Hacendado Cloves (Clavo/Cravinho)

Hacendado is the well-known private label brand of Mercadona, Spain's leading supermarket chain. Originally founded in Spain, the brand was created to provide a range of high-quality grocery products at competitive prices, exclusively for its retail outlets.

While the raw cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) are typical products of tropical climates like Indonesia, Madagascar, or Comoros, the processing, packaging, and distribution are handled in Spain. For this specific spice line, Mercadona partners with specialized Spanish inter-suppliers, such as Carmencita (Jesús Navarro, S.A.) based in Novelda, Alicante, which ensures strict quality control and packaging.

Mercadona remains a family-owned Spanish company, with Juan Roig as the majority shareholder and CEO. The brand Hacendado represents a vertically integrated model where the retailer works closely with specific manufacturers to control every step of the supply chain.