Headquartered in Berriatua, just five kilometers from the port of Ondarroa, Kofradia Basque Seafood (KBS) aims to modernize the fishing sector and transform the traditional commercialization model for catches. The company will develop a range of ready-to-cook fish products and prepared meals for immediate consumption.

This initiative stems from an agreement between the fish producers' associations of Bizkaia (Opescaya) and Gipuzkoa (Opegui), which encompass all fishermen's guilds, and the Basque Government's public financial society, Hazilur. Each party holds a 33% stake. Amaia Barredo, Minister of Food, Rural Development, Agriculture, and Fisheries, emphasized that they have "forged a strategic alliance with the aim of ushering in a new era in the fishing and fish commercialization sector."

With an initial investment of nearly 3 million euros, KBS begins operations as the sole operator in Euskadi and Spain offering a complete solution for the entire process, from capture and unloading to fresh, frozen, bulk handling, and transformation. Products will subsequently be supplied through major operators in sales channels such as Retail and Horeca.

The company boasts an infrastructure of approximately 8,000 square meters distributed across three strategic plants. The Berriatua plant, covering over half of this area, will be the epicenter of fish transformation. In Getaria, a 1,200 m² facility will process albacore and anchovy, reviving traditional semi-preserved and salted anchovy production. In Bermeo, a 2,500 m² space will focus entirely on individual quick freezing processes, ensuring supreme quality. The project has created 25 jobs initially and projects a turnover of 21 million euros by 2027.