Le Phare Du Cap Bon

What Le Phare Du Cap Bon does

Le Phare Du Cap Bon, legally Société des Conserves Alimentaires des Producteurs du Cap-Bon (SCAPCB), is a privately held Tunisian food manufacturer founded in 1946 and headquartered in Grombalia. The company produces and markets canned harissa, canned tomato concentrate, harissa in squeezable tubes, and tomato pulp in glass bottles, all built on a vertically integrated supply chain that spans 6 hectares of owned pepper and tomato fields in Grombalia through automated processing, sterilization, and packaging.

The underlying production technology is a conventional automated canning line with a quality control laboratory and a documented thermal processing regime (70°C grinding, 92°C pasteurization, 97°C sterilization), supported by manual sorting, traceability marking, and computerized factory administration. SCAPCB markets itself on a multi-generational recipe provenance dating to Om El Khir's traditional hand-made harissa, formalized through brand and logo updates in 1954, 1992, 1993, and 2021, with a 2020 launch of an ecofriendly glass-bottle tomato pulp line in natural, basil, garlic, and red pepper paste variants.

The business model is consumer packaged goods: SCAPCB sells through Tunisian domestic retail and international export distributors across multiple pack sizes from 70g tubes to 4.6kg cans. The company is family-controlled by the Gastli family across multiple generations, currently led by Sofiene Gastli, with a workforce of roughly 20+ senior managers and technicians, 80 permanent staff, and approximately 400 seasonal workers deployed during the June–November pepper and tomato season. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the company has no external funding, no partnerships, and no AI/technology hires documented.

Name

Le Phare Du Cap Bon

Legal name

Société des Conserves Alimentaires des Producteurs du Cap-Bon

Website

https://scapcb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Le Phare Du Cap Bon (SCAPCB) is a family-owned Tunisian food manufacturer founded in 1946 that produces canned harissa, tomato concentrate, harissa tubes, and tomato pulp from its own 6-hectare fields in Grombalia, serving Tunisian households and international export markets through retail and distributor channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Canned Condiments & Preserved Foods

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying (31142), Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114), Specialty Canning (311422)

SIC

Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies (2033), Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties (2030), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Dips, Salsas, Relishes & Chutneys Manufacturing (AFAKADAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Canned & Jarred Fruit & Vegetable Processing (Canning, Bottling) (AFAKAFAH)

Keywords

• Canned harissa production
• Tomato preserves
• Tunisian condiments
• Food canning manufacturing
• Red pepper paste

Headquarters

HQ city

Grombalia

HQ country

Tunisia

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food Product Sales: Direct sales of preserved food products including harissa, tomato preserves, and tomato pulp through retail channels

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Le Phare Du Cap Bon (SCAPCB) produces and markets traditional Tunisian harissa (red pepper condiment) and tomato-based preserves, including canned harissa (1kg and 2kg), harissa tubes (70g and 140g), canned double tomato concentrate (380g to 4.6kg), and tomato pulp in ecofriendly glass bottles (680g, in natural, basil, garlic, and red pepper paste flavors). The company operates its own 6-hectare fields of peppers and tomatoes in Grombalia and manages the full production chain from cultivation through automated canning, sterilization, and packaging.

Product overview

Le Phare Du Cap Bon (SCAPCB) is a family-owned Tunisian food processing company founded in 1946, specializing in the production, packaging, and export of traditional Tunisian condiments. Its core product portfolio consists of Harissa — a red pepper condiment prepared according to a traditional grandmother's recipe — sold in both canned format (1kg and 2kg) and tube format (70g and 140g); and tomato-based products including double tomato concentrate in cans (380g, 800g, and 4600g) and tomato pulp in ecofriendly glass bottles (680g, launched 2020) in natural, basil, and garlic flavors. The company operates its own fields of peppers and tomatoes across a 6-hectare site in Grombalia, Nabeul, and manages the full production chain from harvest through sterilization, packaging, and distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Canned Harissa (CONSERVE HARISSA) Traditional Tunisian harissa — a condiment made from red peppers puréed and seasoned with garlic, coriander, caraway, and salt — preserved in metal cans in 1kg and 2kg sizes for household and foodservice use.
• Canned Tomatoes (CONSERVE TOMATES) Double tomato concentrate (double concentré de tomates) packed in metal cans, available in 380g, 800g, and 4600g (4.6kg) sizes for household cooking and foodservice.
• Harissa Tube (TUBE HARISSA) Traditional Tunisian harissa in a squeezable tube format for convenient dosing, available in 70g and 140g sizes.
• Tomato Pulp (PULPE DE TOMATES) Tomato pulp (pulpe de tomates) packaged in eco-friendly glass bottles (680g), available in natural, basil, garlic, and red pepper paste flavors for retail consumers.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cirio: Iconic Italian canned tomato brand with broad retail distribution in Europe. Comparable as an established, branded canned tomato concentrate/pulp producer competing for similar foodservice and retail shelf space.
• Bonduelle: Global leader in canned and preserved vegetables headquartered in France. Comparable to SCAPCB as a large-scale canned vegetable and preserved food manufacturer with extensive export operations and modern automated facilities.
• Maille: Premium French mustard and condiment brand owned by Unilever. Comparable to Le Phare Du Cap Bon as a heritage-branded premium condiment with strong retail presence and export distribution.
• D'Aucy: Major French canned vegetable and prepared food cooperative brand. Comparable to SCAPCB in canned/preserved vegetable manufacturing scale, European retail distribution, and private-label capability.
• Mutti: Italian premium tomato products specialist (passata, pulp, concentrate) sold globally. Comparable to Le Phare Du Cap Bon's canned tomato concentrate and pulp lines as a benchmark for branded, premium-positioned preserved tomato products.

Direct peers

• Pical: Leading Algerian harissa and condiment brand produced by CEVITAL's agro-food arm. Directly comparable to Le Phare Du Cap Bon as a North African canned harissa specialist competing for the same export markets and ethnic retail shelves.
• Ben Ghir: Tunisian competitor in the harissa and canned condiment category, offering traditional harissa tubes and cans. Closest direct rival given shared Tunisian heritage, similar SKU formats, and overlap in domestic and export distribution.
• Aïcha: French-based Moroccan harissa and condiment brand selling tubes and jars across European retail. Comparable to SCAPCB as an export-oriented North African harissa brand targeting diaspora and mainstream European consumers.

Emerging players

• Sacla: Italian premium pesto and sauce brand expanding internationally in specialty retail. Comparable as an authentic, recipe-driven condiment/sauce brand leveraging heritage storytelling and premium packaging — a useful adjacency benchmark.

Regional players

• Lesieur: Leading French/Maghreb condiment, sauce, and oil brand with deep North African retail penetration. Comparable as a regional condiment powerhouse serving overlapping Maghreb and diaspora consumer segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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