Grupo Empresarial Costa is one of the 21 Spanish meat producers that have come together to present a joint project to structurally modernise the sector in Spain. The initiative, which includes another six organisations from the sector (Interporc, Provacuno, Asici, Interncun, Avianza and Interovic), entails an investment of 3,500 million euros and covers the whole food chain, from cattle farms, slaughterhouses, butchering facilities and the refrigeration industry to the processing plants. Its five areas of interest (depopulation, industry, circular economy, renewable energy and digitalisation of SMEs) are aligned with the sustainability objectives of Grupo Costa.

In the words of our CEO, Jorge Costa: “It is very important for us to be one of the companies driving this great project through our meat holding company Costa Food Group. We aspire to becoming a driving force behind the sector from our region. Therefore, our proposal in this initiative includes carrying out large investments that contribute to one of our main objectives: committing to sustainability and continuing to provide quality employment in the rural environment”.

The project is included in the PERTE programme (Strategic Projects for Economic Recovery and Transformation) and is titled “Structural Modernisation of the Production Chain and Meat and Livestock Transformation in Spain”. It has been presented to the ministries of Industry, Trade and Tourism and Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge with the aim of attracting the Next Generation funds from the European Union.

Main features:

The project aims to transversalise the management of data throughout the chain and create a blockchain to give it greater added value, especially abroad.

• Innovation in the value chain.
• Increased competitiveness.
• Food safety and animal welfare.
• Increased employment among the younger population and among women.
• New business models.

The other participating companies are Vall Companys, Grupo Fuertes, Campofrío, Grupo Jorge, Incarlopsa, Uvesa, Fribin, Grupo Coren, Covap, Olot Meat, Faccsa, Famadesa, Sánchez Romero Carvajal, Montesano, Grupo Medina, Costa Brava Mediteranean Food, Celevant, Encinar de Humienta, Moralejo and Grupo Hermi.