frigorificos payan sl

What frigorificos payan sl does

Frigoríficos Payán S.L. is a Spanish family-founded wholesale distributor of fresh, frozen, and ultra-frozen food products serving the HORECA channel — restaurants, hotels, catering companies, schools, residences, bars, and events — across the Andalusian provinces of Granada, Almería, and Jaén. Founded in the early 1960s by D. Francisco Payán Rubio originally as a poultry slaughter and commercialization business, the company expanded into frozen products in the 1980s and adopted its current corporate name in the 1990s during generational succession. The product portfolio is organized into five core categories: Carne Fresca (fresh meat), Pescado y Marisco (fish and seafood), Huevos (eggs), Helados (ice cream), and Congelados y Ultracongelados (frozen and ultra-frozen products), distributed alongside premier brands including Kalise, Bonduelle, Deleita, Virto Group, PCS, Maheso, and Menorquina, for which Frigoríficos Payán is the official Granada distributor.

The underlying operational technology is cold-chain storage and logistics infrastructure rather than a software platform. The business runs on a traditional B2B wholesale model with quote-based pricing and no public price list. Customer acquisition and retention are driven by a field sales force of commercial agents who conduct daily or weekly visits to HORECA accounts, supplemented by phone orders and a 24-hour voicemail ordering line (958 277 151) supporting next-day delivery. The company operates a headquarters and primary distribution center at Carretera de Pinos Puente S/N in Granada plus three regional distribution centers: Mercagranada Módulo 313 (Granada), Polígono Los Olivares (Jaén), and Polígono San Rafael (Huércal de Almería). Revenue mechanics consist of transactional wholesale margins on distributed goods, with no app, API, integration, or digital self-service channel beyond a basic informational website (congeladospayan.com).

The company is privately held under Spanish Sociedad Limitada (S.L.) structure, with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or subsidiaries. It has received EU grant support through the FEDER/REACT-UE energy-cost compensation programme and enrolled in Spain's Kit Digital Programme co-financed by Next Generation EU funds, indicating exposure to energy-cost volatility and modest digital modernization intent. No M&A activity, patents, certifications, or third-party endorsements are disclosed, and the ownership structure beyond founder lineage is not publicly specified.

Name

frigorificos payan sl

Legal name

Frigoríficos Payán S.L.

Website

https://congeladospayan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Frigoríficos Payán S.L. is a Granada-based, family-founded wholesale distributor of fresh, frozen, and ultra-frozen food products serving HORECA customers across Granada, Almería, and Jaén provinces since the 1960s.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Granada

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale distribution of frozen and fresh food products: Wholesale distribution of frozen, ultra-frozen, fresh meat, fish, seafood, eggs, and ice cream to HORECA professionals (restaurants, hotels, catering, schools). Products sourced from branded manufacturers and distributed to business customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Frigoríficos Payán S.L. is a wholesale distributor of frozen, ultra-frozen, and fresh food products serving HORECA professionals (restaurants, hotels, catering companies, bars, schools, and residences) across Granada, Almería, and Jaén provinces in southern Spain. The company distributes five core product categories — fresh meat, fish and seafood, eggs, ice cream, and frozen/ultra-frozen products — sourced from premier brands including Menorquina, Kalise, Bonduelle, and Maheso, delivered to customers via a network of commercial agents and regional warehouses.

Product overview

Frigoríficos Payán SL is a traditional food distribution company serving the HORECA channel (restaurants, catering, hotels, schools, residences) across Granada, Almería, and Jaén provinces. The company operates as a single unified distribution service offering five core product categories: Carne Fresca (fresh meat), Pescado y Marisco (fish and seafood), Huevos (eggs), Helados (ice cream), and Congelados y Ultracongelados (frozen and ultra-frozen products). The product portfolio is distributed alongside premier brands including Kalise, Bonduelle, Deleita, Virto Group, PCS, Maheso, and Menorquina. The company was founded in the 1960s and has over 50 years of experience in perishable product distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carne Fresca Wholesale distribution of fresh meat of the highest quality with maximum guarantee of flavor and freshness, offered at competitive prices for HORECA professional kitchens.
• Pescado y Marisco Wholesale supply of fresh and frozen fish and seafood — including sea bass, dorada, salmon, mussels, monkfish, squid, and hake — with fresh products selected daily from the best market offerings for HORECA customers.
• Huevos Wholesale supply of fresh eggs from hens and quails sourced from partner farms, delivered and maintained in optimal conditions to ensure freshness and quality for professional kitchens.
• Helados Wholesale ice cream distribution, including as the official distributor of Menorquina ice cream in Granada, with a wide catalog of ice creams for the hospitality sector at competitive wholesale prices.
• Congelados y Ultracongelados Wholesale distribution of a wide variety of frozen and ultra-frozen products — including fish, meats, ice creams, pre-cooked items, and select products — with high stock levels and weekly additions of new products.

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MenorquinacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor of Menorquina ice cream in Granada. Menorquina is a long-established ice cream company founded in 1940 in Menorca, manufacturing and commercializing ice cream under the Menorquina brand.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Iberconseil: Spanish food distribution cooperative serving HORECA, hospitality, and institutional customers with frozen, refrigerated, and ambient food products. Similar mid-sized B2B distribution profile and multi-category frozen offering.
• Grupo Disber: Spanish HORECA-focused food and beverage distributor with a multi-temperature portfolio (frozen, fresh, dry goods). Closely comparable to Frigoríficos Payán in customer base (restaurants, hotels, catering), B2B wholesale model, and regional Spanish coverage.
• Grupo IFA: One of Spain's leading HORECA distribution groups, supplying hotels, restaurants, and catering with food, beverages, and non-food items. Directly comparable business model, scale of multi-category supply, and HORECA customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Pescanova: Major Spanish seafood company with frozen and prepared seafood products distributed to retail and foodservice across Spain and internationally. Comparable as a frozen fish/seafood supplier feeding into the same HORECA channel as Payán.
• Makro (Metro AG Spain): Cash-and-carry wholesaler serving HORECA professionals in Spain with broad assortment including frozen foods, fresh meat, fish, and ice cream. Overlaps with Payán's HORECA focus but operates at significantly larger national scale.

Regional players

• Dismark (Spar regional partner): Regional wholesale and cash-and-carry operator in southern/eastern Spain supplying HORECA and small retailers with food and non-food products. Comparable in regional Spanish HORECA wholesale scope, though with broader assortment.
• Fripozo: Spanish manufacturer and distributor of frozen and refrigerated products (seafood, prepared foods) serving food retailers and HORECA in Spain. Comparable in frozen/ultrafrozen product focus and HORECA distribution, though larger and broader-geography.
• Angulas Aguinaga: Spanish producer of frozen prepared seafood and surimi-based products (La Gula del Norte brand) sold through retail and foodservice channels. Comparable in frozen seafood and HORECA foodservice presence, though operating more as a brand-driven manufacturer.
• Central de Carnes de Granada: Granada-based meat wholesaler supplying HORECA and retail in Andalusia. Comparable as a regional Andalusian fresh-meat B2B distributor overlapping with one of Payán's core product verticals.

Others

• Helados Kalise (Granada): Granada-headquartered ice cream manufacturer whose products Payán distributes. Adjacent ecosystem participant representing the supplier side of Payán's ice cream vertical rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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