Caviar Pirinea SL

Name

Caviar Pirinea SL

Legal name

Caviar Pirinea SL

Website

https://caviarpirinea.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquaculture

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (424460)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAEAAAN

Aquaculture Processing & On-Farm Value-Add (primary handling, icing, packing)

Agriculture & Food Production/Animal Production & Aquaculture/Aquaculture (Fish & Shellfish Farming)

Keywords

• Sturgeon aquaculture
• Caviar production
• Trout farming
• Fresh fish processing
• Premium seafood distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Barbastro

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct-to-consumer product sales via own e-commerce store: Sales through caviarpirinea.com online shop of Pirinea and Per Sé caviar/trout/sturgeon SKUs, with payment by transfer, PayPal, cash on delivery (contra reembolso) or card; delivery limited to Spain (peninsula and Balearic Islands).
2. National B2B wholesale and distribution of fresh and packaged fish: Sales via provincial distributors, fish wholesalers and processors (smokers, canners, salters) supplying restaurants, hotels, catering, gourmet stores, retail and fishmongers; coordinated from Yesa transformation plant.
3. International export of Per Sé caviar and packaged products: Export of Per Sé caviar to all five continents via EU importers/transformers and direct specialized logistics, with compliance for CITES-protected sturgeon species.
4. Cosmetics line (Caviar-based skincare): Sales of anti-age cream (€95), eye contour (€70) and facial serum (€95) made with A. baerii caviar extract, distributed through the same e-commerce channel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Caviar Pirinea SL is a vertically integrated Spanish aquaculture producer that raises rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and sturgeon (Acipenser baerii and A. naccarii) in four Pyrenean fish farms and processes them at a dedicated plant in Yesa (Navarra) to deliver fresh fish, smoked products, canned conservas, pâtés, trout roe, a full caviar range under the Per Sé brand, and a caviar-based cosmetics line. Products reach end customers via the company's own Spanish e-commerce storefront, a national exclusive-distributor and wholesale network serving restaurants and gourmet retailers, direct supply to fish processors, and international EU importer / direct export channels across five continents.

Product overview

Caviar Pirinea SL is Spain's largest producer of sturgeon and large trout, operating as a vertically integrated aquaculture business rather than a software platform. The company's offering is structured around two main sub-brands: Pirinea, which covers fresh and processed trout and sturgeon products (including fresh, smoked, canned, pâté, and roe), and Per Sé, the premium caviar brand sourced from Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser Baerii) and Mediterranean sturgeon (Acipenser Naccarii). The portfolio includes fresh trout, smoked trout, rainbow trout roe, fresh sturgeon (in fresh, smoked, and low-temperature-cooked variants), smoked sturgeon, sturgeon conserves, and sturgeon pâtés under Pirinea; and a full caviar range under Per Sé (Caviar Beluga, Sevruga, Osetra, Baerii Tradicional, Baerii Malossol, Naccarii Tradicional, Naccarii Malossol, and the specialty Payusnaya). A complementary caviar-based cosmetics line (anti-aging cream, eye contour, and facial serum) was added in 2022, leveraging the caviar extracts' skin-regeneration properties. The complete cycle, from reproduction to processing, is controlled across four Pyrenean piscifactorías (El Grado, Oliván, Yesa, and Peramola) and a dedicated processing plant at Yesa. Products are sold domestically through a network of distributors and wholesalers and internationally across the EU and five continents under CITES compliance for protected species.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pirinea: Brand used to commercialise fresh and processed trout and sturgeon products, including packaged, smoked, canned, mousse and trout roe. The name alludes to the three plants of the group located at the foot of the Spanish Pyrenees.
• Per Sé

