Spain’s Grupo Gallo is launching a range of broths in the US through a partnership with chef José Andrés.
Grupo Gallo will manufacture the three-strong line-up in Spain for marketing under the José Andrés Foods brand, promoting the ‘Real Food from Spain’ concept.
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Distribution has already started with a debut at Kroger-owned Mariano’s chain in Chicago. Grupo Gallo said in a statement the products will roll out in other Kroger banners including Harris Teeter throughout the year.
The chicken, vegetable and seafood broths range, described as a “premium” offering, will be produced at the Spanish group’s facility in Granollers, Barcelona.
“This project reinforces the company’s commitment to local production and Spanish culinary expertise, leveraging its industrial scale to bring authentic flavours to the international market,” according to the statement.
Grupo Gallo added it employs its in-house ‘Olla Gallo’ cooking system, which, it said, “replicates traditional broth-making at scale using fresh ingredients and precise temperature control”.
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By GlobalDataAndrés said: “These broths reflect our way of understanding cooking: real ingredients, honest processes, and authentic flavour. Having an industrial partner like Grupo Gallo, with solid experience and deep respect for the product, has been key to bringing this proposal to the US market with the highest quality guarantees.”
Grupo Gallo claims the 33% chicken content in that broth is the “highest” for the category. The seafood variety is made with 20% shrimp and 5% sofrito, a traditional Spanish sauce.
A host of vegetables are in the veg version, including onions, carrots, cabbage, spinach, leeks and celery.
Grupo Gallo is best known for its namesake dry pasta ranges but also produces sauces such as pesto, Bolognese and carbonara.
It entered the Asian ready-meals category in 2020 with the acquisition of Barcelona-based Ta-Tung.
At the time, the company was trading as Pastas Gallo but a spokesperson confirmed with Just Food it has reverted to Grupo Gallo.
The year before that deal, local private-equity firm ProA Capital bought the business, which is still held as an active investment, according to the investor’s website.
