Truchas Belmira

What Truchas Belmira does

Truchas Belmira SAS is a Colombian aquaculture company founded on March 30, 1993, that produces, processes, and distributes rainbow trout (Trucha Arco Iris) under two legal entities: the Colombian parent (Truchas Belmira SAS, headquartered in Medellín at Calle 34 No 65C -121) and a US sales subsidiary (Belmira Trout Seafood Corp, based in Miami at 8400 NW 36th Street, Suite 450 Doral, FL 33166). The company operates farms in eastern Antioquia following its 1993 relocation from Belmira to La Unión, and subsequent acquisitions including the Arco Azul farm and additional properties that tripled production capacity.

The company's core production technology relies on water recirculation and reuse systems combined with oxygenation infrastructure, enabling year-round production stabilization across winter and summer seasons. Its product portfolio is organized into four categories: Trucha Blanca (white-fleshed trout) and Trucha Roja (red-fleshed trout), each offered in whole, butterfly, gourmet, and skin-on fillet cuts; Alevinos (fingerlings, ovas, and larvae) sold to other aquaculture operators; and Otros (breaded portions, trout heads, spines, and bones). Truchas Belmira was the first rainbow trout processor to earn Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification and has held HACCP certification since 1995; it is also approved for export to the European Union.

The business model is direct enterprise sales of physical trout products to national Colombian markets and international markets, primarily the United States, with secondary reach into the EU. Revenue is generated through product sales (whole trout, fillets, butterfly cuts, and value-added items including smoked trout, hamburgers, pâtés, sausages, trout oil, and organic compost). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and customers must contact the company directly for quotes via the website order form. The company maintains a bilingual (Spanish/English) website and social media presence, and its stated 2020 production target was 800 live tons annually using recirculation technology.

Name

Truchas Belmira

Legal name

Truchas Belmira SAS

Website

https://truchasbelmira.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Truchas Belmira is a Colombian rainbow trout aquaculture and processing company founded in 1993, producing fresh and value-added trout products (whole, fillets, butterfly cuts, smoked, fingerlings) for Colombian domestic markets and export markets primarily in the United States, with HACCP and BAP certifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freshwater Aquaculture and Seafood Processing

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFANALAD

Smoked & Cured Seafood (Salmon, Herring, Lox)

Agriculture & Food Production/Meat, Poultry & Seafood Processing/Value-Added Seafood Products (Fillets, Ready-to-Eat)

Keywords

• Rainbow trout production
• Freshwater aquaculture
• Trout processing
• Fingerling supply
• Seafood exports

Headquarters

HQ city

Medellín

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Trout Products Sales: The company generates revenue through the sale of rainbow trout products including whole trout, fillets, butterfly cuts, and value-added products. They serve both national Colombian market and international export markets primarily to the United States.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Truchas Belmira is a Colombian aquaculture company that farms, processes, and sells rainbow trout products. Its core offering includes whole, butterfly-cut, and skin-on fillet trout (white-flesh Trucha Blanca and red-flesh Trucha Roja), trout fingerlings/alevinos for aquaculture customers, and additional items such as trout portions, heads, spines, and bones. It sells to the Colombian domestic market and exports internationally, primarily to the United States, with EU export approval.

Product overview

Truchas Belmira is a Colombian rainbow trout producer operating since 1993, offering a portfolio of fresh and processed trout products. The core offerings include Trucha Blanca (white trout) and Trucha Roja (red trout) in various cuts (whole, butterfly, fillets), Alevinos (fingerlings/juvenile trout) for aquaculture customers, and Otros (other products) including portions, heads, and bones. The company also provides recipes as a customer service. Products are sold to national and international markets with primary export to the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trucha Blanca (White Trout)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mowi ASA: World's largest Atlantic salmon producer with full vertical integration from feed to value-added processing; broadly relevant incumbent competitor in the same salmonid/seafood protein category with overlapping foodservice and retail end-markets.
• Bakkafrost: Faroese vertically integrated salmon producer with significant value-added processing operations; comparable certification profile, premium product positioning, and global export distribution model.
• Lerøy Seafood Group: Norwegian seafood group spanning wild catch, salmon farming, and value-added processing; relevant incumbent in the seafood protein category with direct overlap on processed fillets and EU/US distribution.
• Grieg Seafood: Norwegian and Canadian salmon farming group with global B2B distribution; broadly relevant incumbent competitor in salmonid aquaculture with overlapping export markets and certification framework.
• Cermaq: One of the world's largest salmon farming companies with operations in Norway, Chile, and Canada; broader salmonid portfolio and significantly larger scale, but directly comparable on certification (ASC/BAP), processing, and US/EU export distribution.

Others

• Benchmark Holdings: Aquaculture genetics, health, and nutrition company supplying salmonid breeding stock and technical inputs; relevant as an adjacent enabling player in the same salmonid aquaculture value chain rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Australis Seafoods: Chilean salmon aquaculture producer focused on farming and processing of salmonids for international export markets; comparable species, geography (Pacific Latin America), and end-market exposure to US and Asian buyers.
• Salmones Camanchaca: Vertically integrated Chilean salmon and trout producer farming, processing, and exporting to global markets including the US and EU; comparable product mix (salmonids), value-added processing, and B2B distribution model.
• Multi X (formerly Empresas AquaChile): Major Chilean salmon and trout aquaculture producer with vertically integrated farming and processing operations across Latin America, exporting to the US, EU, and global markets — the closest regional structural analog to Truchas Belmira.

Regional players

• Tassal Group: Australian Atlantic salmon producer serving domestic and export markets; comparable vertically integrated aquaculture-to-processing model, though primarily serving a different geography (APAC) with limited direct US overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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