Los Norteños

Meat distribution in Madrid

Industrias Cárnicas Los Norteños S.A. is a meat company based at Mercamadrid in Madrid, Spain, and has operated since 1983. It describes itself as a company of professional butchers serving other professionals. With more than 40 years in the industry, it specializes in beef while offering a broader range of products.

Products and specialties

The company describes itself as a pioneer in beef processing and aging, with cuts including oxtail, hindquarters, shank, and top round. In addition to beef, it offers:

• Iberian pork products
• Gourmet products
• Premium preserves
• Prepared products
• Suckling lamb
• Free-range chicken
• Kid goat

It also makes hamburgers from its own recipes, a product line the company says it has developed for 40 years.

Customers and distribution

Los Norteños serves butcher shops, restaurants—including major dining groups and Michelin-starred restaurants—hotels, institutions, supermarkets, and big-box retailers. It adapts product formats and service to each channel and provides channel-specific guidance.

Production and quality

The company manages the full production cycle, from livestock farmers and its own slaughterhouse to meat processing and direct distribution. It holds food-safety and animal-welfare certifications and subjects its processes to quality controls. Its specialized staff includes master butchers for deboning and cutting, ground meat and hamburgers, and ham.

Contact and location

Address: Carretera de Villaverde a Vallecas, km 3.8, Calle Eje 1, Lower Platform, Mercamadrid, 28053 Madrid, Spain.

Phone: +34 91 779 6500 · Emails: atcliente@gruponortenos.com and info@gruponortenos.com.

The company also provides a whistleblower channel under Spain’s Law 2/2023.