Products and services

• Trucha fresca Pirinea (Fresh rainbow trout) Fresh rainbow trout raised in the group's hatcheries in Huesca and Navarra at the foot of the Spanish Pyrenees, marketed as always fresh and of maximum quality, sold through the own e-commerce store, distributors and HoReCa.
• Trucha ahumada Pirinea (Smoked rainbow trout) Smoked rainbow trout with firm, smooth, lean flesh, ideal for starters, salads and canapés. Sold in 100 g and 250 g packs, priced from €13.68 to €50.67 (VAT included).
• Huevas de Trucha arco iris (Rainbow trout roe) Rainbow trout roe cultivated in crystalline Pyrenean waters, sold in 50 g, 80 g and 220 g tubs at €7.59–€22.99 (VAT included).
• Esturión Fresco Pirinea (Fresh sturgeon) Fresh sturgeon meat targeted at food processors (smokers, canners, curers) and available through the own e-commerce store, distributors and direct processor supply.
• Esturión Ahumado (Smoked sturgeon) Hot-smoked sturgeon with firm, spongy texture for appetizers, starters, salads and toasts, priced from €16.23 to €29.80 (VAT included).
• Conservas de esturión (Canned sturgeon) High-protein, omega-3-rich canned sturgeon for salads, starters, tapas and sandwiches, priced from €7.68 to €8.72 (VAT included).
• Patés de esturión (Sturgeon pâtés) Creamy, easy-to-spread sturgeon pâtés with powerful flavour, priced from €4.64 to €7.98 (VAT included).
• Caviar Beluga Per Sé Premium caviar marketed as the king of caviars with potent flavour and large grains over 3 mm, color ranging from grey to gold.
• Caviar Sevruga Per Sé Full-bodied Per Sé caviar with exceptional anthracite colour, targeted at demanding palates.
• Caviar Osetra Per Sé Emblematic Per Sé caviar with potent structured flavour, medium-sized firm eggs and occasional golden hues.
• Caviar Baerii Tradicional Per Sé Caviar of Siberian origin with subtle, refined flavour evoking buttery and slightly hazelnut notes, colour from light grey to intense black, 6-month conservation via the traditional Per Sé method.
• Caviar Baerii Malossol Per Sé Low-salt Iberian Baerii caviar with complex and intense flavours, packaged in detail tins for 4-month shelf life.
• Caviar Naccarii Tradicional Per Sé Exclusive, complex and elegant Mediterranean-sturgeon caviar with intense marine notes evolving into creamy walnut and almond nuances, organoleptically similar to extinct wild Ossetra caviars.
• Caviar Naccarii Malossol Per Sé Low-salt ecological Naccarii caviar, marketed as a unique Iberian ecological caviar.
• Payusnaya Per Sé (Specialty concentrated caviar) Specialty caviar for connoisseurs that concentrates the deepest essence of caviar flavour via the traditional Russian Payusnaya technique.
• Crème Anti-Âge Hyaluronique + Vitamine C (Caviar skincare) Day-and-night anti-aging cream with Siberian-sturgeon caviar extract, almond oil, panthenol, coconut triglycerides, kojic acid, licorice extract and bearberry extract, used on face, neck and décolletage.
• Contour des Yeux Poches et Cernes (Caviar skincare) Eye-contour cream with caviar extract, shea butter, vegetable glycerin, avocado oil, quinoa seed extract, peptides, black elderberry extract, wheat protein and Asiatic centella extract to reduce dark circles and bags.
• Sérum Facial Éclairage Collagène et Élastine (Caviar skincare) Facial serum with caviar extract, hyaluronic acid, ferulic acid, vitamin E, aloe vera, hydrolyzed collagen, pomegranate extract, mulberry extract, acerola extract, ginkgo biloba, vitamin C and hydrolyzed elastin.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of production is effectively stunned before slaughter since 2021 (post EFISOST/FISHPROTECH/TRANSFOR-ENQUA investment of €639,985).
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship culinary partner, core industry partner, institutional support, flagship eu innovation partnership, core research coordinator, core regional r&d partnership, core intra-group entity, core regional aquaculture alliance, core industry association and operational support.

