Hacendado Bacon Strips (Cintas de Bacon)

Hacendado is the private label brand of Mercadona, a prominent Spanish supermarket chain. This specific product, cintas de bacon (bacon strips), is produced by Casa Tarradellas, one of Mercadona's long-term 'interproveedores' (inter-suppliers).

Casa Tarradellas was founded in 1976 in Gurb, Barcelona, and remains a family-owned Spanish company. As shown by the health marks on the packaging (ES 10.00121/B and ES 10.027342/B), the product is manufactured in Spain, specifically in the Catalonia region. Mercadona, the ultimate owner of the Hacendado brand, is also a 100% Spanish-owned company headquartered in Valencia. The partnership between these two entities ensures that a high percentage of Hacendado's meat and pizza products are produced locally in Spanish facilities.