Sarquella Subiros Jacint

What Sarquella Subiros Jacint does

Embutidos Sarquella, S.L. is a privately held, family-owned Spanish meat processor founded in 1938 and currently operated by the fifth generation of the founding family. Headquartered in Banyoles (Girona) with a secondary plant opened in June 2022 at Cornellà del Terri, the company manufactures cooked and cured meat products — including cooked hams, shoulders, smoked bacon, turkey breast and bacon, mortadella, and baked pork loin — marketed under the Sarquella brand, plus a plant-based product line launched in 2018 under the Gourmet Natural Foods sub-brand. Production capacity exceeds 3 million kg per year, supported by more than 40 employees and an integrated ERP (the INTOOL project co-developed with the Innovacc cluster) intended to deliver full traceability from raw material reception to finished product dispatch.

The company sells almost entirely (about 90% of revenue) through B2B channels in Spain, split between the HORECA segment (hotels, restaurants, catering) and traditional charcuterie/delicatessen retail, and competes on quality and consistency for hospitality rather than on price. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based per B2B relationship. Exports reach approximately 20 countries including Denmark, Romania, Poland, Lebanon, Greece, Chile, and Malta, with stated growth targets of 25% in Greece and 200% in Chile, focused on European tourist-hotel hospitality markets. FY2021 revenue was €13.5 million.

The operating model is built on multi-generational artisanal know-how (traditional flavors, formats tailored to professional kitchens), regulatory compliance (EU food safety, an in-house SAE export self-control system, and an IFS certification process underway), and a multilingual B2B website used as the primary marketing surface. Strategic priorities visible in the data are international expansion in tourist hospitality markets, category extension into plant-based products, operational digitization via INTOOL, and incremental capacity expansion at the Cornellà del Terri site.

Name

Sarquella Subiros Jacint

Legal name

Embutidos Sarquella, S. L.

Website

https://sarquella.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Embutidos Sarquella is a fifth-generation, family-owned Spanish meat processor (founded 1938, €13.5M FY2021 revenue) that manufactures cooked and cured hams, bacon, turkey, and mortadella, plus plant-based products under Gourmet Natural Foods, selling primarily to Spanish HORECA and traditional charcuterie channels with exports to ~20 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meat Processing / Charcuterie (Cooked and Cured Pork & Turkey Products)

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFANABAG

Cooked/Ready-to-Eat Pork Products (Fully Cooked, Sliced, Diced)

Agriculture & Food Production/Meat, Poultry & Seafood Processing/Pork Processing (Slaughtering, Fabrication & Packaging)

SECONDARYAFANABAE

Pork Further Processing (Cured, Smoked, Ham, Bacon)

Agriculture & Food Production/Meat, Poultry & Seafood Processing/Pork Processing (Slaughtering, Fabrication & Packaging)

SECONDARYAFANAEAK

Specialty & Regional Processed Meats (Ethnic/Traditional Sausages, Regional Cures)

Agriculture & Food Production/Meat, Poultry & Seafood Processing/Meat Further Processing (Cured, Smoked, Deli Meats, Sausages)

Keywords

• Cooked meat products
• Cured pork meats
• Smoked bacon
• Charcuterie and embutidos
• HORECA meat supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Girona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Meat product manufacturing and sales: Sarquella generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of cooked and cured meat products including hams, shoulders, cold cuts, turkey products, smoked bacon, and specialty meats. Revenue primarily comes from domestic Spanish sales to traditional trade and hospitality sectors, with a growing international export component covering ~20 countries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Embutidos Sarquella manufactures and sells cooked and cured meat products — hams, shoulders, smoked bacon, turkey breast and bacon, mortadella, and oven-baked pork loin — under its own brand and under the Gourmet Natural Foods sub-brand for plant-based products. The company sells primarily B2B to Spanish traditional trade (charcuteries/delicatessens) and to the HORECA sector (hotels, restaurants, catering) domestically, and exports to roughly 20 countries targeting tourist-hotel markets.

