Egatesa

What Egatesa does

Egatesa (legal name: Explotaciones Ganaderas de Tenerife S.A.) is a 100% family-owned Canarian meat processing and distribution company founded in 1982, headquartered in La Esperanza, Tenerife. The company specializes in the production and wholesale distribution of fresh and frozen meat products across six protein categories — beef, pork, lamb, poultry, rabbit, and goat — alongside value-added processed lines including cured sausages (longaniza, chorizo, chistorra), marinated meats, burger meat, salted pork cuts, and a premium dry-aged sub-brand called Carnium (featuring Wagyu, Angus, Simmental, and Rubia Gallega breeds). Its core technology centers on industrial carcass processing, butchery classification, controlled dry-aging under regulated temperature/humidity/air conditions, and rigorous cold chain and traceability management certified under the IFS Food international standard.

The business operates on a B2B distribution model serving four primary customer segments across the Canary Islands: traditional butcher shops (carnicerías), self-service retail stores, large supermarket and distribution chains, and the HORECA channel (hotels, restaurants, catering). Sales are conducted through direct outreach and long-standing commercial relationships rather than digital marketplaces. Packaging formats span bulk carcass supply as well as MAP, skin-packed, and thermoformed retail-ready presentations. The company operates a single industrial facility in Tenerife and holds no subsidiaries, external investors, or parent entities; governance includes an ethical channel portal and an active recruitment portal.

Egatesa generates revenue exclusively through physical product sales (hardware_sales model) with no disclosed pricing or unit economics. Operational scale indicators point to a mid-sized industrial player: 51–100 employees, a documented footprint of over 40 years of continuous operation, partial on-site renewable energy generation (covering 20% of facility needs), and a corporate social responsibility program that donated 15,000 kg of food in the prior year. The company does not disclose revenue, has no funding rounds on record, and has not executed acquisitions, mergers, or geographic expansion beyond the Canary Islands.

Name

Egatesa

Legal name

EXPLOTACIONES GANADERAS DE TENERIFE S.A.

Website

https://egatesa.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Egatesa is a family-owned Canarian meat processor and wholesaler founded in 1982, producing fresh and frozen beef, pork, lamb, poultry, rabbit, and goat products for butcher shops, retail chains, large distributors, and HORECA across the Canary Islands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

La Esperanza

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fresh and Frozen Meat Products Distribution: Production and distribution of fresh and frozen meat products including beef, pork, lamb, poultry, rabbit, and goat. Products are sold through B2B channels including butcher shops, retail, and HORECA.
2. Carcasses and Cuts: Distribution of whole carcasses and individual cuts from carefully selected livestock following highest standards of traceability and food safety.
3. Processed Meat Products: Production and distribution of value-added products including cured sausages (longaniza, chorizo, chistorra), marinated meats, burger meat, and dry-aged premium meats (Carnium).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Egatesa produces and distributes fresh and frozen meat products across beef, pork, lamb, poultry, rabbit, and goat for B2B customers in the Canary Islands. Its portfolio spans whole carcasses, custom cuts, pre-packaged self-service products, burger meat, cured sausages, marinated meats, salted pork, and a premium dry-aged sub-brand called Carnium. The company operates a single meat processing facility in La Esperanza, Tenerife, with rigorous cold chain and traceability control from origin to sale.

Product overview

Egatesa is a 100% Canarian family-owned meat industry founded in 1982, specializing in the production and distribution of fresh and frozen meat products. The company operates as a unified portfolio of meat product lines rather than a software platform. The core offerings include: Canales y Despieces (whole carcasses and custom cuts across six protein types), Libre Servicio (pre-cut and packaged products for retail), Burger Meat (ground and formed meat products), Embutidos (cured sausages), Adobos (marinated meats), Salados (salted pork products), Carnium (premium dry-aged beef sub-brand), and Más Productos (specialty items including Iberian and fifth-range products). All products maintain strict quality control from origin to sale with full cold chain and traceability management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Carnium: Premium dry-aged beef product line featuring veal, beef, and ox loins aged under controlled temperature, humidity, and air conditions. Includes wagyu and premium breeds.

Products and services

• Canales y Despieces (Carcasses and Cuts) Whole carcasses and custom cuts of beef, pork, lamb, poultry, goat, and rabbit sourced from selected livestock farms, available fresh and frozen. Targeted at traditional butcher shops and HORECA customers.
• Libre Servicio (Self-Service) Pre-cut and packaged meat products in various formats (MAP, skin, thermoformed) for retail and self-service outlets, covering beef, pork, lamb, poultry, rabbit, and goat.
• Burger Meat Ground meat products including hamburgers, burger meat, minced meat, and meatballs made from beef, pork, and poultry, available in various weights fresh and frozen.
• Embutidos (Cured Sausages) Traditional cured sausages including longaniza, chorizo, and chistorra made with premium raw materials in natural casing, available fresh and frozen.
• Adobos (Marinated Meats) Marinated meat products featuring beef, pork, and poultry with various flavors including garlic, barbecue, and Canarian marinade, available fresh and frozen.
• Salados (Salted) Pre-salted pork products including ribs, belly, and pig trotters that do not require desalting before cooking.
• Carnium

Quantifiable outcome

• Strict cold chain and traceability control ensures products reach customers in optimal condition
• +1 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

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Argal Alimentación: Spanish family-owned meat processor producing fresh, frozen, and processed meat products for retail and HORECA. Comparable in scale, product mix (carcasses, cuts, cured meats, marinated), and family-owned governance to Egatesa.
• Embutidos Goikoa: Basque family-run meat processor specializing in cured and cooked meat products. Similar private, regional, multi-channel B2B model with a strong product portfolio and heritage positioning comparable to Egatesa.
• Noel Alimentaria: Catalan meat processor focused on fresh and processed meat products for retail and food service. Closely comparable in product range (cured meats, marinated, fresh cuts) and B2B distribution focus to Egatesa.
• Incarlopsa: Castilla-La Mancha-based meat company with integrated production of fresh pork, cured meats, and processed products. Comparable as a vertically integrated regional meat player serving multiple B2B channels.
• Fribin: Spanish meat processor and wholesaler offering fresh, frozen, and processed meat products. Similar private, multi-channel B2B distribution model and product breadth as Egatesa.
• Grupo Tárrega (Cárnicas Tárrega): Spanish meat wholesaler and processor distributing fresh and processed meat across national retail and HORECA channels. Comparable mid-sized regional meat distributor with similar customer mix to Egatesa.

Broad incumbents

• Grupo Jorge: One of Spain's largest integrated pork and meat groups with nationwide distribution. A clear broad incumbent that competes in the same product categories as Egatesa but at substantially greater scale and national reach.
• Grupo Fuertes / El Pozo: Spain's largest meat group with deep national distribution, brand power, and vertically integrated production. Represents the upper-bound competitive benchmark for any regional Spanish meat processor like Egatesa.
• Coren: Galician agricultural cooperative with extensive meat, dairy, and feed operations. A broad incumbent in the Spanish protein market that overlaps with Egatesa in fresh and processed meat categories.
• Vall Companys: Spanish agro-food group with significant meat processing and distribution operations across Spain. Competes in overlapping product lines and channels to Egatesa but operates nationally at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/egatesa

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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