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The early days, 1947 - 1964
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• Foundation in La Vall de Bianya.
We begin to produce fuets and longaniza sausages in a manor house located in La Garrotxa (Catalonia).
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• Moving to Olot
We moved from La Vall de Bianya to Olot where we rented a factory and expanded our production with a new cooked products range.
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• Multi-product Plant - Olot
We start to grow and we open our first own factory: our current Multi-product facilities in Olot.
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Growth, 1965 - 1989
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• Takeover of Gou Terrades, S.A.
With the takeover of the Gou Terrades company, we start producing cured meats.
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• The arrival of Kicón Sausage
It was our first best-selling product. After our first add campaign it become our best-selling product reaching sales of 2.2 million kilos in 1988.
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• Development of sliced meats
We keep expanding: we improve our multi-product facilities in Olot and we become the first to provide sliced cold meats.
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Internationalization, 1990 - Today
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• EU Certifications
We are allowed to begin trading throughout the European community. Espuña crosses borders.
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• Espuña Argentina
It's time to cross the Atlantic sea to build the current multi-product factory in Argentina.
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• Tapas al minuto (One-Minute Tapas)
We branched out with a new range of eye-catching appetisers, which are practical, original and have our own stamp of individuality.
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• New factory in Teruel
We open a new factory in Utrillas (Spain), our fourth one, which produces sliced cold meats and cured ham facilities.
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• High pressure pioneers
The high pressure technology enables us to keep the freshness of our products. Espuña has been the fist company to introduce this technology in the meat industry.
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• 8 times Product of the Year
Espuña has received 8 PRODUCT OF THE YEAR awards to innovation along 5 years: Cañitas, Tapas al Minuto and Sliced Ham in ZIP packaging.
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• Multi-mould technology
The multi-mould technology facility in Utrillas has provided continuity to our constant endeavour for product innovation: from divisible sliced packaging to traditional sliced Duroc cured ham.
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• Tapas al minuto Factory
On spring 2015, we open a new factory in La Pobla de Lillet for the production of Tapas al Minuto.
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1947 - Foundation in La Vall de Bianya. -
1960 - Inauguration of the Multi-product Plant in Olot (Spain) -
1988 - Arrival of "Salchichón Kicón" Sausage -
1999 - Internationalization of Espuña -
2005 - New Factory producing cured ham in Teruel -
2008 - 2012: 8 times "Product of the Year" -
2015: Tapas al Minuto Factory