Product overview

Embutidos Sarquella is a family-owned meat processing company founded in 1938, now in its fifth generation, specializing in cooked and cured meat products. The company operates a diversified portfolio organized across five main categories: (1) Hams (Jamones) including cooked hams in various formats (classic, selection, extra without phosphate, Délice reduced-salt, and roasted varieties with/without leg); (2) Shoulders and Cold Cuts (Paletas y fiambres) featuring traditional shoulders, cooked shoulders, and sandwich bars; (3) Turkey Products (Pavo) including turkey breast in standard and 11x11 bar formats, and turkey bacon; (4) Smoked Bacon (Bacón ahumado) with regular, extra, chef, and hospitality variants available in full and half pieces, some offered sliced and vacuum-packed; and (5) Other Specialties (Otras especialidades) such as mortadella, mortadella with olives, and baked pork loin. Additionally, the company operates a plant-based sub-brand called Gourmet Natural Foods, launched in 2018, at a separate facility in Cornellà del Terri. The company primarily serves the hospitality (HORECA) sector and traditional delis across Spain, with exports to approximately 20 countries including Denmark, Romania, Poland, and Lebanon.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gourmet Natural Foods: Plant-based/vegetable product line launched in 2018, produced at the Cornellà del Terri facility.

Products and services

• Jamón cocido (Cooked ham) Classic cooked ham in mandolin form; value-priced core SKU for HORECA and traditional trade (EAN 8437000600039).
• Jamón selección (Selection cooked ham) First-grade cooked ham in mandolin form, targeted at HORECA accounts seeking quality at a competitive price (EAN 8437000600305).
• Jamón cocido extra S (Reduced-salt/phosphate-free cooked ham) Extra cooked ham without allergens and without glutamate, reduced in fat with high protein, designed for health-conscious consumers (EAN 8437000600312).
• Jamón cocido extra Délices (Tunnel-form reduced-salt cooked ham) Extra cooked ham Délices in tunnel form, with reduced-salt formulation (EAN 8437000600329).
• Jamón asado sin pata (Boneless roasted ham) Cooked and smoked boneless ham in round shape without leg, offering high yield by removing bone tips (EAN 8437000600343).
• Jamón asado con pata (Bone-in roasted ham) Cooked and smoked Canary-type ham with bone and leg, sold for its traditional quality and presentation (EAN 8437000600367).
• Paleta cocida (Cooked shoulder) First-grade cooked shoulder in mandolin mold, sold as a value-quality option for delis and hospitality (EAN 8437000600756).
• Paleta tradicional (Traditional shoulder) Shoulder II in oval form made following Sarquella tradition, positioned for value-conscious HORECA buyers (EAN 8437000600077).
• Paleta tradicional 11x11 (Bar-form traditional shoulder) Shoulder II in 11x11 bar form, designed for easy slicing in hospitality kitchens (EAN 8437000600701).
• Barra sandwich (Sandwich bar cold cut) Lean III cold meat in 11x11 bar form, purpose-built for low-cost, easy-handling hospitality (EAN 8437000600190).
• Pechuga de pavo (Turkey breast) Cooked turkey breast in chicken-mold form, low in fat and high in protein, targeted at diet-conscious consumers (EAN 8437000600022).
• Pechuga pavo 11x11 (Turkey breast bar) Turkey breast in 11x11 bar form for easier cutting and high yield in hospitality operations (EAN 8437000600206).
• Ba cón de pavo (Turkey bacon) Cooked and smoked turkey breast bacon, sold for hospitality presentation and yield (EAN 8437000600237).
• Ba cón ahumado (Smoked bacon) Cooked and smoked bacon in mold form, valued for hospitality performance and presentation (EAN 8437000600046).
• Ba cón ahumado 1/2 (Half-piece smoked bacon) Half piece of cooked and smoked bacon in mold form (EAN 8437000600404).
• Ba cón extra (Boneless extra smoked bacon) Boneless semi-cooked and smoked bacon piece, naturally produced to a high quality (EAN 8437000600411).
• Ba cón ahumado extra 1/2 (Half-piece extra smoked bacon) Half piece of boneless semi-cooked and smoked bacon (EAN 8437000600428).
• Ba cón chef (Chef smoked bacon) Smoked bacon made from bacon and lean cuttings, sold as a quality HORECA product (EAN 8437000600480).
• Ba cón hostelería merma 0 (Hospitality zero-waste smoked bacon) Smoked bacon made from bacon and belly cuttings, presented in cook-in packaging designed to extend shelf life (EAN 8437000600466).
• Ba cón ahumado loncheado 1 Kg (Sliced smoked bacon) Sliced, vacuum-packed cooked and smoked bacon offering convenience for hospitality (EAN 8437000600800).
• Ba cón chef loncheado 1 Kg (Sliced chef bacon) Sliced, vacuum-packed cooked and smoked chef bacon (EAN 8437000600886).
