Fritoper is a Spanish producer of potato chips, popcorn, and savory snacks, providing branded items and private-label snacks for retailers and food distribution firms. Its potato processing activities encompass classic fried potato chips, kettle-cooked chips, straight-cut and ridged varieties, as well as tube-packaged potato snacks. The company additionally produces microwave popcorn, pre-packaged popcorn, extruded snacks, and meat snacks for the retail food sector.
Established in 1979 by Juan Pérez and his spouse, Mari Carmen Martínez, Fritoper originated as a modest artisanal potato-frying enterprise in Alaquàs, Valencia, Spain. The company subsequently broadened its production capabilities and product lineup, launching innovations like microwave popcorn and various formats of potato chips. In the 2000s, a production line for kettle-cooked potato chips was introduced. The second generation now manages the family-owned business, which operates from production facilities in the Valencia area.
Products offered include:
- Potato chips: Traditional pan-fried chips, smooth chips, ridged chips, extra-ridged chips and kettle-cooked chips.
- Tube-packaged potato snacks: Dehydrated potato flakes and seasoned potato snacks in cylindrical containers.
- Popcorn: Microwave popcorn and ready-to-eat popcorn in different flavours.
- Extruded snacks: Cheese balls, snack rings, corn-based snacks and other extruded savoury products.
- Meat snacks: Pork rinds, pork cracklings and ham rinds.
Fritoper Brands
Fritoper sells products under its own labels, such as Fritos Pérez, focused on potato chips, and Gurma, which encompasses a wider variety of snacks, extruded items, and popcorn. Its portfolio also features Surf Chips, tube-packed potato snacks, and La Churrería de Pérez, a selection of classic-style fried potato chips. The firm additionally offers private-label production services, creating potato chips and various snacks in multiple formats and flavors for Spanish retail chains. Its activities cater to the broader potato processing and packaged snack food sectors, emphasizing potato chip production, snack innovation, and retail distribution.
