GRUPO CAÑIGUERAL ACQUISITION ENABLES SERRANO HAM EXPORT PUSH
April 1st, 2016
A strong demand for ‘jamón serrano’ – or dry-cured ham – in Asia, the US, and Canada has prompted Spain’s meat major Grupo Cañigueral to acquire Far Jamón Serrano SA, a company that specialises in the product. Jamón serrano is considered to be one of the Spain’s most prestigious and unique foodstuffs.
Until now Grupo Cañigueral, one of the largest meat companies in Spain, has only exported raw ham, which is then cured at destination: “We will continue doing this,” said a spokesperson for the company, “but with this acquisition we will be ...
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