Paco Lafuente
Premium Galician Conservas Since 1904
The story of Paco Lafuente begins in 1904, when Francisco Lafuente Torrón established a fish-salting business in O Castro, Vilanova de Arousa, in Galicia. At the time, salting was one of the principal methods of preserving seafood. The family's move into modern canned seafood followed several decades later, with the first hermetically sealed canned products produced in 1942.That combination of old and new remains central to the Paco Lafuente story. The company has maintained its connection with Galician seafood and traditional preservation, while developing a modern range of premium conservas aimed at customers who value quality, provenance and artisan production.The business became particularly focused on premium seafood under the next generation, with the family choosing to concentrate on high-quality, distinctive conservas rather than competing purely on volume.
Located in one of Galicia's most important seafood-producing areas, Paco Lafuente benefits from the extraordinary range of fish and shellfish associated with the Rías Baixas and Atlantic coast of Galicia. Its story is inseparable from the region's wider conservas tradition, where fresh seafood, traditional recipes and careful processing have created one of Europe's most respected tinned seafood cultures.
For Something Fishy, Paco Lafuente represents the premium side of Galician conservas: more than a century of family history, a long connection with seafood preservation and a modern focus on exceptional tinned fish and shellfish.
Country: Spain 🇪🇸
Region: Vilanova de Arousa, Galicia
Established: 1904
Known for: Premium Galician conservas, seafood and shellfish