A taste of Asturias, as Spain comes to UK

Specialist retailers including, the Ibérica Group, and Lunya are joining forces with the UK’s leading artisanal Spanish food importer, Mevalco, and Asturias government’ International Trade body, Asturex, to bring a range of specialist goods to consumers during January and February 2023.

Showcasing the very best of Spain, artisan Spanish producers are working hand in hand with Mevalco and Asturex including world famous blue cheeses such as Cabrales, Gamonedo (from the cooperative of dairy farmers CAPSA) and La Peral (from “La Peral cheese makers), Churned butter “Imperial”, award raw honey producers “Eria de Valles”, seafood specialist “Congelados Basilo”, famous faba beans from “Codilex” available for the first time in UK in their fresher frozen version rather than in the usual dry format, organic Smoked cured meats producers “El Cuco”, “Trabanco” new style ciders and the renown “Rialto” bakery with their addictive almond and chocolate cookies “Moscovitas”.

And as Spanish products continue to grow in popularity, Mevalco’s Managing Director, David Menendez, says that the promotion (which starts on January 23) is a new and innovative way to link retailers, restaurateurs and Spanish suppliers together to bring consumers a hugely exciting line up of Spanish ingredients.

“This is the first of what we hope will be many initiatives where we are working in partnership with Spanish government bodies to bring new culinary inspirations to the table in the UK,” he said.

“Over the past few years, Spanish food and wine have permeated the culinary landscape in the UK, and there is now profound interest in Spanish gastronomy.  For this first promotion, we are working closely with our leading retail and restaurant partners to raise awareness of these incredible products.

“It’s now just as common to find Ibérico ham from Spain or Spanish olive oil in our British restaurants and gourmet supermarkets as it is to find Brie cheese from France or Parma ham from Italy.  Consumers have really woken up to the magic of Spanish goods and restaurants are increasing turning to us for fresh innovation and inspiration on their menus”.

As the International Trade Promotion Agency of the Principality of Asturias, Asturex’s mission is to promote the exports of regional companies and facilitate their international expansion.

Bruno López, General Manager of Asturex said: “Asturian producers are welcoming a closer relationship with the UK post Brexit and our partnership with Mevalco is a powerful example of how we are looking to work with UK restaurants and retailers to bring new and exciting products to consumers”.

Mevalco was announced as the leading Small Wholesaler of the Year by the FWD in 2019 and has enjoyed consistent growth and expansion, despite economic turbulence and increased administration that Brexit has placed on importers.