• Lomo al horno (Oven-baked pork loin) Seasoned pork loin cooked in tunnel form, a flavor-tradition-yield product for delis and hospitality (EAN 8437000600169).
• Lomo al horno 1/2 (Half-piece oven-baked pork loin) Half piece of seasoned pork loin cooked in tunnel form (EAN 8437000600176).
• Mortadela (Mortadella) Mortadella cold meat in tubular form, sold to delis and hospitality (EAN 8437000600121).
• Mortadela con aceitunas (Olive mortadella) Mortadella with olives in tubular form, sold for delis and hospitality (EAN 8437000600138).
• Gourmet Natural Foods (Plant-based product line) Plant-based (vegetable) product line launched as a sub-brand of Embutidos Sarquella, manufactured at the Cornellà del Terri facility alongside the traditional meat portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual production exceeds 3 million kg
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Innovacc (Cluster Català de la Carn i dels Embotits)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Embutidos Sarquella participated in a project led by Innovacc titled 'INTOOL. Integral Tool for the Optimization of the Sausage Production Process' (AEI 2022 NG funding line). The project developed an integrated ERP system connecting horizontal and vertical data management across cured and cooked meat companies, from raw material reception through product dispatch, enabling full traceability and production optimization. The project received joint funding of €120,142.48 from Next Generation funds.
• Club Natació BanyolesminorOthersSarquella collaborates with Club Natació Banyoles (Banyoles Swimming Club) as part of its corporate social responsibility program, supporting local sports and community health initiatives.
• Banc dels AlimentsminorOthersSarquella partners with the Banc dels Aliments (Food Bank) to support food assistance programs and help address food insecurity in the local and regional community.
• La Marató de TV3minorOthersSarquella supports La Marató de TV3, the annual televised charity fundraiser organized by Catalan public broadcaster TV3 for biomedical research.
• Centre ExcursionistaminorOthersSarquella collaborates with the local mountaineering/outdoor sports club (Centre Excursionista) as part of its community support and social responsibility activities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Noel Alimentaria: Catalan meat company producing cooked and cured pork products, including hams, shoulders, and embutidos. Geographically and categorically the closest mid-sized peer to Sarquella, serving traditional trade and horeca.
• Campofrío Food Group: Spain's largest processed meat company (now part of Sigma Alimentos), producing cooked hams, sausages, and cured meats for retail and foodservice. Comparable to Sarquella in core cooked/cured meat categories but at vastly larger scale.
• Grupo Jorge: Vertically integrated Spanish pork producer with operations spanning slaughter, processing, and prepared meats. Comparable to Sarquella in cooked and cured pork products but with much larger integrated throughput.
• Argal Alimentación: Spanish meat processor offering cooked hams, cured meats, and convenience meat products across retail and foodservice. Overlaps with Sarquella's core product portfolio and channel strategy.
• Incarlopsa: Spanish meat and prepared-food company producing pork products, cooked hams, and sausages for retail and foodservice. Comparable product breadth and channel mix to Sarquella, with a larger industrial footprint.
• El Pozo Alimentación: Major Spanish meat processor with a wide portfolio of cooked hams, cured meats, and embutidos sold nationally and internationally. Directly overlaps with Sarquella's cooked ham and cured meat range but operates at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Joselito: Premium Spanish charcuterie brand specializing in Iberian cured ham and embutidos. Comparable to Sarquella in traditional-trade positioning and product craft, with a comparable scale and heritage angle.
• Embutidos Espuña: Spanish meat company producing cured and cooked meat products for retail and foodservice. Directly comparable to Sarquella's product portfolio and channel mix, with similar scale.
• Embutidos La Encina: Spanish cooked and cured meat specialist serving traditional trade and horeca. Comparable to Sarquella in product range, channel focus, and family-run mid-sized operations.
• Familia Martínez Bujanda: Family-owned Spanish producer of cured meats and embutidos with multi-generational heritage. Closely comparable to Sarquella in size, family-business positioning, and traditional-trade channel focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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