Artiach

What Artiach does

Artiach (legal entity: GALLETAS ARTIACH, S.A.U.) is a Spanish biscuit manufacturer founded in 1907 by the Artiach family in Bilbao, making it one of Europe's oldest biscuit companies. The company manufactures and sells branded biscuits and cookies from a single production facility in Orozko, Vizcaya, combining traditional artisan methods with modern production technology. Its product portfolio includes eight sub-brands covering multiple biscuit categories: Artinata (filled wafers), Chiquilín (cereal-based biscuits), Dinosaurus (dinosaur-shaped children's biscuits with vitamins), Filipinos (chocolate-coated biscuits), Marbú (María-type biscuits), Princesa (heart-shaped puff-pastry biscuits), 0% Azúcares (sugar-free variants), and Indulgence (premium real-chocolate biscuits). The company serves mass-market consumers across Spain and Portugal through retail and grocery distribution channels, targeting use cases including daily consumption, breakfast, snacking, and desserts, with particular attention to family and children's segments as well as health-conscious consumers seeking sugar-free options.

Artiach operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grupo Adam Foods, a diversified Spanish food conglomerate that includes multiple biscuit and food companies (CUÉTARA, ADAM FOODS, GRANJA SAN FRANCISCO, LP FOODIES, TRIGORICO, NUTPOR). The company generates revenue through product sales via retail/grocery distribution in Spain and Portugal, with no publicly disclosed pricing, no direct-to-consumer e-commerce, and no mobile applications. The business model is purely wholesale/retail consumer goods with horizontal market segmentation aimed at broad demographic reach. Artiach maintains a limited digital marketing presence through its corporate website (in Spanish, English, and Portuguese) and two Instagram accounts (Spain and Portugal). The company holds no disclosed patents, certifications, regulatory actions, or external partnerships, and operates without any disclosed AI/ML capabilities or technology platform. The entity is a Sociedad Anónima Unipersonal (S.A.U.), confirming its single-member corporate structure under Spanish law.

Name

Artiach

Legal name

GALLETAS ARTIACH, S.A.U.

Website

https://artiach.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1907

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Artiach is a Spanish biscuit manufacturer founded in 1907, producing branded biscuits and cookies (Artinata, Chiquilín, Dinosaurus, Filipinos, Marbú, Princesa, 0% Azúcares, Indulgence) for mass-market consumers across Spain and Portugal through retail distribution, operating as a subsidiary of Grupo Adam Foods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaged Biscuits and Cookies

NAICS

Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing (311821), Cookie, Cracker, and Pasta Manufacturing (31182), Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050), Cookies & Crackers (2052), Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060)

akta.pro primary industry

Chocolate & Candy Snacks Manufacturing (AFAKAIAM)

Keywords

• Branded biscuits
• Cookie manufacturing
• Packaged baked goods
• Children biscuits
• Sugar-free biscuits

Headquarters

HQ city

Bilbao

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Biscuit and cookie product sales: Artiach generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of biscuit products under its various brand names (Artinata, Chiquilín, Dinosaurus, Filipinos, Marbú, Princesa, 0% Azúcares, Indulgence) distributed through retail channels.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Artiach manufactures and sells a portfolio of branded biscuits and cookies under sub-brands including Artinata (filled wafers), Chiquilín, Dinosaurus, Filipinos, Marbú, Princesa, 0% Azúcares, and Indulgence, produced at its factory in Orozko, Vizcaya, Spain. The products are distributed through retail and grocery channels primarily in Spain and Portugal, targeting mass-market consumers for daily consumption, breakfast, snacking, and dessert occasions.

