MSP Issue 27

CASE STUDY
Blancafort Foods and SEALPAC:
Pioneers in Processing and Packaging of Meat
What started as a small butcher in 1908 has now turned into a full service
meat processing company: located in a new factory in Granollers and supported
by SEALPAC packaging equipment, Blancafort Foods in Spain (www.blancafort.es)
is working hard on its goal to double its production volume within five years.
We spoke with Francesc X. Alcántara, Director of Operations, about Blancafort’s
vivid history, modern trends in packaging and how SEALPAC thermoformers
contribute to the company’s growth strategy.
FAMILY COMPANY WITH MORE
THAN 100 YEARS OF HISTORY
In te reatrandarents
of Blancaforts crrent
started a sall tcer so in
ic aroiatel iloeters
nortest of Barcelona. it for
eloees and a odest srface
of te slol started to
ild a retation in te area.
s a reslt ore and ore sos
ere oened. rond as te
second eneration too over te
coan te strate caned.
nstead of orin it on sos
Blancafort started to sl its
rocessed eat to olesalers.
atrall tis also affected te a
te coan rocessed and re
acaed its rodcts. n te
tird eneration decided to set a
The space-saving SEALPAC PRO10 thermoformer with Treif slicer at Blancafort Foods.
опактн тероорер SL с лотереално аино в
Blancafort Foods.
factor for ic it oved
to te sall ton of a arria. is
led to a eriod of etree rot
soon forcin te coan to loo for
eansion of its rodction area once
aain. n arc it r. oan
Blancafort as te fort eneration
in anaeent Blancafort Foods
oved to a ne rodction
site in ranollers. t te sae tie
to ar te start of a ne era te
coan loo as odernied.
30 | MSP Magazine • August/September 2017