conservas el chato sociedad limitada.

What conservas el chato sociedad limitada. does

Conservas El Chato Sociedad Limitada is a private Spanish artisanal food company headquartered in Leiva, La Rioja, that produces and sells hand-crafted preserved and fresh vegetables under the "El Chato" brand. The company was founded by Alberto Benito Caredo and operates as a family-owned limited company (S.L.) with no disclosed institutional investment. Its portfolio centers on the Najerano pepper cultivated at 600 meters altitude in the Valle del Tirón and protected by the Indicación Geográfica Protegida (IGP) Pimiento Riojano, alongside complementary SKUs including Guindillón and Cuernocabra peppers, Blanca de Tudela artichokes, sweet and spicy Fritadas, fried tomato, and Claudia plum jam.

Production is deliberately non-industrial: peppers are manually harvested at optimal ripeness by expert pickers, roasted over wood fire, and peeled/cleaned by hand without water immersion, then preserved in their own juices. The company controls the full chain through 100% own harvest in Leiva. Commercial operations are direct-to-consumer only, conducted through the e-commerce site conservaschato.com/tienda (with free shipping to the Spanish peninsula) and through direct sales at the warehouse on Carretera Santo Domingo in Leiva; fresh seasonal peppers are sold exclusively at the warehouse during the September–November campaign. Wholesale and reserved orders are handled informally via WhatsApp, with no third-party distribution, no retail partnerships, and no export infrastructure beyond a claim of international wholesale recognition.

The business model is one-time, direct-paid unit pricing on boxed preserved goods (€46–€84 per box of 12 jars) and per-kilogram pricing for fresh and roasted peppers, supplemented by ad-hoc wholesale. In 2021 the company installed a solar photovoltaic system financed by Spain's Plan de Recuperación (EU NextGenerationEU), indicating modest operational investment but no evidence of scaling capital, headcount growth, or geographic expansion beyond peninsular Spain.

Name

conservas el chato sociedad limitada.

Legal name

Pimientos frescos y conservas Chato

Website

https://conservaschato.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Preserved Vegetables

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying (31142)

SIC

Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies (2033)

akta.pro primary industry

Canned Vegetables Manufacturing (AFAKACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pepper & Peppercorn Products (Black/White/Green, Cracked Pepper) (AFAJANAF), Chili & Heat Ingredients (Chili Powders, Flakes, Paprika, Capsicum Extracts) (AFAJANAG)

Keywords

• Artisanal preserved peppers
• Pimiento riojano IGP
• Wood-fired roasted peppers
• Vegetable conserves La Rioja
• Traditional food preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Leiva

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Artisanal Preserved Vegetable Sales: Direct sales of hand-crafted preserved products including peppers (sweet and spicy), artichokes, guindillones, fritadas, fried tomatoes, and jams sold in boxes of 12 units through their online store and physical warehouse.
2. Fresh Seasonal Pepper Sales: Seasonal fresh pepper sales (both sweet and spicy varieties) sold by weight at the warehouse during September-November campaign season. Fresh peppers also ship to peninsula addresses through the online store.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Conservas El Chato produces and sells hand-crafted preserved vegetables, with Najerano peppers (IGP Pimiento Riojano) as its flagship product. The company roasts peppers over wood fire, hand-peels them, and processes them without water immersion, packaged in boxes of 12 jars and sold direct from its Leiva, La Rioja warehouse and through its online store. The portfolio also includes artichokes, guindillones, fritadas, fried tomato, plum jam, and Cuernocabra peppers, plus fresh seasonal peppers sold by weight during the September–November campaign.

Product overview

Conservas El Chato is an artisanal food preservation company specializing in traditional Riojan products. The product portfolio centers on the renowned Najerano pepper (with IGP Pimiento Riojano certification) available as preserved roasted peppers, fresh peppers, and spicy varieties. Complementary products include Guindillones (large chili peppers), artichokes from La Rioja (Blanca de Tudela variety), tomato-based products (fried tomato and sweet/spicy fritadas), plum jam, and Cuernocabra peppers. All products are hand-crafted using traditional methods including wood-fire roasting and hand-peeling, sourced from the company's own harvests in Leiva, La Rioja. The company operates direct-to-consumer sales through its online store and warehouse.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pimientos Rojos de Leiva (12 botes)

Quantifiable outcome

• Products priced at factory prices with free shipping to peninsula, eliminating retail markup

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Iberitos: Spanish preserved food brand offering a wide range of pates, peppers and vegetable spreads through grocery and specialty channels. Comparable as a Spanish preserved-vegetables competitor, though at broader scale and with more processed product positioning.
• Conservas Ortíz: Established Spanish conserver with broad specialty portfolio including preserved vegetables and seafood, distributed through gourmet retail across Spain and internationally. Comparable as a benchmark for premium positioning, but operates at much greater scale and broader category scope.

Direct peers

• Conservas La Catedral de Pamplona: Navarra-based artisan canner focused on Pimiento del Piquillo de Lodosa and other regional vegetables. Comparable to El Chato as another Spanish small-batch IGP-protected roasted pepper producer with similar D2C and gourmet retail channels.
• Conservas Hida: Rioja-based conserver producing traditional preserved vegetables including peppers and artichokes. Directly comparable in craft production methods, regional sourcing and specialty retail positioning.
• Conservas Pedro Luis: Artisanal preserve producer also based in La Rioja (Logroño), specializing in wood-fire roasted Pimiento Riojano and other traditional vegetables. Directly comparable to El Chato on product, region, technique and customer profile.
• Conservas El Navarrico: Navarra-based artisanal canner of Pimiento del Piquillo de Lodosa and other vegetables, using wood-fire roasting similar to El Chato. A direct competitor in the Spanish premium roasted-pepper segment.

Others

• IGP Pimiento del Piquillo de Lodosa Regulatory Council: Regulatory body governing the competing Piquillo de Lodosa PGI in Navarra. Relevant ecosystem peer because El Chato's IGP Pimiento Riojano competes in the same premium Spanish roasted-pepper category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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