Les Garrigues

What Les Garrigues does

Les Garrigues (legal entity: Foment Agrícola de les Garrigues, S.A.) is a privately-held Spanish agri-food company founded in 1982 and headquartered in Maials, Lleida province, Catalonia. It specializes in the cultivation, processing, preparation, and packaging of premium dried fruits and nuts, operating a vertically integrated production facility that handles in-house selection, roasting, frying, salting, caramelizing, dehydrating, and packaging across more than a dozen product categories including raw nuts, caramelized nuts, chocolate-coated nuts, fried and salted nuts, mixed nuts, pitted olives, nut creams and pralines, energy bars (notably the Pistachio Power bar), and cold-pressed pistachio oil.

The company runs a dual-channel go-to-market: a B2B wholesale operation supplying bulk and packaged nuts to restaurants, hotels, and food factories across Spain with approximately 20% of production exported internationally, complemented by a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at comerfrutossecos.com for retail sales. Products are offered across multiple packaging formats including 5kg vacuum bags, glass jars, DoyPack pouches, and atmosphere bags. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with negotiated B2B arrangements.

Les Garrigues positions itself in the premium natural-food segment, emphasizing 100% natural products without preservatives, gluten-free suitability, and traditional processing methods that preserve nutritional properties. Brand visibility is reinforced through participation in major Spanish and European food fairs (Alimentaria Barcelona, Salon Gourmets Madrid, SIAL Paris, Fira Gastronòmic, Àpat, Autèntica), an active social media presence, and endorsements from high-profile culinary figures including Hermanos Adrià, Casa Cacao/Celler Can Roca, and chef Carles Gaig. The company is led by CEO Joan Altet, operates with 11-50 employees, is independently owned with no external funding rounds disclosed, and received regional recognition as a quality nuts seller via the Gust de Lleida designation in 2025.

Name

Les Garrigues

Legal name

FOMENT AGRICOLA DE LES GARRIGUES, SA

Website

https://les-garrigues.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Les Garrigues is a privately-held Spanish agri-food company founded in 1982 that processes and distributes premium dried fruits and nuts through B2B wholesale to restaurants and food factories across Spain and internationally, plus DTC e-commerce retail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Premium Dried Fruits and Nuts

NAICS

Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (42449), Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529), Confectionery and Nut Retailers (445292)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAOAAAI

Specialty & Gourmet Foods Wholesale Distribution

Consumer Products & Retail/Wholesale, Distribution & Category Management/Food & Beverage Wholesale Distribution

SECONDARYCRAOAAAM

Confectionery, Snacks & Specialty Sweets Wholesale Distribution

Consumer Products & Retail/Wholesale, Distribution & Category Management/Food & Beverage Wholesale Distribution

SECONDARYCRADABAG

Snack Bars (Granola, Protein, Cereal Bars)

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/Snacks & Confectionery

Keywords

• Premium nuts wholesale
• Dried fruits processing
• Nut roasting packaging
• Bulk nut distribution
• Caramelized nuts production

Headquarters

HQ city

Lleida

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Nuts and Processed Products: Bulk sales of processed nuts including caramelized, chocolate coated, roasted, fried, salted, and dehydrated varieties to restaurants and food factories
2. E-commerce Retail Sales: Direct-to-consumer online sales through their e-commerce platform comerfrutossecos.com
3. Bulk Raw Nuts: Sales of raw nuts in bulk including almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, macadamia, cashews, and pine nuts

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Les Garrigues is a Spanish agri-food company that selects, processes (roasting, frying, salting, caramelizing), and packages premium quality nuts and olives. The company distributes bulk and packaged nuts primarily wholesale to restaurants and food factories across Spain, while also operating an e-commerce platform (comerfrutossecos.com) for direct-to-consumer retail sales of caramelized, chocolate-coated, raw, fried, salted, and roasted nuts plus nut creams, energy bars, and pistachio oil.

Product overview

Les Garrigues is a premium dried fruits and nuts wholesale company operating since 1982, distributing to restaurants, food factories, and retailers. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized into multiple product lines: pitted olives (Aceitunas sin hueso), caramelized nuts (Frutos Secos Caramelizados), chocolate-coated nuts (Chocolateados), raw nuts (Frutos secos crudos), dehydrated fruits, fried and salted nuts, mixed nut combinations, nut creams and pralines, roasted nuts, various specialty products, nut-based energy bars including the Pistachio Power bar, and pistachio oil. Products are available in bulk (a granel) and various packaging formats including glass jars, DoyPack bags, atmosphere bags, and vacuum bags. The company also operates an e-commerce platform (comerfrutossecos.com) for retail sales alongside their wholesale business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pitted Olives (Aceitunas sin hueso)

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• FS MAIALS (Futsal Team)minorOthersSponsorship of local futsal team including jersey branding; demonstrates community engagement and local sports support
• Casa de les Punxes (Barcelona)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-hosted After Work event with U MES U WINE at Casa de les Punxes in Barcelona, with over 200 guests tasting products

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Blue Diamond Growers: Largest almond processor globally, marketing under the Blue Diamond brand across snack, ingredient, and culinary channels. Comparable in almond-centric product portfolio and value-added processing, though operating at cooperative scale across multiple categories.
• Wonderful Pistachios: Vertically integrated pistachio specialist and category leader. Comparable in pistachio focus (a Les Garrigues growth SKU), value-added roasted/salted formats, and foodservice-plus-retail go-to-market.
• Diamond Foods: Branded and private-label nut and snack company (Kettle Brand, Emerald). Comparable in nut-centric processing portfolio, value-added flavor formats, and broad distribution across retail and foodservice.
• Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella: Large vertically integrated pistachio and snack-nut processor supplying ingredients, roasted, flavored, and trail-mix products. Comparable in roasted/coated pistachio SKUs and foodservice distribution.
• John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS): US-listed nut processor offering branded (Fisher Nuts, Orchard Valley Harvest) and private-label products across roasting, coating, and ingredient channels. Comparable in vertical processing of multiple nut types and breadth of value-added formats.

Direct peers

• Mariani Nut Company: Multi-generational family-owned nut processor offering premium roasted and flavored nuts to foodservice and retail. Comparable in family-owned bootstrapped structure, premium positioning, and processing-driven differentiation.
• Borges International Group: Spanish-headquartered processor and distributor of nuts, dried fruits, and healthy snacks, selling under the Borges brand across Europe and globally. Directly comparable in product category (almonds, walnuts, pistachios), B2B/B2C mix, and Mediterranean origin, though at materially larger scale.
• Importaco (Todo Nuts brand): Spanish food company focused on nuts, dried fruits, and snacks for both retail and foodservice customers. Comparable in product mix, wholesale-to-restaurant model, and Iberian production base, with overlapping customer types.
• Frutos Secos El Nogal: Spanish nut processor and wholesaler supplying roasted, fried, salted, and caramelized nuts to foodservice and retail. Directly comparable in product formats (raw, roasted, caramelized, coated), packaging variety, and B2B wholesale focus.

Emerging players

• Sahale Snacks: Premium nut-and-dried-fruit snack brand owned by Danone, focused on glazed/coated nut mixes in differentiated retail packaging. Comparable in premium positioning, value-added coatings (chocolate, caramel), and DTC/retail orientation toward gourmet consumers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/LesGarrigues
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foment-agricola-de-les-garrigues-s-a-
• Instagraminstagram.com/fomentagricoladelesgarrigues

Compliance1 record

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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