What Huevos Guillen does

Huevos Guillén (legal entity HUEVOS GUILLÉN, S.L.) is a privately-held, family-owned Spanish egg producer founded in 1984 and headquartered in Paterna, Valencia. The group operates 12 farms across mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, manages a flock of roughly 6 million laying hens, and produced approximately 150 million dozen eggs (≈1.8 billion units) in its most recent reporting period, generating EUR 262 million in FY2024 revenue. Its product portfolio spans fresh eggs (XL/L/M/S), barn eggs, free-range eggs, organic eggs (EU Organic, ES-ECO-020-CV), quail eggs, and a range of ovoproducts including hard-boiled eggs preserved up to 40 days, pasteurized liquid egg white/yolk/mixed, and egg powders for industrial use.

The business is vertically integrated: the group operates its own cereal grinders for feed production, runs a network of wholly-owned subsidiaries covering laying farms, pullet breeding, egg classification, and ovoproduct manufacturing (notably Ovoproductos Guillén in Utiel), and holds certifications including AENOR Welfair Quality, IFS food safety, ISO 14001, EU Organic, and Halal. A stated 100% cage-free production commitment ("Compromiso") positions the group ahead of the EU cage-ban regulatory shift. Distribution is sales-led and B2B2C, anchored by a long-standing retail partnership with Mercadona (Spain's largest supermarket chain), complemented by B2B supply of ovoproducts to food manufacturers in confectionery, bakery, mayonnaise, pasta, ice cream, and meat processing. In June 2026, CEX Capital formalized an EUR 18 million strategic investment to fund a new 320,000-hen free-range complex in Ribera del Fresno, signaling continued capacity-led growth.

Name

Huevos Guillen

Legal name

HUEVOS GUILLÉN, S.L.

Website

https://huevosguillen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Huevos Guillén is a family-owned Spanish egg producer operating 12 farms with 6 million laying hens, supplying fresh, free-range, organic, and quail eggs plus ovoproducts to retailers (notably Mercadona) and industrial food manufacturers across Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Egg Production and Processing

NAICS

Chicken Egg Production (112310), Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Layer Hen Egg Production (Table Eggs) (AFAEADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Liquid egg processing (pasteurized whole/yolk/white) (AFANAHAB), Dried egg processing (spray-dried whole/yolk/white; powders) (AFANAHAD), Value-Added Egg Products (Hard-Boiled, Omelets, Egg Mixes) Wholesale (AFAIAEAH), Private label & contract egg processing (toll manufacturing/packing) (AFANAHAI)

Keywords

• Egg production
• Free-range eggs
• Ovoproducts manufacturing
• Poultry farming
• Egg processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Paterna

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fresh eggs (cage-free, barn, free-range, organic): Production and sale of fresh eggs in various categories: XL/L/M/S sizes, including conventional barn eggs, free-range eggs, and organic eggs. Core business generating the majority of revenue.
2. Quail eggs: Small speckled eggs high in vitamins and minerals (13% protein, 140% Vitamin B1 vs chicken eggs, 5x more iron and potassium). Premium niche product.
3. Egg products (liquid, powdered, hard-boiled): Ovoproductos including hard-boiled eggs (preserved up to 40 days), liquid egg white/yolk/mixed (pasteurized, salmonella-free), and egg albumen/yolk/whole egg powder for confectionery, bakery, mayonnaise, pasta, ice cream and meat industries. B2B and retail formats.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Grupo Huevos Guillén produces and commercializes fresh eggs (conventional barn, free-range, organic, and quail) and processed ovoproducts (hard-boiled eggs, pasteurized liquid egg white/yolk/mixed, and powdered egg albumen/yolk/whole egg). Products are sold in retail formats via supermarket chains and in industrial formats to food manufacturers for confectionery, bakery, mayonnaise, pasta, ice cream, and meat industries. The group operates 12 farms in Spain with integrated feed manufacturing at its own cereal grinders and modern grading and packing technology.

Product overview

Grupo Huevos Guillén is a leading egg production and commercialization company in Spain operating as a platform of integrated egg businesses. The company produces a comprehensive portfolio of egg products across multiple production systems including fresh eggs (XL/L/M/S sizes), barn eggs, free-range eggs, organic eggs, and quail eggs. Additionally, they offer a range of processed ovoproducts including hard-boiled eggs, liquid egg products (white/yolk/mixed), and powdered egg ingredients for industrial applications. The company also produces animal feed through its own cereal grinders and operates across 12 farms throughout Spain, with production exceeding 150 million dozen eggs annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fresh Eggs (Huevo fresco) Fresh eggs sorted by traditional size categories XL, L, M, and S, graded and packed using modern technology with fast logistics to ensure freshness. Sold to retail consumers via supermarket chains.
• Barn Eggs (Huevo de gallina suelta en gallinero)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of eggs produced in cage-free systems
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MercadonamajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaborates with Mercadona (largest Spanish supermarket chain) for retail egg products. Partnership includes development of recipe content featuring Huevos Guillén pasteurized egg whites promoted through Mercadona channels. Company mentions working with the largest Spanish food chain.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vital Farms: US-listed pasture-raised egg brand with strong ethical-sourcing and animal-welfare positioning. Comparable to Huevos Guillén's 100% cage-free, Welfair-certified positioning and premium-shell-egg retail narrative, though Vital Farms is US-focused and pasture-raised rather than barn/free-range.
• Cal-Maine Foods: US-listed largest shell-egg producer. Comparable as a large-scale, multi-state egg producer operating across conventional, cage-free, organic and specialty eggs — but a much larger, geographically dispersed US incumbent versus Huevos Guillén's Spanish focus.

Regional players

• Daylesford Organic: UK premium organic farm and retailer producing organic eggs and dairy. Comparable to Huevos Guillén on the premium organic-shell-egg positioning and certification stack (Soil Association/EU Organic), though operates at much smaller scale and in the UK.
• Noble Foods: UK-based integrated egg business producing shell eggs and egg products under brands including the happy egg co. Comparable diversified egg-and-ovoproduct portfolio and European retailer focus, but serves primarily the UK market rather than Spain.

Direct peers

• Ovotherm International: Austria-headquartered international egg processor producing pasteurized liquid egg, powdered egg, and hard-boiled eggs for retail and foodservice. Directly comparable to Ovoproductos Guillén on the B2B ovoproduct side and on EU-wide ingredient supply.
• Grupo Avícola Rujamar: One of Spain's largest integrated egg producers, operating laying farms and producing fresh, barn, free-range and organic eggs. Directly comparable to Huevos Guillén in product mix, Spanish retail-channel focus, and vertically integrated production model.
• Granada Avícola / Huevos Pavo (Huevos Paulino): Spanish egg producer focused on cage-free and free-range eggs distributed through Spanish supermarket channels. Comparable in core fresh-egg offering and Spanish retail GTM, though smaller in scale than Huevos Guillén.

Emerging players

• Ovonovo / Granja Tres Arroyos (Grupo Tres Arroyos): Latin American integrated egg producer with significant flock size and ovoproduct operations. Comparable as an integrated fresh-egg and processed-egg-ingredient producer, though operating in different geography (Ibero-American) rather than competing directly in Spain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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