Clams in brine

• Exhibitor: FRINSA
• Brand name: Frinsa La Conservera
• Sector: CONSERVAS DE MARISCO

The clam is a bivalve mollusk that lives in salty waters buried in the sand a few centimeters from the surface. It is caught from small boats with the help of special long rakes called "raños".

Frinsa clams come exclusively from the Galician estuaries and, after being purchased at the fish market during the fishing season, they are subjected to purification processes to eliminate as much sand as possible and preserve their characteristic flavor. They are, then, chipped off one by one, removed from their gills and packed manually in homogeneous layers, adding only a covering liquid based on water and salt.

Frinsa is one of the largest European manufacturers of canned tuna fish and seafood. The company was founded in Ribeira (Galicia, Spain) in 1961. The company’s main mission is to produce top-quality canned food, focusing its efforts on meeting clients’ expectations in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly way. Thanks to this it holds the most important certificates in quality, food safety and the sustainability of fishing resources. Furthermore, it collaborates with the major organisations in the protection of marine resources. Frinsa is the supplier of the major European chains’ own brands and also manufactures its own brands FRINSA, FRINSA PROTEÍNA NATURAL, MINERVA and RIBEIRA.