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A firm committed to sustainable fishing, nutrition and society

A firm committed to sustainable fishing, nutrition and society

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The Salica factory in A Pobra is exclusively dedicated to frozen tuna preparations; the turnover last year exceeded 21 million euros

CARMELA QUEIJEIRO

   

A. GERPE RIBEIRA / THE VOICE 12/24/2017 05:03 H

Almost a century of activity in the transformation of fishery products gives the Salica company more than ample experience to remain a benchmark in the sector at a national and international level. However, beyond its industrial weight, Salica also stands out for its commitment.

On the one hand, with sustainable fishing, which leads him to stock up on bonito with the MSC seal, which guarantees its origin from a controlled fishery. On the other, with nutrition, since it develops its tuna dishes together with the R&D department of the Basque Culinary Center.

In addition, it has demonstrated its involvement in the training aspect, becoming the pioneer firm in the implementation in Galicia of dual vocational training in the food cycle. In May 2016, it signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education creating a degree for 12 students, which began to be taught in September at the CIFP Coroso de Ribeira. Students combine theoretical classes at this training center with practice at the firm's facilities in A Pobra.

The company was born in 1990, after the merger of two canneries in Bermeo, Campos and Astorquiza, which had started their activity at the beginning of the 20th century. This is how Salica Industria Alimentaria arose, which in 1999 created the subsidiary Salica Alimentos Congelados in the municipality of A Pobra do Caramiñal. This plant is exclusively dedicated to frozen tuna products. In it, innovative recipes are prepared, marketed under the Campos brand, which allow consumers and restaurants to have ready-to-eat tuna dishes.

Offer expansion

Among the latest culinary additions from the factory located in the industrial estate of A Pobra are tuna fillets in teriyaki sauce, a product that the firm calls fifth-range and that can be heated in the microwave with the accompaniment you want. Another novelty is the tuna meatballs, aimed at the catering sector, and which are offered prepared with Spanish or tomato sauce.

With a turnover of more than 21,370,000 in 2016, the Salica factory in A Tomada is the eighth company in the Barbanza region by operating income. It has a staff of 113 workers and it is an industry with close ties to A Pobra that go beyond creating jobs and wealth. Again, Salica's commitment is on display.

The company has a strong involvement with the sport and collaborates with the rowing and football clubs, as well as with the Barbanza Athletics Association. In addition, it works with integration centers for people with disabilities and donates products from its factory to the Friends of Galicia Foundation, an entity that helps families in the area with few economic resources.

This commitment is what leads the Campos firm to offer, to consumers and professionals in the field of restoration, healthy products, made with the most consumed blue fish in Spain, which respond to the demands of the new times. Thus, it is no longer necessary to spend hours in the kitchen to, for example, savor some tuna steaks with tomato or, if you prefer something more special, some tuna burgers. Just turn on the oven or microwave.

Market demand

The company points out that this line in the production of ready-made frozen foods has a vocation of service: «We have a clear offer of raw product, but there is a tendency in the market to look for articles with good raw materials that solve food in a fury". The reception of these varieties, they indicate from the firm, is good and the interest among the distribution chains is increasing.

The Salica subsidiary in A Pobra continues to be one of the mainstays of this company and, in fact, they indicate that the current production processes are scheduled to be modernized and updated next year.

Tuna steaks in teriyaki sauce and meatballs in sauce are the latest news from Campos