{
  "id": 8131392,
  "title": "Campofrío maintains sales and cuts operating losses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/campofrio-mantiene-ventas-y-recorta-sus-perdidas-operativas",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T22:12:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/distribucion/2026/09/18/6aac4eee468aeb46658b457f.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Carnival company Campofrío maintained its sales figures and reduced its operational losses in the 2025 fiscal year, according to financial reports filed with the Spanish Mercantile Registry. The company reported €2,112 million in sales, similar to the previous year, driven by strong growth in its main brands, which offset losses from its Torrent plant in Valencia. Despite a net profit of €40.1 million, compared to losses of €63 million the previous year, the company attributed its improved performance to a higher EBITDA and positive currency conversion differences. Excluding non-recurring impacts, such as insurance compensations from the Torrent plant catastrophe, Campofrío recorded a loss of €31.2 million, a 6.5% improvement from the prior year. The company's EBITDA, excluding insurance-related damage costs, rose by 17.2% year-over-year to €82.9 million. Campofrío attributes this increase to a 3% growth in its brand business, as well as improved operational efficiency that helped offset rising prices for raw materials. The company announced a €157 million industrial plan aimed at regaining industrial capacity in Spain, which includes constructing a new plant in Utiel and relocating a bacon category to La Bureba, Burgos. The new plant is designed to be among the most advanced in the group, increasing installed capacity and enabling a more agile response to future demand in Spain and Europe, strengthening industrial flexibility and resilience. Additionally, Campofrío announced a strategic alliance with Group Vall Companys in fresh pork products to improve profitability, enhance specialization in consumer-focused pork products, and strengthen supply stability and traceability. The alliance also involved Campofrío acquiring a 25% stake in Agroalimentaria Chico, Vall Companys' pork products company, and selling the remaining 75% of its shares in Desarrollos Porcinos de Castilla y León, a 42% stake, to the Vall Companys group.",
  "summary": "The meat giant, which bills more than 2.1 billion, maintains the plan to invest 160 million, with the focus on Valencia.",
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  "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."
}