Productes del Cinque Quart

What Productes del Cinque Quart does

Productes del Cinquè Quart, S.A. (PCQ) is a privately held Spanish agri-food company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Martorelles, Barcelona, where it operates from within the Mercabarna abattoir complex — one of Catalonia's principal food-industry hubs. The company is exclusively dedicated to the production, handling, and commercialization of sub-products (offal, giblets, tripe) from animals slaughtered at the Mercabarna and Sabadell abattoirs, processing approximately 180,000 cattle and 480,000 sheep per year. Its technology stack centers on a temperature-controlled production process synchronized with the slaughter line, modern vacuum and protected-atmosphere packaging, a 2,500 m² facility with 500 m² of cold storage, a 2,000 m³ freezing chamber, and a 150 m³ freezing tunnel, all operating under HACCP-based sanitary controls and a full traceability system from animal birth to consumer.

The company sells through three product lines — bulk offal, frozen offal, and protected-atmosphere packaged offal — totaling 58 SKUs of bovine and ovine cuts (tripe, liver, heart, tongue, brain, kidney, sweetbreads, feet, etc.). Revenue is generated via direct B2B sales on a one-time-transaction basis, with daily distribution to traditional markets and butchers, supermarkets and large retail chains, cold-storage warehouses, and industrial buyers; no e-commerce or self-serve channel exists. Product positioning is reinforced by enrollment in multiple Spanish breed and quality programs (Vedella de Girona, Vedella Catalana, Gabricarn, Certicarn, Gourmet, Omega 3) and by Halal slaughter authorization (representing 28% of bovine and 40% of ovine production), and the company self-identifies as the leading offal processor in Catalonia and across Spain.

Name

Productes del Cinque Quart

Legal name

Productes del Cinquè Quart, S.A.

Website

https://pcq.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Productes del Cinquè Quart (PCQ) is a privately held Spanish agri-food company founded in 1996 that processes bovine and ovine offal from the Mercabarna and Sabadell abattoirs into bulk, frozen, and protected-atmosphere packaged products, distributing daily to traditional markets, supermarkets, cold stores, and industrial buyers across Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meat processing and offal/giblets products

NAICS

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

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Offal & Variety Meats Processing (Liver, Kidney, Heart, Tongue, Tripe) (AFANAJAA)

Keywords

• Bovine ovine offal
• Meat by-products processing
• Protected atmosphere packaging
• Halal-certified slaughter
• Industrial meat supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Offal and Giblets Product Sales: Sale of processed bovine and ovine offal, giblets, and tripe products through three product lines: bulk, frozen, and protected atmosphere packaged products. Products are distributed daily to traditional markets, supermarkets, large surfaces, cold stores, and industries in individually tailored formats.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Productes del Cinquè Quart produces, processes, and commercializes edible meat by-products (offal, giblets, and tripe) from bovine and ovine animals slaughtered at the Mercabarna and Sabadell abattoirs. The company operates three product lines: bulk products, frozen products, and protected-atmosphere packaged products, distributed daily to traditional markets, supermarkets, large retail chains, cold storage warehouses, and industrial buyers across Spain in formats individually tailored to each customer.

