BACALAOS ALKORTA

Name

BACALAOS ALKORTA

Legal name

COMERCIAL ALKORTA ANAIAK, S.L.

Website

https://bacalaosalkorta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Processed Seafood (Cod)

NAICS

Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117)

SIC

Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFANADAF

Smoked, Cured & Salted Seafood (Lox, Kippers, Bacalao)

Agriculture & Food Production/Meat, Poultry & Seafood Processing/Seafood Processing (Finfish & Shellfish; Wild-Caught & Aquaculture)

SECONDARYAFANADAE

Freezing & Cold-Chain Seafood Processing (IQF, Blast Freezing, Glazing)

Agriculture & Food Production/Meat, Poultry & Seafood Processing/Seafood Processing (Finfish & Shellfish; Wild-Caught & Aquaculture)

SECONDARYCRADADAG

Frozen Seafood Meals & Value-Added Seafood

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/Frozen & Prepared Meals

SECONDARYAFANAFAD

Chilled/Refrigerated Prepared Meat & Seafood Meals

Agriculture & Food Production/Meat, Poultry & Seafood Processing/Value-Added Prepared Meat & Seafood Meals (Ready-to-Eat/Heat)

Keywords

• Desalted cod products
• Salted cod production
• Frozen cod processing
• HPP seafood preservation
• Ready-to-cook seafood

Headquarters

HQ city

Elgoibar

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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. Cod Product Sales: BACALAOS ALKORTA generates revenue through the production and distribution of four main cod product categories: HPP-treated desalted cod, regular desalted cod, salted cod, and frozen cod to the point of salt. The company also offers a ready-to-cook product line ('Listos para cocinar'). Products are sold in various formats (loins, fillets, kokotxas, sticks, etc.) to food service and retail customers globally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BACALAOS ALKORTA produces and distributes desalted, salted, and frozen cod (bacalao) products in multiple cuts and formats (loins, fillets, kokotxas, ventresca, cheeks, tripes, skin). The company is the first in Spain to market preservative-free desalted cod processed through High Hydrostatic Pressure (HPP) technology, and also offers a 'Listos para cocinar' ready-to-cook line of pre-portioned cod dishes finished with Pil Pil and other sauces.

Product overview

BACALAOS ALKORTA is a Spanish cod (bacalao) production and distribution company founded in 1976, specializing in desalted, salted, and frozen cod products. The product portfolio comprises four main product lines: (1) Bacalao desalado HPP — premium desalted cod processed with High Pressure Processing (HPP) technology for extended shelf life and preserved nutritional/sensory quality, available in cuts including Solomoak/Lomos, Kokotxas, Palitos, and Ventresca; (2) Bacalao desalado (traditional) — desalted cod for the traditional palate, with the Alkorta range offering the best raw material at the right desalting point, featuring over 13 varieties including loins, fillets, kokotxas, carpaccio, cheeks, tripes, and skin; (3) Bacalao salado — authentic wild hook-caught salted cod respecting fishing quotas, available in 10 formats including Bacalada, loins, fillets, ventresca, flaps, napes, and crumbled; (4) Bacalao congelado al punto de sal — frozen cod at optimal salt point, conveniently storable long-term without quality alteration, made exclusively with Gadus Morhua cod from premier fishing grounds, offered in 5 formats. Additionally, the company launched a new 'Listos para cocinar' (Ready to Cook) line of pre-prepared dishes including Lomo de Bacalao al Pil Pil, Kokotxas al Pil Pil, Bacalao con Tomate y Pimiento Rojo, and Bacalao a la Gallega con Patatas, marketed as 'not heated but cooked' products ready in 2-3 minutes via microwave, pan, or oven.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alkorta Range: Product line that selects the best raw material, providing the right desalted point for the most demanding palates.
• HPP Range

Products and services

• Desalted Cod HPP Range (Bacalao desalado HPP)

Quantifiable outcome

• 2-3 times increased shelf life with HPP processing compared to conventional methods
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Balfegó: Spanish seafood company focused on bluefin tuna (Balfegó Tuna) with strong international premium positioning. Comparable as a Spanish premium seafood brand targeting foodservice and retail, though species focus (tuna vs. cod) differs.

Broad incumbents

• Clearwater Seafoods: Canadian shellfish and groundfish processor with strong European and Asian distribution. Comparable as a wild-catch cold-water seafood manufacturer with multi-country export footprint and foodservice/retail channels.
• Lerøy Seafood Group: Norwegian integrated seafood group with salmon and wild whitefish (including cod) operations across farming, wild catch, processing, and distribution. Directly comparable on cod processing and European retail/foodservice distribution, though much larger and salmon-led.
• Mowi: World's largest Atlantic salmon producer and major seafood processor with global retail and foodservice distribution. Comparable on integrated seafood processing and international B2B/retail distribution, though species focus (salmon) differs.
• Royal Greenland: Greenland/Denmark-headquartered seafood giant with broad cold-water species portfolio including cod. Comparable on wild-cod sourcing from North Atlantic fisheries and value-added seafood manufacturing for European retail.
• Thai Union Group: World's largest seafood CPG company (Chicken of the Sea, John West, King Oscar brands). Relevant as a broad incumbent in value-added seafood who owns the King Oscar cod brand — directly comparable on cod retail products and global distribution, though at vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Pescanova: Major Spain-headquartered seafood processor and distributor with a broad portfolio including cod, hake, shrimp, and cephalopods. Directly comparable on geography, scale ambition, and multi-species seafood processing — though Pescanova is much larger and broader, Alkorta competes head-on in the Spanish bacalao category.
• Grupo Profand: Spanish seafood group with operations across Europe, Africa, and South America, processing cephalopods, crustaceans, and groundfish. Comparable on multi-country seafood processing footprint and B2B/retail distribution model.
• Frinsa: Galician seafood processor specializing in canned and frozen seafood (tuna, sardines, mackerel, cephalopods). Comparable as a Spanish B2B seafood manufacturer with retail and foodservice distribution, though more focused on canned/tuna than cod.
• King Oscar (Rieber & Søn): Norwegian heritage brand specializing in canned and value-added cod and tuna products with global distribution. Direct comparable on cod processing, value-added formats, and foodservice/retail channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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