Lican Food

What Lican Food does

Lican Food (legal entity Lican Alimentos S.A.) is a Santiago, Chile-headquartered industrial manufacturer founded in 1991 that converts slaughterhouse blood into spray-dried functional protein ingredients for global B2B customers. The company's process is anchored on a spray-drying value chain: blood is collected from slaughterhouses under refrigerated transport, centrifuged to separate plasma from hemoglobin-rich blood cells, and then separately spray dried into four commercial product lines — spray-dried bovine blood cells (Lican Cells, ~92% protein), spray-dried bovine plasma (PROLECHON, an immunoglobulin source for young-animal feed), spray-dried whole porcine blood powder (Prietin, for blood sausage/morcilla production), and HDS blood meal certified for organic agriculture. Operations span three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Lican Alimentos S.A. in Chile, Lican Paraguay S.A. in Asunción, and Lican Alimentos México S.A. in Hermosillo, Sonora, with plans announced to relocate the Chilean headquarters to Teno.

The company monetizes through one-time industrial sales of bagged protein ingredients across four end-use verticals: human food (processed meat, sausages, oenology), animal feed (aquaculture, poultry, pet food, dairy substitutes — where blood cells serve as a fishmeal replacement), agriculture (organic fertilizer), and pharmaceutical/cosmetic/dietetic applications. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based, consistent with a commodity industrial ingredient model where transactions are negotiated in volume. Go-to-market combines direct export to all continents from the three manufacturing bases with regional channel partners (PREMEX in Colombia, SOLVET in Peru) and intensive participation in international livestock, feed, and aquaculture trade shows (VIV Asia, ILDEX Vietnam, LIVESTOCK & Aquaculture Taiwan, LIVESTOCK Asia Malaysia, INDOLIVESTOCK, Livestock Philippines, VICTAM Asia, AVESUI Brazil, Porkamericas Colombia, EXPO PORCINA Peru, Panama Pork Congress). Quality and regulatory positioning relies on HACCP, GMP, and ISO 9001 certifications verified by SGS, plus an IMO organic certification (Certificate No. 26470) for HDS that unlocks the EU and NOP-aligned organic agriculture channel.

Name

Lican Food

Legal name

Lican Alimentos S.A.

Website

https://licanfood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lican Food is a Chilean-founded (1991) manufacturer of spray-dried functional proteins derived from animal blood, operating production facilities in Chile, Paraguay, and Mexico to supply global B2B customers in human food, animal feed, agriculture, and pharmaceutical/cosmetic sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Protein Ingredients

NAICS

Animal Food Manufacturing (3111)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Animal-Derived Protein Ingredients (Egg, Collagen/Gelatin, Blood/Plasma Proteins) (AFAJAHAB)

Keywords

• Animal blood proteins
• Spray-dried hemoglobin
• Functional protein ingredients
• Blood plasma powder
• Blood meal fertilizer

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Functional Protein Products: Lican Food generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of high-quality functional proteins derived from animal blood. Products include spray-dried blood cells, plasma powders, and blood meal sold to food industry, animal feed, and agriculture sectors globally.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Lican Food manufactures and markets high-quality functional proteins derived from animal blood. The company operates spray-drying facilities in Chile, Paraguay, and Mexico to process slaughterhouse blood into spray-dried bovine blood cells (hemoglobin powder), spray-dried bovine plasma, spray-dried whole pig blood, and blood meal. Its products serve human food, animal feed, and agricultural fertilizer applications and are exported globally.

