García de Pou is a pioneer specialising in the manufacture of disposable non-food products in Spain, offering the most extensive selection of supplies for the hospitality and catering sector. The company currently boasts a factory floor spanning 17,500 m2 and warehouses spanning 52,550 m2 in Ordis and Vila-sacra on the Costa Brava – a prime location and logistically-strategic site for supplying European markets.
The most extensive range of supplies for the hospitality and catering
At García de Pou we manufacture and customise napkins, tablecloths, plates and cups, paper bags, hamburger wrappers, and cardboard packaging for takeaway food, among others. We also sell products for table service, bar and buffet, kitchens and storage, hygiene and protection, and guest amenities to cover the everyday needs of the HORECA sector.
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ur annual product catalogue gathers together approximately 6,000 items across over 400 pages.
The core part of our catalogue is formed of disposable items, however it also features more long-lasting products, such as bartending tools, tableware for buffets and kitchen utensils.
At our facilities we produce approximately half of the products that we sell, importing the rest to offer a comprehensive service to our customers. We continuously improve our processes so that in each catalogue we can offer items manufactured with more sustainable, recyclable and biodegradable raw materials.
In 1884 Luis García opened a paper bag workshop and print shop together with his wife, Francisca de Pou, in Figueres, where he had been posted a few years earlier to run the town’s first railway station. It was there that the entrepreneurial spirit of the García de Pou family began to take shape, the same spirit that has been passed down across five generations and that still remains to this day.
It was Luis García, the fourth generation of the family and current managing director, who made the decision to gear the company towards the HORECA market. From then on, García de Pou has specialised in the manufacture and sale of disposable products meeting the everyday needs of hotels, restaurants, cafés and event companies.
In 1974 the company relocated to Vila-sacra.
In 1986 the family company started a new adventure: exporting. To begin with, it sold goods to neighbouring countries such as France and Portugal, however, over the years, García de Pou has consolidated markets in 60 countries.
In 2002 García de Pou opened its current factory in Ordis, a prime location and logistically-strategic site for supplying southern European markets. At present the Ordis facilities boast 57,150 m2 of both completely refurbished and newly-built industrial units, which, together with the current facilities in Vila-sacra and the retail outlets in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands, span a total of 73,150 m2
52,550 m2 OF WAREHOUSES
36,550 m2 IN ORDIS 16,000 m2 IN VILA-SACRA
60,000 TOTAL CAPACITY PALLETS
7 STV SORTING TRANSFER VEHICLES
10 AUTOMATED UNIT LOAD SYSTEMS FOR PALLETS
4 AUTOMATIC MINILOAD SYSTEMS
1,100 IMPORT CONTAINERS PER YEAR
+25,000 CLIENTS
60 COUNTRIES
50 % EXPORTS
6,500 m2 SALES OFFICES
With a company structure formed of 400 employees, we attend to over 25,000 clients, among them Costa Cruceros, Metro, Pomona, Retif, Vega, Bunzl and GM Foods.
Exports represent 50% of company turnover. We export to France, Portugal, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Morocco and the Caribbean.
Our permanent stock policy guarantees immediate provisioning for customers. We also have 6,500 m2 of retail outlets in Madrid, Barcelona and Tenerife.
Constant investment in new technology allows us to increase competitive benefits on a daily basis. We are dedicated to honing product and service quality while respecting the environment to the fullest.
17,500 m2 OF INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
24 h. PRODUCTION 85 MANUFACTURING MACHINES
One of the main advantages and areas of specialism of García De Pou is custom design. We produce customised products displaying the corporate branding of numerous clients.
All-in-House concept
Graphic design and development is carried out in-house. We offer maximum guarantees throughout the whole creation and manufacturing process, since we do not outsource any stage of production.
Leading firms from the food and drink industry such as Tierra Burrito, Mahou-San Miguel, Estival Group, Grupo Moga and Paradores have placed their trust in García de Pou as the best comprehensive supply solution.
Since it was founded, García de Pou has been a pioneer in launching innovative products onto the HORECA market, improving the quality and sustainability of raw materials, offering elegant products and designs for decorating tables, introducing new packaging formats, and being one of the first companies to import more environmentally-friendly materials to the European market.
CUTLERY SACHETS
BAMBOO FIBRE NAPKINS
100% BIODEGRADABLE NEW CUPS & TUBS
PRESS/FOLD/EAT
IINNOVATIVE
100% BIODEGRADABLE RESISTANT PAPER CUTLERY
BIO-LACQUERED CARDBOARD PLATES
TAKE AWAY PACKAGING NANO-MICRO TECHNOLOGY WITH GREATER THERMAL RESISTANCE
PAPER BAGS WITH PAPER WINDOWS
100% BIODEGRADABLE FLAT BAGS
UNE-EN ISO 9001:2015 certified, a quality management system that demonstrates our ability to provide products that meet the requirements of the customer and statutory and regulatory requirements Registration no. 0.04.04392.
Regulation (EC) no. 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on cosmetic products.
General Sanitary Register for Food Companies and Foodstuffs.
EU
A great variety of products with ECOLABEL certification (as indicated in the catalogue) guaranteeing a high level of environmental protection throughout their life cycle. Registration no. ES-CAT/004/006.
We choose biodegradable and compostable materials that comply with EN 13432, created in 2002 to harmonise standards and define the characteristics that a material must possess in order to be defined as biodegradable and compostable.
Environmentally-friendly products. Made from 100% recycled paper.
An obvious choice for manufacturers of FSC™ or PEFC™ card and paper, certificates guaranteeing that the products come from forests managed responsibly and sustainably. We also select suppliers certified with ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems).
At García de Pou we seek solutions to minimise environmental impact, choosing sustainable materials and environmentally-friendly production processes.
The Feel Green line is manufactured using recycled and/ or environmentally-friendly raw materials.
EU Ecolabel, which guarantees compliance with selective and transparent guidelines on the environmental impact of products.
Closed-loop system for reusing ink, and recycling of all paper and cardboard waste.
Paper items printed by means of flexographic printing using compostable inks certified by OK Compost Industrial and OK Compost Home.
A commitment to products manufactured with sustainable, recyclable and/or compostable materials.
Internal biological treatment of wastewater using SBR technology (Sequencing Batch Reactor systems).