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Founded by Luis Calvo Sanz in 1940, in Carballo.1
Private company
Logo: LUIS CALVO SANZ S.A., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Spanish canned goods company
The Calvo Group is a backward vertically integrated group of companies dedicated to fishing, processing and distribution of canned goods. The group is centred on Luis Calvo Sanz, S.A., a company established in 1940 in Carballo. Grupo Calvo operated in the town of Guanta, Venezuela under the name "Atuneras del Oriente" (ATORSA) and, later, as Industrias Calvo Conservas de Venezuela S.A. Between 1991 and 2001, they had to temporarily close due to lack of tuna.2 It employed 5,200 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Calvo Group is a backward vertically integrated group of companies dedicated to fishing, processing and distribution of canned goods. The group is centred on Luis Calvo Sanz, S.A., a company established in 1940 in Carballo.2
Founded by Luis Calvo Sanz in 1940, in Carballo.1
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