• Murgaritz (restaurant)flagship culinary partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement with Murgaritz, the two-Michelin-star restaurant run by chef Andoni Luis Aduriz, for the development of new products around sturgeon and trout.
• APROMAR (Asociación Empresarial de Acuicultura de España)core industry partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint work with the Spanish aquaculture interprofessional and several Spanish universities, technology centers and international NGOs on the Good Practices Guides on Fish Welfare in Spanish Aquaculture, under the umbrella of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA).
• Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA, Spain)institutional supportOthersMAPA supports and shelters the Good Practices Guides on Fish Welfare in Spanish Aquaculture that Caviar Pirinea has been co-developing with APROMAR and Spanish universities/technology centers since 2023.
• OCCAM Consortium (Operationalizing Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in European Aquaculture)flagship eu innovation partnershipStrategic or Co-development Partner4-year Horizon Europe project (May 2025 - April 2029, 22 partners) co-developing science-based solutions for climate-change adaptation and mitigation in European aquaculture. Project Call: HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-02. Grant Agreement N° 101182044.
• SEA2LAND Consortiumflagship eu innovation partnershipStrategic or Co-development Partner4-year Horizon 2020 Innovation Action (€7.7M) coordinated by NEIKER with 26 partners from 10 European countries plus Chile. Caviar Pirinea contributes as a collaborator on the valorization of viscera and process-water sludge sub-products into biofertilizers. Grant Agreement 101000402.
• NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario (SEA2LAND coordinator)core research coordinatorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEIKER coordinates the SEA2LAND project in which Caviar Pirinea participates as a sub-product valorization collaborator.
• LEGUNOVA Consortium (Navarra, 8 entities)core regional r&d partnershipStrategic or Co-development Partner2.5-year R&D project under the Government of Navarra's 2025-2028 Strategic R&D call (40% co-financed by FEDER 2021-2027 Navarra) researching and developing sustainable valorization strategies for Navarra legume by-products into alternative vegetable proteins and agri-food active compounds, with cross-sector applications in aquaculture, meat, snacks, 3D food and prepared dishes.
• ALIMPACK Consortium (Navarra, 9 entities)core regional r&d partnershipStrategic or Co-development Partner2.5-year project under the Government of Navarra's 2025-2028 Strategic R&D call (40% co-financed by FEDER 2021-2027 Navarra) developing advanced recycled/recyclable packaging with nanotechnological coatings to extend shelf life of fruit, meat and aquaculture products.
• Viveros de Yesa S.L. (intra-group subsidiary)core intra-group entityStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntra-group subsidiary executing the TRUCHA-SOST investment plan for the implementation and automation of assets and services to improve the operational efficiency and competitive sustainability of the Yesa fish farm (Comarca de Sangüesa, Navarra).
• FEMPA consortium with Martiko, Truchas de Leiza, Piscifactoría de Baztan, Salazones Udana, Pentabiol and Viveros de Yesa (plus CNTA, AIN and the NAGRIFOOD cluster)core regional aquaculture allianceStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Navarra aquaculture consortium that evaluated the opportunities for the region to apply to the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (FEMPA), which between 2014 and 2020 deployed €6.4B in Europe (€57M in the rest of Spain) for sustainable aquaculture development, commercialization, transformation and territorial cohesion.
• Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP)core industry associationOthersIndustry association of which cofounder Arnault Chaperon is Vice-President (after a five-year presidency until early 2017), giving Caviar Pirinea a leading voice in European aquaculture policy.
• Logistics providers (national and international, including specialized CITES-compliant transporters)operational supportImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpecialized transport companies used for 24-72h national cold-chain delivery and international shipments of Per Sé caviar, including logistics for protected sturgeon species.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Italcaviar: Italian caviar producer farming Siberian and Adriatic sturgeon, with a similar dual-species (Baerii + Naccarii) portfolio. Direct competitor in European gourmet retail and HoReCa channels.
• Adria Caviar (Adriatic sturgeon producers): Croatian/Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii) aquaculture producers supplying premium European caviar. Especially relevant as Caviar Pirinea's exclusive 'Iberian Naccarii' angle mirrors the Adriatic origin story.
• Caviar de Riofrío: Spanish sturgeon and caviar producer (Granada), historically one of the first European aquaculture caviar operations. Most direct head-to-head competitor in Spain for sturgeon/caviar from a domestic origin story, targeting similar gourmet and HoReCa customers.
• Truchas del Segre: Spanish rainbow trout producer operating in the Pyrenean foothills, competing with the Pirinea fresh and smoked trout range in the domestic HoReCa and retail channel.
• Tsar Imperial Caviar: European caviar brand with operations in France and Eastern Europe, distributing premium aquaculture caviar to gourmet retailers, restaurants and airlines. Comparable premium positioning and broad European distribution.
• Sturia: French sturgeon and caviar producer based in Aquitaine; one of the largest European aquaculture caviar brands with established distribution across Europe. Directly comparable product mix (caviar, smoked sturgeon) and similar premium positioning.
• L'Esturgeonnière: French sturgeon/caviar producer part of the Aqualande group, also offering smoked sturgeon, fillets and processed products. Comparable vertically integrated freshwater sturgeon farm in France targeting the same European gourmet channel.

Broad incumbents

• Mowi: World's largest Atlantic salmon farmer and a broad incumbent in aquaculture. Relevant for valuation and operational benchmarking rather than direct competition.
• Cermaq: Global salmon aquaculture major. Not a caviar/sturgeon competitor but a broad incumbent in European aquaculture, providing a reference point for capital intensity, R&D scale and regulatory engagement in the same industry.

Regional players

• APROMAR member farms (Piscifactorías de Navarra consortium): Consortium of Spanish aquaculture producers (Martiko, Truchas de Leiza, Piscifactoría de Baztan, etc.) competing in the same domestic Spanish trout/sturgeon market and co-engaging with FEMPA-funded modernization programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/_caviarperse
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCM3Lzih-wza0fZY3kOgOVvA
• Facebookfacebook.com/caviarpirinea
• Instagraminstagram.com/caviarpirinea6010
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caviarpirinea

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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