Product overview

Lican Food is a manufacturer of functional proteins derived from animal blood, founded in 1991, operating in Chile, Paraguay, and Mexico. The company offers a portfolio of five main products across four application categories: Lican Cells and PROLECHON plasma (bovine blood components for animal feed and food use), Prietin (porcine blood powder for food processing), Prolechon (plasma immunoglobulins for animal feed), and HDS Blood Meal (fertilizer for organic agriculture). The products are manufactured using spray-drying technology and follow strict HACCP and GMP quality assurance systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lican Cells: Spray-dried bovine blood cells (powdered bovine hemoglobin)
• Prolechon
• Prietin
• HDS

Products and services

• Lican Cells Spray-dried bovine blood cells in powder form (bovine hemoglobin powder) with approximately 92% protein content and an excellent amino acid profile. Used as a functional protein ingredient in animal feed and food applications, including as a fishmeal replacement.
• PROLECHON plasma (Prolechon) Spray-dried bovine plasma in powder form, serving as a source of plasma immunoglobulins. Used in animal feed to stimulate food consumption and improve performance in young animals (e.g., piglets), and in food applications where plasma proteins provide functional properties.
• Prietin Spray-dried whole porcine blood powder formulated for use in blood sausage (morcillas) production. Used in the meat industry as a functional ingredient.
• HDS Blood Meal Blood powder (blood meal) certified as fertilizer and soil conditioner for organic agriculture, providing natural nitrogen with high bioavailability for crops, and certified as a natural pest repellent for rabbits, rodents, and other animals in forestry, fruit, and garden applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% protein content in dried blood cells
• +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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered regional.

• SOLVET (Soluciones Veterinarias)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 August 2016SOLVET is based in Lima, Peru, founded in October 2002. The company focuses on importing, manufacturing, and supplying products and solutions for the national livestock sector including genetics, veterinary products, additives, veterinary equipment (artificial insemination), and nutritional supplements. Products are commercialized nationally in Peru.
• PREMEXregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 July 2016PREMEX is a distributor in Colombia focused on providing the industry with better possibilities to produce cheaper and better-quality protein in larger amounts. Based on research and knowledge, they work towards more efficient production that allows agribusiness fulfill its responsibility to healthfully nourish people based on environmental criteria ensuring sustainability.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Darling Ingredients: Global rendering and animal by-products leader (including blood meal and plasma via its Sonac and APC brands). Comparable to Lican because it processes slaughterhouse blood into feed/food-grade protein ingredients at global scale, though it operates across a much broader portfolio of fats, proteins, and fuel.
• Tessenderlo Group (PB Leiner): Diversified specialty group whose PB Leiner business produces gelatin and animal proteins from bovine/porcine raw material, including blood-derived fractions for food and feed. Comparable upstream raw material stream and downstream applications.
• SARIA Group: European rendering and animal by-products group producing blood meal and blood plasma for feed, agriculture, and energy markets. Comparable to Lican's rendering-from-slaughterhouse model at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• APC (American Protein Corporation): Specialist producer of spray-dried animal plasma proteins (AP 920, AP 820, etc.) for young-animal feed applications. Most directly comparable to Lican's Prolechon product and technology.
• Veos Group: European specialist in functional blood protein ingredients (plasma, hemoglobin) for feed and pet food applications. Closely comparable to Lican's spray-drying technology and plasma/hemoglobin product lines.
• Sonac: Producer of blood plasma, hemoglobin, and other animal-derived proteins for feed, pet food, and fertilizer use (now part of Darling Ingredients). Directly comparable product portfolio and end markets to Lican Food.
• Kraeber & Co: German manufacturer of spray-dried animal plasma, hemoglobin, and specialty protein ingredients for pharma, feed, and pet food. Directly comparable in technology and product mix to Lican's Lican Cells and Prolechon.

Regional players

• West Coast Reduction: Western Canada/US rendering specialist producing blood meal and animal proteins for feed and fertilizer markets. Comparable product line to Lican's HDS and feed-grade proteins, with similar upstream raw-material model but North American regional focus.
• Akiolis: French rendering company (subsidiary of SARIA) producing blood meal, plasma, and tallow from slaughterhouse by-products for feed, pet food, and biofuel markets. Closely comparable upstream/downstream model, though focused on European geography.

Emerging players

• Eckelmann Animal Nutrition: European supplier of blood plasma and hemoglobin-based specialty feed ingredients for young animals and pet food. Comparable ingredient-level positioning to Lican's Prolechon and Lican Cells, at smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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