Sabater

What Sabater does

Sabater (legal name RAMÓN SABATER, S.A.U.) is a privately held, family-owned Spanish manufacturer and distributor of natural ingredients for the food industry, founded in Murcia in 1904 and currently led by CEO Pepe Sabater. The company processes spices, botanicals, seasoning blends, tea blends, and ethnic blends, with a vertically integrated model that purchases raw materials at field level, deploys own personnel at origin for verification, and runs exclusive in-house processing. Core technical capabilities center on continuous steam sterilization lines validated at >6 log Salmonella reduction, an ISO 17025-accredited internal laboratory (LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, HPLC-FLD, NIR, ELISA), and digital field-to-customer traceability via the Sabater Agro app.

The business serves industrial customers in four end-markets — food industry (primary), nutritional supplements, animal feed, and health and cosmetics — through a B2B direct sales model with quote-based pricing, custom formulation, and R&D services (including a Long Beach, California facility). Operations span five wholly owned subsidiaries across Spain (HQ), the United States (Miami and Gardena), China (Qingdao), Senegal (Dakar), and Peru (Lima), with the Senegal site performing upstream paprika sourcing that employs ~200 families. The company reaches customers in more than 80 countries, employs 400+ professionals, and holds an unusually dense stack of food-safety certifications (BRC, GMP+ FSA, ISO 17025, ISO 9001 for 25+ years, ISO 14001 for 10+ years, EU/US Organic, Kosher, Halal, Sedex, Valid-IT) plus a Carbon Footprint Seal. No external funding rounds are disclosed, and the company has not undergone leadership transitions or M&A activity in the available record.

Name

Sabater

Legal name

RAMÓN SABATER S.A.U.

Website

https://sabaterglobal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1904

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Sabater is a privately held, family-owned Spanish manufacturer and distributor founded in 1904, producing spices, botanicals, ethnic blends, and tea blends for industrial food, nutraceutical, animal feed, and cosmetics customers across 80+ countries via five wholly owned subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cabezo De Torres

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

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. Natural Ingredients Manufacturing and Distribution: Manufacturing and distribution of natural ingredients including spices and ethnic blends to food industry, nutritional supplements, animal feed, health and cosmetics sectors

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sabater manufactures and distributes natural spices, ethnic blends, botanicals, seasoning blends, and tea blends for the food industry, nutritional supplements, animal feed, and health/cosmetics sectors. The company sources whole raw materials at field level, processes them through steam sterilization, cleaning, and grinding, and delivers traceable, certified ingredients to industrial customers in over 80 countries from facilities in Spain, the USA, China, Senegal, and Peru.

Product overview

Sabater is a natural ingredients manufacturer and distributor offering a portfolio of products and services for the food industry. The core product lines include Spices (especias) covering paprika, cayena, and exclusive spices, and Ethnic Blends (mezclas étnicas) providing custom spice blends. For the North American market, additional categories include Botanicals (yerba mate), Seasoning Blends (wasabi, soy sauce), and Tea Blends. Services include steam sterilization, cleaning, grinding, and R&D services with custom formulation capabilities. The company operates from headquarters in Murcia, Spain with subsidiaries in the USA, China, Senegal, and Peru, serving more than 80 countries with over 400 professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spices (Especias) Natural spices including paprika, cayenne, and exclusive spices offered in whole, sliced, ground, lipid soluble, and filtered presentations for the food industry.
• Ethnic Blends (Mezclas Étnicas) Custom ethnic spice blends designed for unique product creation, available in liquid, sliced, whole, and ground forms with steam sterilization options for food manufacturers.
• Botanicals Botanical ingredients including yerba mate and other plant-based products supplied to food, nutraceutical, and tea industries.
• Seasoning Blends Custom seasoning blends such as Wasabi and Soy Sauce formulations, tailored to customer specifications for the food industry.
• Tea Blends Custom tea blends including Holy Basil Lemon Ginger Tea, designed for tea and nutraceutical industry customers.
• R&D Service Research and development service based in Long Beach, California offering custom formulations, seasoning blends, nutritional blends, instant beverages, and tea blends, with state-of-the-art equipment for custom milling, blending, steam sterilization, and roasting.
• Steam Sterilization Service Industry-leading steam sterilization capacity for continuous process lines, achieving complete elimination of pathogens with validated more than 6-log reduction for Salmonella, performed for ingredient customers.
• Cleaning Services Automated cleaning systems adapted to each product type, ensuring maximum cleanliness and food safety of ingredients for customers.
• Grinding/Milling Services Different grinding systems to customize products according to customer needs, with closed and compact processing line designs.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 6-log reduction for Salmonella through steam sterilization
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• LIFE FOREST CO2 ProjectminorOthers · 1 January 2018Carbon absorption project in forest sinks for climate change mitigation, involving creation of forest carbon sink in Diputación de Nogalte (Lorca) with volunteer tree planting activities
• European Spice Association (ESA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association membership for European spices sector, contributing to standards development and fraud prevention initiatives in natural ingredients industry
• American Spice Trade Association (ASTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association membership for US spice trade, participating in standards and quality initiatives
• Sustainable Spices InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative focused on sustainable sourcing and production of spices, supporting environmental and social responsibility in supply chain
• China Spice Association (CSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association membership in China for spice industry standards and best practices
• Asociación Española de Condimentos y Especias (AEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish association for condiments and spices industry standards and quality initiatives
• AFEXPOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood export promotion association supporting international trade activities
• GAVI, the Vaccine AllianceminorOthersPartnership with La Caixa Foundation supporting childhood vaccination in developing countries since 2000, aiming to save children's lives and protect population health by increasing access to vaccination
• Fundación La Caixa - #NingúnHogarSinAlimentos CampaignminorOthersSponsorship of food bank campaign with La Caixa Foundation to ensure families can access essential food, distributed among 54 associated food banks through FESBAL

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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