wholesale groups for distribution through wholesale channels.
3. Product Sales - Foodservice: Sales to restaurant chains, hotels, and cafeterias in the hospitality sector.
4. International Trading: Cross-selling and cross-purchasing of products for different markets globally, leveraging the company's international presence.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Grupo Profand is a vertically integrated seafood company that catches and farms seafood, processes it into fresh, frozen, and ready-meal products, and distributes those products internationally. Its stated operations span fishing, aquaculture, processing, and distribution, with a presence across five continents.

Product overview

Grupo Profand is Spain's largest seafood company operating an integrated business model spanning the entire value chain from source to consumer. The portfolio includes core products in four main categories: fishing operations (wild-caught cephalopods and fish from Morocco, USA, and Argentina), aquaculture (farm-raised sea bream, sea bass, trout, and shrimp from Spain, Greece, and Ecuador), processed products (frozen, fresh, and ready meals), and distribution through four channels (retail, wholesale, foodservice, and trading). The company also operates Octolarvae, a research subsidiary focused on regenerative aquaculture, and Blue Food, a concept brand reflecting its sustainability-driven philosophy. The group serves global markets through subsidiaries across five continents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wild-caught seafood Wild-caught seafood products, including cuttlefish, squid, and octopus, offered in fresh and frozen formats.
• Farmed seafood Farmed seafood products, including salmon, sea bass, and sea bream, produced through aquaculture and offered in fresh and frozen formats.
• Ready meals Seafood ready meals included among Grupo Profand's product formats.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60+ certifications supporting quality, safety and sustainability standards worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• AMICOSsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026Collaboration with AMICOS as part of the Arousa-Lab project for marine regeneration activities including shrimp juvenile release on Sálvora Island.
• Lira Fishermen's AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2025Collaboration with Lira Fishermen's Association and Galician Federation of Fishermen's Associations for juvenile spider crab release in Lira Marine Reserve.
• Sustainability Fisheries Partnership (SFP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with SFP as part of responsible fishing practices aligned with FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.
• Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participation in GSSI reinforcing commitment to sustainability and global seafood sustainability standards.
• United Nations Global CompactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the UN Global Compact, the United Nations' leading global corporate sustainability initiative.
• Arousa-Lab ProjectsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in the Arousa-Lab project for marine regeneration and ecosystem conservation in the Galician region.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mowi ASA: World's largest Atlantic salmon farmer with integrated feed, farming, processing, and sales operations. Comparable in aquaculture operations, processing scale, and European distribution, but salmon-only species focus.
• Maruha Nichiro: Japanese global seafood major with fishing, aquaculture, processing, and frozen-food operations. Comparable vertically integrated model spanning wild-catch and farmed species with global distribution.
• Austevoll Seafood: Norwegian vertically integrated seafood group with fishing, aquaculture, processing, and distribution. Comparable diversified species mix (pelagic, whitefish, salmon) and integrated value chain.
• Stolt-Nielsen (Stolt Sea Farm): Diversified group with aquaculture operations (turbot, sole, sturgeon) and global tank-container logistics. Overlaps with Profand in aquaculture and cold-chain distribution capabilities.
• Dongwon Industries: Korean diversified seafood company with tuna fishing, aquaculture, processing, and branded canned/retail seafood. Comparable in integrated fishing-to-consumer model and multi-region distribution.
• Thai Union Group: One of the world's largest seafood processors (~$4B+ revenue) with tuna, shrimp, and value-added seafood distributed globally to retail and foodservice. Comparable integrated sourcing, processing, and B2B distribution footprint across continents.

Direct peers

• Clearwater Seafoods: North American shellfish and frozen seafood harvester, processor, and distributor. Comparable in wild-catch harvesting, on-board processing, frozen product distribution to retail and foodservice.
• Pescanova: Spanish-headquartered vertically integrated seafood company with fishing, aquaculture, processing, and distribution across Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Closely comparable to Profand in species mix (cephalopods, whitefish, shrimp), Iberian origin, and integrated business model.
• High Liner Foods: North American value-added frozen seafood processor and distributor serving retail and foodservice. Comparable in processed and prepared seafood portfolio and channel mix, though more downstream-focused.
• Pacific Seafood Group: Privately held US vertically integrated seafood company with harvesting, processing, and distribution. Comparable in private ownership, multi-species operations, and integrated fishing-to-retail model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@profandgroup
• LinkedInes.linkedin.com/company/profand
• Xx.com/profandgrupo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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