Navarre-based company Huerta de Peralta, specialising in the growing, processing and marketing of fresh fourth-range vegetables (washed, cut and packaged for ready-to-eat consumption), has welcomed Grupo Enhol and Stellum Food&Tech—an investment vehicle of Stellum Capital backed by Sodena—into its shareholding structure, with the aim of accelerating its growth plan and strengthening its professionalisation. The Resano family remains the company’s main shareholder and will continue to lead key areas of the business.
An agri-food platform rooted in Navarre
Huerta de Peralta operates from Peralta and has a well-established business, with €28 million in turnover, more than 200 employees, and the direct and indirect management of around 500 hectares of crops, both open-field and under greenhouse.
The company mainly supplies private-label (own-brand) products and also markets under its own brand, “El Huertico”.
Roadmap: organic and inorganic growth, and international expansion
The business plan includes both organic and inorganic growth, built around three pillars: strengthening its position as a producer and manufacturer of fourth-range products, boosting the Horeca channel in Spain, and beginning its international expansion.
In line with this strategy, sector sources indicate that the transaction is intended to provide an additional “lever” for continued growth and to explore potential acquisitions.
Transaction advised by specialist firms
In the deal, Huerta de Peralta was advised by Alcan, while Garrigues and KPMG acted as advisers to Grupo Enhol and Stellum, including the due diligence work.
Source: Diario de Navarra