Italian family-owned egg producer Eurovo has taken over the Spanish egg business Granja Pinilla in its entirety.
Granja Pinilla, founded in 1957, has three production and classification centres in Megeces, Olmedo y Alcazarén, all in Valladolid Province. In Megeces, it also produces chicken feed.
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The group has more than one million hens, employs 80 people and turns over more than €40mn ($43.7m), according to local business news site Revista Info Retail.
It counts domestic supermarket chain Mercadona among its clients and also produces eggs for export.
The deal was confirmed to Just Food by Granja Pinilla.
In a statement carried by Revista Info Retail, Eurovo CEO Ciro Lionello said Spain is an attractive market for investment. “The entry of Granja Pinilla into our group represents an important strategic step. Spain is a rapidly growing market and being able to count on a solid company, with a long family tradition and a reputation based on quality, reliability and attention to animal welfare makes us proud,” he said.
In the same statement, Granja Pinilla said “Granja Pinilla will continue to grow within the Eurovo Group, thanks to sharing the same corporate and family values and the same strategic vision. We are proud to have reached this important agreement for the company and its employees,” Granja Pinilla said.
The purchase of Granja Pinilla comes in the same week as Eurovo’s deal to buy a majority stake in UK egg whites business Two Chicks.
Founded in 2007 by Anna Richey and Alla Ouvarova, Two Chicks claims to be the “first” to launch liquid egg white in UK supermarkets, and has doubled its turnover over the past two years.
Eurovo posted annual revenues of around €1.25bn ($1.38bn) in 2024 and supplies approximately 5,000 customers across more than 40 countries.
The company’s portfolio includes consumer brands Le Naturelle, Maia and Novissime. B2B brands include Eurovo Service, Élite and Bakery Innovation, Liot, and Maia Professional.
Based in Imola, the company operates 28 sites across Europe, comprising farms, feed production units, and processing hubs. These facilities span markets including France, Spain and Poland.
