riromel sl

What riromel sl does

Riromel SL is a Spanish importer and distributor of Argentine food products, operating as a Sociedad Limitada from its headquarters and warehouse at Polígono Industrial Prunisa in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. The company has been active since 2002 and serves both individual consumers and wholesale buyers in the Canary Islands market through a dual retail-wholesale model. Its retail arm, branded Ocho Onzas, consists of two physical storefronts in Los Realejos, Tenerife (La Zamora and La Longuera), offering walk-in sales of Argentine meats, wines, yerba mate, produce, and specialty items. Wholesale distribution is operated from the Santa Cruz de Tenerife warehouse facility.

The core product portfolio is anchored in Argentine-origin foods, including multiple beef cuts (carne bobina) sourced from Argentine processors such as Frigorífico Forres Beltrán, fresh fish and seafood, fruits and vegetables, wines sourced from regions spanning Salta to Río Negro, yerba mate, and complementary items such as Patagonian lamb, dulce de leche, honey, and Argentine charcoal. Beyond its own Argentine sourcing, Riromel distributes third-party brands including Spanish meat producers Tello and ElPozo Alimentación, plus international seafood suppliers Froxá, Noribérica, and Icelandic Group, broadening its catalog into prepared and frozen foods.

The business model combines wholesale supply to resellers with direct-to-consumer retail through the Ocho Onzas stores, supported by a content-and-contact website (riromel.com) used for product catalog display and offer promotion. The go-to-market emphasizes product traceability across the supply chain and first-quality positioning of curated Argentine brands. No public pricing, revenue, headcount, funding, or ownership disclosures are available; the company operates as a privately held regional specialist in a geographically contained market.

Name

riromel sl

Legal name

Riromel SL

Website

https://riromel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Riromel SL is a Tenerife-based importer and distributor of Argentine food products — including beef, fish, produce, wine, and yerba mate — serving individual consumers and wholesale buyers in the Canary Islands via two Ocho Onzas retail stores and a Santa Cruz de Tenerife warehouse.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Food Distribution

NAICS

All Other Specialty Food Retailers (445298), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446), Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (424440), Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers (42442)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141), Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic & International Foods Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ethnic Groceries & Shelf-Stable Foods Wholesale (AFAIAIAA), Ethnic Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Wholesale (AFAIAIAB), Latin American & Caribbean Grocery Stores (CRAHAFAG)

Keywords

• Argentine food imports
• Specialty food distribution
• Wholesale food supply
• Retail food stores
• Wine importation

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Riromel SL imports and distributes premium Argentine food products — including beef (carne bobina), fish and seafood, fresh fruits and vegetables, wines, yerba mate, and specialty items such as dulce de leche, Patagonian lamb, and charcoal — into the Canary Islands. The company serves both wholesale buyers from its warehouse facility in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and retail consumers through two Ocho Onzas storefronts in Los Realejos. It also distributes third-party packaged and frozen food brands from Spanish and international suppliers.

Product overview

Riromel SL is an Argentine products importer and distributor based in Tenerife, Spain. The company offers a portfolio of Argentine food products including beef, fish, fruits and vegetables, wines, yerba mate, and other specialty items. Their Ocho Onzas retail stores sell both their own imported Argentine products and distributed brands from Spanish and international suppliers. The core products span meat (Argentine beef and cuts), seafood (fish and shellfish), fresh produce, wines, and traditional Argentine beverages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ocho Onzas: Retail store brand operated by Riromel SL, offering wholesale and retail sales of Argentine products including meats, wines, and other specialty items. Two locations: La Zamora in Los Realejos and La Longuera in Los Realejos.

Products and services

• Argentine Beef (Carne Bobina)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• TellominorOthersTello is a Spanish meat processing company based in Totanés, Toledo, with over 50 years of experience. Riromel SL distributes Tello's products including chorizo extra, bacon ahumado, salchichón oretano, salami extra, pata asada, and lomo adobado.
• FroxáminorOthersFroxá specializes in prepared and pre-cooked foods, fish, and seafood. The company holds IFS and BRC food safety certifications. Riromel SL distributes Froxá products including tilapia fillet, sole fillet, squid, clams, hake sticks, surimi, and san jacobo.
• Forres BeltránminorOthersForres Beltrán is an Argentine meat producer and exporter. Riromel SL distributes Forres Beltrán's Argentine beef products including bola lomo, colita cuadril, cuadrada, garrón, nalga sin tapa, peceto, and tortuguita.
• ElPozo AlimentaciónminorOthersElPozo Alimentación is a leading Spanish food company specializing in meat-based products, committed to innovation and latest-generation technology. Riromel SL distributes ElPozo products including bacon ahumado, jamón cocido, jamón deshuesado, and pechuga de pavo.
• NoribéricaminorOthersNoribérica specializes in ultra-frozen fish and seafood products, offering customized products for its clients. Riromel SL distributes Noribérica products including pota rings, squid à la romana, cod fillets, hake fillets, salmon fillets, mussels, paella preparations, octopus, and tuna slices.
• Icelandic GroupminorOthersIcelandic Group is a leading company in the production and distribution of frozen fish and seafood from Iceland. Riromel SL distributes Icelandic Group products including saithe with skin, jumbo cod loin, salmon portions, and supreme cod.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Grupo El Corte Inglés: Spain's largest department store and food retailer with extensive international food sections, including Argentine wines and specialty products. Operates broadly across Iberia and competes with Riromel for premium Argentine food spend among Canary Islands consumers.
• Mercadona: Spain's largest supermarket chain with a private-label heavy, low-price model. While not a direct Argentine-specialty competitor, its scale and expanding international food assortment constrain Riromel's pricing power on overlapping items.
• Carrefour España: Hypermarket operator with deep international food sections and strong presence in the Canary Islands. Competes with Riromel on premium imported meat, seafood, and wines through both physical and online channels.
• Lidl España: German discount chain with a rapidly expanding premium and international product range. Its growing Argentine wine and meat private-label assortment targets the same value-conscious specialty buyer as Riromel.
• Grupo Día: Discount supermarket operator with stores across the Canary Islands. Reaches overlapping price-sensitive shoppers and competes on shelf-stable Argentine groceries and basic imported produce.

Regional players

• Consum Cooperativa: Regional supermarket cooperative with growing presence across eastern Spain and the Balearics. Competes with Riromel in overlapping product categories (meat, seafood, wine) for the same mid-market family shopper.
• BonÀrea: Vertically integrated Catalan food retailer covering fresh meat, seafood, and grocery. Comparable to Riromel's combined retail + wholesale model in that it controls its own supply chain end-to-end within its geography.
• Gadisa (Gadis): Galician supermarket chain with stores in northwest Spain. While geographically distant from the Canary Islands, it is a comparable mid-sized Spanish regional grocer competing in similar fresh meat, seafood, and grocery categories.

Others

• Noribérica: Spanish ultra-frozen fish and seafood specialist whose products Riromel distributes. Adjacent as a supplier/peer, but directly comparable in the sense that both serve Spanish foodservice and retail with imported frozen seafood.
• Icelandic Group (Icelandic Seafood): European seafood producer-distributor whose frozen products Riromel distributes in the Canary Islands. Comparable as a European specialty seafood supplier-distributor operating across multiple Southern European retail and foodservice channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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