Gregal Sociedad Cooperativa

What Gregal Sociedad Cooperativa does

Gregal Sociedad Cooperativa is a privately held agricultural cooperative (S. Coop., NIF F30036628) founded in 1979 in Torre Pacheco, in Spain's Region of Murcia, and owned and governed by its 141 partner-member farmers. It produces and markets more than 91,000 tonnes of fresh fruits and vegetables per year — summer items including peppers, Galia/Yellow/Cantaloupe/Piel de Sapo melons and potatoes, and winter items including celery sticks, cauliflower, broccoli, green celery, spitzkol, courgette, pak choi and lettuce — under the primary 'Gregal' brand and the secondary 'Bonasol' brand. The cooperative operates a vertically integrated production chain with automated calibrators, flow pack lines, automatic and robotic palletizers, strapping machines, dumpers, assemblers, and vacuum coolers, supported by substantial refrigeration capacity to maintain product freshness from harvest through distribution.

Gregal exports 85% of its production to eight European markets — Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Italy and Poland — through direct B2B sales to supermarkets, importers and wholesalers. The wholly-owned UK subsidiary Gregal Ltd., established in 1994 in Spalding, provides a direct operational base in one of the cooperative's largest export markets. The company holds BRCGS, IFS, GLOBALG.A.P (GGN: 8424766000005), SEDEX and Tesco Nurture certifications, which qualify it as a supplier to tier-1 European retailers. Annual operations generate more than 600 direct jobs and hundreds of indirect jobs in the Campo de Cartagena.

The cooperative participates in the second-degree cooperative CDTA El Mirador (constituted in 2002 with Hortamira S.C. and SAT San Cayetano) for joint agricultural R&D, attends the Fruit Attraction trade fair in Madrid annually since its first edition in 2009, and is governed by a Consejo Rector that was fully renewed in 2022 under new President José Alcaraz Saura. The company is not publicly listed, is not backed by external private equity or venture capital, and has no parent or holding entity.

Name

Gregal Sociedad Cooperativa

Legal name

GREGAL, S. COOP.

Website

https://gregal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gregal Sociedad Cooperativa is a privately held Spanish agricultural cooperative founded in 1979 in Murcia, owned by 141 partner-farmers, producing over 91,000 tonnes of fresh fruits and vegetables annually and exporting 85% of output to European supermarkets, importers and wholesalers via direct B2B channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fresh Produce

NAICS

Vegetable and Melon Farming (1112)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Fresh Vegetable Wholesale (AFAIACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Brassica & Cole Crop Farming (Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts) (AFAGADAB)

Keywords

• Fresh produce supply
• Agricultural cooperative
• Fruit vegetable export
• Produce distribution
• Mediterranean agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Torre Pacheco

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fresh Produce Sales: Gregal produces and markets over 91,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables annually, selling under the brands Gregal and Bonasol. The company exports 85% of its production to European markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gregal Sociedad Cooperativa is an agricultural cooperative that produces, handles, packages, and markets fresh fruits and vegetables, primarily melons, peppers, potatoes, celery, cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, courgette and pak choi, selling over 91,000 tonnes per year under the Gregal and Bonasol brands to European supermarkets, importers and wholesalers through direct B2B export relationships, including a wholly-owned UK subsidiary.

Product overview

Gregal Sociedad Cooperativa is an agricultural cooperative based in the Region of Murcia, Spain, producing over 91,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables annually. The cooperative markets its products primarily under two brands: Gregal (its primary brand) and Bonasol (secondary brand). Its product portfolio is organized into two seasonal categories — Summer Production (covering peppers, melons including Galia, Yellow, Cantaloupe, and Piel de Sapo varieties, and potatoes) and Winter Production (covering vegetables including celery, cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, and more). Products are grown, handled, packaged, and marketed by the cooperative itself, with 85% of production exported across Europe. The cooperative also offers a Harvest Calendar service to communicate optimal harvest timing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gregal: Primary commercial brand under which fruits and vegetables are grown, handled, packaged and marketed by the cooperative.
• Bonasol

Products and services

• Gregal (Fresh Produce Brand) Primary commercial brand under which Gregal Sociedad Cooperativa markets its full portfolio of fresh fruits and vegetables (melons, peppers, potatoes, lettuces, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, and more) to European retailers, importers and wholesalers.
• Bonasol (Fresh Produce Brand) Secondary commercial brand used by the cooperative to market its fresh produce alongside the primary Gregal brand.
• Summer Production Seasonal fresh produce offering covering warm-season items including Pepper, Galia Melon, Yellow Melon, Cantaloupe Melon, Piel de Sapo Melon, and Potatoes.
• Winter Production Seasonal fresh produce offering covering cool-season vegetables including Celery Sticks, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Green Celery, Spitzkol, Courgette, Pak Choi, and Lettuce.
• Harvest Calendar A seasonal harvest scheduling tool showing the optimal harvest timing for the cooperative's various fruit and vegetable products throughout the year, published on the company website.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables produced annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CDTA El MiradorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002Second-degree cooperative constituted in 2002 by Gregal S.C. together with Hortamira S.C. and SAT San Cayetano. The objective is to develop agricultural research and development projects to improve common goals of members. The Center for Demonstration and Technology Transfer operates facilities in San Javier for food industry research.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Grupo AN: Diversified Spanish agricultural cooperative (Navarra) covering fruit, vegetables and processed foods with significant European distribution. Comparable as a large, multi-product Spanish agricultural cooperative.
• Anecoop: Spain's largest fruit and vegetable producer-exporter cooperative, aggregating member production for sale across European retail. Closely comparable business model to Gregal — multi-region Spanish cooperative exporting to supermarkets across Europe.
• Alcoex (Alcoex Sur): Spanish fresh-produce exporter based in Almería serving European retail with vegetables and melons. Comparable as a Spanish export-oriented fresh-produce company with overlapping crop portfolio.
• Frutas Esther: Spanish fresh-produce exporter with European retail customers and similar pepper and melon product lines. Comparable as a Spanish exporter serving European supermarket chains.
• Surinver: Murcia/Almería-based agricultural cooperative producing and exporting fresh vegetables to European retail. Comparable cooperative model, region, and export focus.
• Primor: Spanish fresh produce producer and packer specializing in lettuces, broccoli and cauliflower — crops that overlap Gregal's winter portfolio. Comparable as a Spanish fresh-vegetable supplier to European retail.
• Bonnysa: Spanish producer and exporter of fresh fruits and vegetables (including melons and peppers) with strong UK retail presence. Comparable as a Spanish fresh-produce exporter with similar crop portfolio and European customer base.
• CASI (Cooperativa Agraria San Isidro): Almería-based agricultural cooperative specializing in greenhouse vegetables for European retail. Comparable as a Spanish producer cooperative exporting fresh vegetables to European supermarket chains.
• SAT San Cayetano: Murcia-region agricultural SAT and co-founder with Gregal of CDTA El Mirador. Comparable as a regional Spanish agricultural producer operating in the same geography and crop categories.
• Hortamira S.C. Murcia-region agricultural cooperative and co-founder with Gregal of CDTA El Mirador R&D center. Comparable as a regional Spanish vegetable cooperative with overlapping crop mix and export orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GregalSCoop
• Facebookfacebook.com/gregaltp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gregal-scoop

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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