food company Jesus Navarro SAU sequence carmencitaWe closed 2022 with a closure Close to 88 million turnover Euro after more than doubling its sales 3% according to the balances recorded in the Commercial Register during the year and confirmed by the company itself. Figures reinforcing the firm from Novel as the absolute leader in production and marketing spices and condiments one in spain 60% market share in large part thanks to its strategic alliance Mercadona. An alliance that also allows the firm to monopolize 50% of sales. sweeteners in the country.
Of course good billing data was not transferred to the results because benefit fell from 4.7 million to 1.8 millions euro before the company’s decision sacrificing margins “for protect the consumer in the face of the brutal increase in costs”, according to the statement.
They recall from Carmencita that the fiscal year 2022 is characterized as: tension in the prices of the entire agri-food chain After years of unusual Pandemic. According to the firm, the “perfect storm” has caused costs along the food supply chain to rise as the dollar strengthens against the global crisis, as climate change increases shipping, containers, packaging and raw materials at their source. price increases in the euro and the energy sector.
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Carmencita’s workforce has stabilized at: 415 workersAlmost all contracts are indefinite. Jesús Navarro SAU continued to successfully implement the equality plan that was approved in 2010 and is now in its fourth phase.
investments reached in 2022 2.5 millionaimed to increase efficiency on the assembly line and greatly new factoryHE It will be fully operational in 2024 He said that with an area of 27,000 square meters and an investment of approximately 20 million, it will be one of the most modern in Europe.
Regarding the distribution of its sales, the company 85% of its turnover in the national market, It is available in main supermarkets and department stores under the brand name Carmencita. on the plane internationalThe company is located at: 70 countriesIt operates on five continents and has opened a branch in Florida (United States) to engage with American distributors.
Centenary
The company celebrates its centennial this year and wants to make it a tribute to the hundreds of Novelda families who have collaborated with the company all these years, starting with its founders Jesús and Carmen and the second generation Luis. , Jesús and Paco and everyone else who has worked for the company since 1923.
As part of its innovation policy, Carmencita will hold a launch to mark the company’s centennial. gourmet spice mix collection In addition to pieces collected by various countries in the new formats designed by Manuel Estrada, there is also a hand mill developed in collaboration with the Galician ceramic factory Sargadelos.
Launched another product line saint’s handA caffeine- and sugar-free vitamin drink that relieves hangovers and helps get rid of fatigue.
As part of its social responsibility, Carmencita continued to cooperate with Alicante Gastronómica Solidaria on feeding the most disadvantaged and donated pickup trucks to distribute the menus under the most favorable conditions.
On the other hand, in cooperation with the University of Alicante, the Carmencita gastronomic taste studies chair was created as a center for reflection, discussion and research in the field of gastronomy and culinary arts. Jesús Navarro received the Forinvest award for the company that marked its centennial in 2022; this award was given for the first time by rewarding perseverance, humility and family.