{
  "id": 3764019,
  "title": "La Española repercute las subidas de precios y factura 93 millones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/la-espanola-repercute-las-subidas-de-precios-y-factura-93-millones",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-27T15:36:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/valencia/2026/08/27/6a9058df468aeb4b498b4581.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "La España Alimentaria Alcoyana, the company behind the La España brand, reported a 11% increase in sales and a 11.3% rise in revenue to 93.2 million euros in 2025 compared to 2024. Despite the growth in sales, the company's operating result decreased by 22.5% to 2.73 million euros and net profit fell by 0.6 million euros to 2 million euros, maintaining a positive trend since 2023 after years of losses.\n\nThe company attributes this growth to the timely passing on of raw material price increases to customers' tariffs, along with an increase in sales volume to better absorb general and structural expenses, and to align material and human resources with the current business volume. La España's market remains primarily national, accounting for 95.2% of its revenue. A significant portion of sales comes from a single client, Mercadona, and the company notes that agreements with this client significantly impact the company's activity.\n\nThe main risks for La España include fluctuations in raw material prices and supply costs, as well as geopolitical uncertainty. However, the company expects positive growth for 2026, with continued sales increases and an improved operating margin. Founded in 1941 by Alfredo Alberola Sempere, the company gained fame with its radio and television advertising campaigns and its slogan \"An olive like no other.\" With technology and innovation, La España produces around 50 tons of olives daily and offers a wide range of products, including stuffed olives, jalapeño olives, and truffle olives.",
  "summary": "La cifra de negocios aumentó un 11% y prevé seguir creciendo. Leer",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}