Product overview

PCQ Productes del Cinquè Quart operates as a specialized food processing company offering three distinct product lines: Bulk Products (raw offal sold in bulk), Protected Atmosphere (pre-packaged products using protective atmosphere packaging technology for extended shelf life), and Frozen Products (frozen offal for industrial and retail distribution). The company processes approximately 180,000 cattle and 480,000 sheep annually from Mercabarna and Sabadell abattoirs, offering 58 total products across these three product lines. The product portfolio includes various cuts of beef and lamb offal such as tripe, liver, heart, tongue, brain, kidney, sweetbreads, and feet, distributed to traditional markets, supermarkets, and industries throughout Catalonia and Spain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bulk Products (Producto a Granel) Offal and tripe from bovine and ovine cattle sold in bulk format. Includes products such as liver, heart, lung, spleen, sweetbreads, stomach, tongue, head, brain, and feet. Sold to traditional markets, butchers, and industrial buyers.
• Protected Atmosphere (Atmósfera Protegida) Bovine and ovine products packaged in protective atmosphere to improve conservation, prevent oxidation, prevent rancidity of fats, and prevent loss of nutrients. Includes stewed tripe, cooked head, sweetbreads, brain, legs, liver fillets, heart fillets, and tongues. Sold to supermarkets and large retail chains.
• Frozen Products (Producto Congelado) Frozen bovine and ovine offal for better transportation and conservation. Includes frozen tongue, leg, liver, brains, kidney, lung, tripe, heads, intestines, lard, and silver skins. Sold to industrial buyers and cold storage operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero temperature alteration during production process from slaughter to finished product
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Escorxador de Mercabarna (Mercabarna Abattoir)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProductes del Cinquè Quart is physically located inside the Mercabarna abattoir complex, one of Catalonia's most important food industry commercial centers. Production starts simultaneously with the slaughterhouse without any possibility of temperature alteration. The company processes sub-products from all animals slaughtered at Mercabarna.
• Escorxador de Sabadell (Sabadell Abattoir)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2005, the company has also processed animals from the Sabadell abattoir, enabling it to reach annual slaughter figures of 180,000 cattle and 480,000 sheep.
• Mercabarna ComplexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated in the Mercabarna commercial complex, one of Catalonia's most important food industry centers and one of Spain's main food hubs, 10 km from Barcelona center with connections to national and European motorways, TIR terminal, container port, and international airport.
• Vedella de Girona, Vedella Catalana, Gabricarn, Certicarn, Gourmet, Omega 3minorOthersThe company is enrolled in multiple animal control and quality certification programs that guarantee the quality of the final product, certify that products contain no additives or hormones, and emphasize clarity in meat origin, animal treatment during upbringing, and technical-sanitary controls.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Grupo Tello Alimentación: Spanish meat processor producing fresh and processed pork and beef products for retail and HORECA channels in Spain. Comparable to PCQ as a mid-sized Spanish meat manufacturer with multi-format distribution (fresh, frozen, packaged) and quality certifications.
• Fribin Group: Spanish fresh and frozen meat processor supplying beef and lamb products to retail and foodservice across Spain and Europe. Comparable to PCQ as a Spanish red-meat processor with similar B2B distribution channels and slaughterhouse-adjacent operations.
• Hermi Carnes: Spanish meat processor specializing in beef and veal products for retail and foodservice, with integrated slaughter and cutting operations. Comparable to PCQ as a Spanish bovine meat processor selling multiple formats (fresh, frozen, packaged) through B2B channels.

Broad incumbents

• El Pozo Alimentación: One of Spain's largest meat processing companies, producing processed and fresh pork and beef products for retail and foodservice. Comparable as a vertically integrated Spanish meat company with significant further-processing capability, including cured and packaged formats.
• Grupo Jorge: Major integrated Spanish meat processor with slaughter, cutting, and further-processing operations across beef and lamb. Comparable to PCQ as a large Spanish red-meat processor with offal handling as part of a broader portfolio, though less specialized in offal.
• Cefusa (El Pozo subsidiary): Spanish livestock and meat producer controlled by El Pozo, focused on beef and lamb farming, slaughter, and processing. Comparable to PCQ as a vertically integrated Spanish red-meat processor with slaughterhouse operations and traceable supply chains.
• Campofrío Food Group: Leading European processed meats company headquartered in Spain with a broad portfolio of cured, cooked, and packaged meat products. Comparable as a major Spanish meat manufacturer operating at significant scale with HACCP-driven quality systems.

Regional players

• Frinsa Group: Spanish food company primarily focused on seafood but with broader meat and prepared-food operations serving European retail and foodservice. Comparable to PCQ as a Spain-based further-processor with B2B distribution and HACCP controls, though tilted toward seafood rather than offal.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 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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