Cárnicas Iruña

Name

Cárnicas Iruña

Legal name

Cárnicas Iruña, S.A.

Website

https://carnicasiruna.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pork Meat Processing and Distribution

NAICS

Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612), Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (311611), Animal Slaughtering and Processing (3116)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011)

akta.pro primary industry

Pork Processing & Packing (AFAKALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hog Slaughtering (Harvest & Evisceration) (AFANABAA), Offal & Variety Meats Processing (Liver, Kidney, Heart, Tongue, Tripe) (AFANAJAA)

Keywords

• Pork meat cutting
• Pork product distribution
• Meat processing services
• Frozen pork export
• Swine slaughter services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lumbier

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fresh pork product sales (domestic): 70% of fresh product distribution is destined for the Spanish market, serving retail butchers, wholesalers, and manufacturing clients in Navarre, the Basque Country, and La Rioja.
2. Fresh pork product sales (export): 20% of fresh product distribution is exported to France, where the company serves as a supplier to leading pork product manufacturers. Additional export markets include Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, South Africa, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Taiwan.
3. Frozen pork product sales: 10% of production is allocated to frozen products for other international markets. The company maintains cold storage capacity and a controlled freezing process (48-72h from cutting to tunnel at -28/-30°C for 24h, then stored at -18/-20°C). Frozen products allow the company to serve markets where fresh is not viable and to manage supply-demand timing.
4. Custom pork cuts and specifications: The company produces a comprehensive catalog of pork cuts (ham, shoulder, chops, belly, loins and lards, other cuts) tailored to client specifications, including bone-in and boneless formats, various cutting styles (York, Lyonnaise, Parma, 4D, 5D, 6D), and fresh or frozen presentation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cárnicas Iruña slaughters, cuts, and distributes fresh and frozen pork products (ham, shoulder, chops, belly, loins, lards, and extremity cuts) from a vertically integrated supply chain covering feed production, pig farming, and cutting. It serves retail butchers, wholesalers, and pork product manufacturers across Spain, France, and international export markets under SAE, IFS Food, and Welfair certifications.

Product overview

Cárnicas Iruña operates as a pork meat cutting and distribution plant offering a comprehensive catalog of fresh and frozen pork cuts. The core product portfolio spans six main categories: Jamón (ham from hind legs), Paleta (shoulder from front legs), Chuleta (premium central cuts including loin, neck, and tenderloin), Panceta (pork belly), Magros y Grasas (lean trimmings and fat cuts), and Otros extremity cuts (knuckle, trotters, tails, ears, heads, cheeks, rinds). Additionally, the company produces frozen pork products as a variant format to serve distant export markets and price-sensitive buyers. Products are sourced from an integrated supply chain spanning feed production, pig farming, and slaughter, and are distributed primarily to Spanish retail and wholesale clients (70%), French manufacturers (20%), and frozen product markets internationally (10%).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity increased from 200,000 to over 400,000 pigs per year following relocation to Lumbier in January 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• APOCERNA (Asociación de Porcino Certificado de Navarra)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001APOCERNA is a non-profit organization established in Pamplona in 2001, bringing together several pork companies: Cárnicas Iruña, S.A.T. Ayarate, Luis Albéniz, Explotación Ganadera Atondo, S.A.T. Zarrapea, Granja Lanaiba, and CALPOSA. The association promotes certified pork from Navarre and manages the CERCANA brand.
• CERCANA Brand (under APOCERNA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCERCANA is a pork brand created under APOCERNA to guarantee consumers premium-quality pork sourced exclusively from farms in Navarre and neighboring provinces. It ensures the highest meat quality and full traceability and control from rearing to cutting. The brand represents a joint quality commitment among APOCERNA member companies including Cárnicas Iruña.
• Quinmar Viana – Irauli FoodminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuinmar Viana – Irauli Food represented Cárnicas Iruña at Alimentaria 2026 (Barcelona, March 2026) at stand D330 in pavilion P3, level 0. This partnership enables joint trade fair presence for international market development.
• Sigma Kreas GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCárnicas Iruña forms part of the Navarre-based business group Sigma Kreas, which spans the entire pork value chain from feed production (plant in Marcilla) and pig farming to logistics and meat production. The group includes Transporci S.A., Integraciones Porcinas de Pirineo S.A., Agropecuaria de Obanos S.A., and Agropecuaria del Pirineo S.A. In late 2025, Grupo Mazana became the majority shareholder in Sigma Kreas, marking a key stage for the holding. CV data processing for HR purposes is managed by SIGMA KREAS, S.L.
• Digit4Pork (Digitalization project)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigit4Pork is a digitalization project in which Cárnicas Iruña participates, aimed at bringing digital twins and advanced process monitoring to pork production in Navarra. The company presented advances of this project at the main national meat sector forum. The project aims to create a more efficient, safer, and traceable production model through digital technology.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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