Product overview

Artiach is a traditional Spanish biscuit manufacturer offering a portfolio of branded biscuit products under sub-brands including Artinata (filled wafers), Chiquilín (cereal-based), Dinosaurus (dinosaur-shaped children's biscuits), Filipinos (chocolate-coated), Marbú (María-type), Princesa (heart-shaped puff pastries), and the newer Indulgence line featuring real chocolate. The company also offers a dedicated 0% Azúcares sub-brand providing sugar-free versions of its most iconic biscuits. All products are manufactured at the company's facility in Orozko, Vizcaya, Spain, and distributed primarily in Spain and Portugal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Artinata: Filled wafer biscuits with various cream flavors (chocolate, lemon, cappuccino)
• Chiquilín
• Dinosaurus
• Filipinos
• Marbú
• Princesa
• 0% Azúcares / 0% Sugars
• Indulgence

Products and services

• Artinata Filled wafer biscuits available in various flavors (classic cream, chocolate, lemon, cappuccino); classic Artinata features a soft cream center, with thin crispy wafer variants with cream filling. Targeted at mass-market consumers seeking everyday biscuits and snacks.
• Chiquilín Biscuits made with a recipe based on cereals, eggs, and honey, available in multiple formats including classic, 0% added sugar, mini cookies with chocolate chips, teddy bear-shaped mini biscuits, and biscuit bars. Targeted at families and children for breakfast and snacking.
• Dinosaurus Dinosaur-shaped biscuits made with cereals and enriched with seven vitamins, available in formats including classic, chocolate-dipped, mini sizes, 0% added sugars, and gluten-free. Targeted at children and families.
• Filipinos Biscuits combining authentic chocolate (white, dark, or milk) with crunchy cocoa biscuits, also available in mega thin formats with puffed grain toppings. Targeted at consumers seeking chocolate-coated biscuits and indulgent snacks.
• Marbú Authentic María-type biscuits with oven-baked flavor suitable for dunking, including Marbú Dorada (golden), wholemeal rye, and wholemeal spelt with chocolate chips variants. Targeted at general consumers for breakfast and dessert.
• Princesa Heart-shaped puff-pastry-like biscuits that are crunchy, packed in individual bags for on-the-go consumption. Targeted at consumers seeking convenient individually-portioned biscuits.
• 0% Azúcares (0% Added Sugars) Sugar-free variants of Artiach's iconic biscuits including Artinata, Marbú Dorada, Chiquilín, and Mini Cookies, for consumers seeking to reduce sugar consumption without giving up flavor.
• Indulgence (Nueva Gama Artiach) New line of biscuits featuring real chocolate, including milk chocolate-covered wafers with hazelnut cream layers, white chocolate wafer cubes, and milk chocolate mini wafers with crunchy hazelnut pieces. Targeted at consumers seeking premium chocolate biscuits.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bahlsen: German heritage biscuit maker (Pick-up, Leibniz, Waffeletten) operating across Europe. Comparable to Artiach in chocolate-coated biscuits and premium wafer formats.
• Fontaneda: Historic Spanish biscuit brand (Maria-type, digestive) now owned by Mondelez. Direct competitor to Artiach's Marbú line in the Spanish mainstream biscuit segment.
• Galletas Gullón: Spain's largest biscuit manufacturer, family-owned and based in Palencia. Directly competes with Artiach in María-type, digestive, and children's biscuits across Spanish retail.
• Lotus Bakeries: Belgian biscuit company known for Biscoff caramelized biscuits. Comparable to Artiach in heritage European biscuit brands targeting everyday and indulgence occasions.
• Cuétara: Spanish biscuit manufacturer and sister company under Grupo Adam Foods. Direct overlap with Artiach in cookies and breakfast biscuits distributed through Spanish grocery channels.
• McVitie's: UK heritage biscuit brand (Digestive, Hobnobs, Jaffa Cakes) owned by Pladis. Comparable to Artiach in century-old biscuit portfolios with multi-generational consumer loyalty.

Emerging players

• Hannaford (Núñez i Navarro): Smaller Spanish and European regional biscuit makers offering artisanal or specialty cookies. Indirect competitor to Artiach in premium and gift-format segments such as Princesa and Indulgence.

Broad incumbents

• Mondelez International: Global snack conglomerate owning Oreo, LU, Belvita, Cadbury biscuits, and Fontaneda. Competes broadly with Artiach across multiple biscuit categories and geographies.
• Pladis (Yıldız Holding): Global biscuit and confectionery group owning McVitie's, Godiva, and Carr's. Competes with Artiach across mass-market biscuit segments in European markets.
• Nestlé: Global food giant with major biscuit and confectionery exposure. Competes with Artiach in chocolate biscuits, wafer products, and broader snacking categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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