MARISC. CASTELLAR

Mariscos Castellar treasures more than half a century in the production and distribution of top quality seafood, especially freshly cooked and deep-frozen seafood, fish, prepared and pre-cooked. The company maintains as exquisite values the exquisiteness in the quality of the product and the highest demand for professionalism, which has led them to achieve the business strength and solidity that distinguish a recognized and reputed brand nationally and internationally. Mariscos Castellar acquires its seafood and fish in the best fish markets in our country, such as Huelva, Cádiz and Vigo, as well as in the best fishing grounds and hatcheries in the world geography. The distribution network of the company, nationally and internationally, makes it possible for the product to arrive immediately and in perfect condition to any point in Spain and Europe. Mariscos Castellar is today one of the most important seafood cookers in Spain and a benchmark in the distribution of frozen food in the country. Distributes, through wholesalers, to the most select hotels, catering, restaurants, bars and seafood restaurants. Its products are positioned in a large number of Spanish supermarkets and food stores and are exported internationally to European countries such as Portugal, England and the Netherlands.

Founded in 1969 by Pepe García and Elisa Calero in Castellar (Jaén), the company has family roots dating back three generations. It began as an artisanal business and has evolved into an industrialized company, maintaining its traditional quality. In 1983, it industrialized with a cooking plant and warehouses in Castellar; in 1994, it opened a distribution center and cold storage facility in Jaén; and in 2005, a large distribution center and offices in Santisteban del Puerto. Since 2015, the company has been run by siblings Francisco and Josefina García Calero, who have driven its modernization and national and international expansion.

It offers a wide range of seafood products, including freshly cooked seafood (prawns, crayfish, shrimp), frozen seafood (prawns, shrimp, crayfish, crayfish), fish (cod, hake, monkfish, sole, tuna, swordfish), prepared seafood (seafood salpicón, soup and paella mixes), pre-cooked seafood (sea anemone, shrimp fritters, shrimp in batter, homemade croquettes), and cephalopods and bivalves (squid, cuttlefish, mussels, clams). Highlights include freshly cooked seafood and soup and paella mixes.

The company's fundamental purpose is to offer high-quality seafood products, maintaining professionalism and artisanal traditions, with the aim of meeting its customers' needs and contributing to the development of its region of origin. Its long-term goal is to establish itself as a national and international leader in the food sector, combining innovation and traditional values.