Food distributors · La Portella, Lleida, Spain

Grupo Catalá

A family-owned company founded in 1950, producing and distributing stone fruit and pome fruit from farms and facilities in Spain and France for domestic and international markets.

About Grupo Catalá

Business and history

Grupo Catalá is a family-owned company founded in 1950 that produces and distributes stone fruit and pome fruit. Its products include apricots, peaches, nectarines, flat peaches (paraguayos and platerinas), plums, pears, apples, cherries, and persimmons. The company operates through several cooperative companies and brands, with farms and facilities for handling and storing fruit across multiple regions.

Operations and locations

The company organizes its operations by region. In the Northern Sector, it brings together the Sant Doménec La Portella Dalt, Sant Doménec La Portella Baix, and Sant Doménec Torrefarrera cooperatives, with farms in places such as La Portella, Os de Balaguer, Seròs, Maials, Caspe, Fraga, Pont de Suert, and Alfaro. In the Southern Sector, it operates El Escobar in Mérida and La Adelantada in Badajoz, along with farms in Badajoz, Don Benito, Olivenza, and Guareña. In the Eastern Sector, it has Catafruit Villena in Alicante and farms in Villena. In the Canary Islands, it operates Catafruit Tenerife in Granadilla. In France, it operates Les Champs des Alpes in Les Mées, in the Alpes region.

The head office is at Crta. d’Albesa, no number, 25134 La Portella (Lleida), Spain. Other locations include Sant Doménec Torrefarrera Cooperative (Ctra. de la Vall d'Aràn, km 5.2, 25196 Lleida); Catafruit Mercabarna (Mercabarna, Pavilion B 2032, 08040 Barcelona); El Escobar (Ctra. Madrid-Lisbon, km 348, 06800 Mérida, Badajoz); La Adelantada (Ctra. Olivenza, km 8, 06100 Badajoz); Catafruit Tenerife (Lot 6, SP2 01, 38600 Granadilla, Tenerife); Catafruit Villena (Ctra. Madrid-Alicante, km 360, 03400 Villena, Alicante); and Les Champs des Alpes (Hameau Bastide Blanche, 04190 Davisse Les Mees, France).

Fruit and services

  • Apricots
  • Peaches
  • Nectarines
  • Flat peaches (paraguayos and platerinas)
  • Plums
  • Pears
  • Apples
  • Cherries
  • Persimmons

The company also offers packaging in cardboard and wood, prepacking, and reusable plastic.

Markets and certifications

Grupo Catalá serves the domestic market and works in both exports and imports. It has dedicated commercial teams for the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and France. The company reports holding certifications and using traceability systems.

Contact

Main phone: +34 973 18 61 81 · Fax: +34 973 18 64 79 · Email: info@grupocatala.com. The company is also on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.

In brief

Stone fruit and pome fruit production and distribution