LEGUMBRES PENELAS

1950 Pedro Álvarez Penelas begins his journey with the distribution of legumes leonese through the Spanish territory in a small warehouse in the town of Veguellina de Órbigo Leonese, this being the moment that begins to grow the company we know today. The area of ​​the Órbigo for being a fertile land and the quality of its legumes is famous throughout Spain. 1975 The company HISPANO FRANCESA DE LEGUMBRES was born and after the first expansion of facilities, it began to be exported. We began our adventure outside our borders traveling to Italy, France, and the former Spanish colonies. The involvement of the company in the region is evident, generating new jobs. 1980 A large extension of the Veguellina facilities is carried out to give demand to the new markets that the company is introducing. 2000 With the entry into the business of a new family generation. The most ambitious work of the group is undertaken to date. It is about modern facilities of more than 17,000 m² equipped with the latest technology in the neighboring town of Villarejo de Órbigo. The production of cooked vegetables and prepared dishes begins.

The company was founded in 1950 by Pedro Álvarez Penelas in Veguellina de Órbigo, León, beginning with the distribution of legumes from León in Spain. In 1975, HISPANO FRANCESA DE LEGUMBRES was established and exports began to Italy, France, and former Spanish colonies. In 1980, the plant was expanded to serve new markets. In 2000, with the addition of a new generation of the family, modern facilities were built in Villarejo de Órbigo, expanding production to include cooked legumes and prepared dishes. The company has continued to grow, participating in international fairs and modernizing its production lines.

It offers dried legumes (beans, chickpeas, lentils, peas, rice, soybeans), cooked legumes (white beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, chickpeas, lentils, kidney beans, mixed vegetables, prepared dishes such as Asturian fabada, beans with chorizo, chickpeas with spinach), and prepared meals. The products are presented in various formats, such as glass jars, cans, vinyl packages, net bags, and sacks for different sales channels.

The company's purpose is to serve society with useful products under fair conditions, to create wealth effectively, to respect human rights and the environment, to ensure the continuity and reasonable growth of the company, to comply with current legislation, and to contribute to community development and environmental sustainability.