BEHER (ham)

Coordinates: 40°33′15″N 5°40′02″W / 40.554259°N 5.667143°W / 40.554259; -5.667143

BEHER - Bernardo Hernández
Ltd
Industry Food
Founded 1930
Founder Bernardo Hernández Blázquez
Headquarters Guijuelo, Spain
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Bernardo Hernández Tinoco (Chairman and CEO)
Products Jamón ibérico and Meat products
Revenue €20 million
Number of employees
 90
Website www.beher.es/en

BEHER, or Bernardo Hernández, is a Spanish ham producer company that has worldwide fame.[1][2][3] It is situated in the village of Guijuelo (Salamanca, Spain), in the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Jamón from Guijuelo.[4] This third generation family company was founded in the 1930s and is now one of the 300 biggest companies in Castile and León.[5]

In 2001 and 2004 it was awarded "Best international company" during the International Fair in Frankfurt, the main international fair of meat products.[6] Among the many products of Beher "Bellota Oro" (Gold Acorn) stands out, in 2007, 2010 and 2013 it was awarded "Best ham in the world".[1]

History

BEHER headquarters in Guijuelo.
Cellar of Acorn-fed hams of BEHER in Guijuelo.

In the beginning of the 1930s, Bernardo Hernández Blázquez began his business in the sector of “Pig slaughter” using family experience to integrate completely into the market.[7] In the 1970s the founder's son Bernardo Hernández García took the company’s management in his hands and began to rear Iberian pigs in his private pastures. Nowadays his sons manage one of the 6 best companies in the sector with 2% percentage of the market. The products of BEHER are exported to more than 30 countries all over the world such as Australia, Brasil, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Russia and the European Union.[8]

In 2010, new installations were inaugurated and now the size of the factory reaches 19.500 m2, including the highest cellar in the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) which is 8 meters high.[9]

Products

Exposition of "embutidos" (sausage goods) and acorn-fed ham with PDO Jamón from Guijuelo of BEHER.

BEHER embraces all stages of the manufacturing process, from rearing pigs on its farms to manual cutting of the ham, getting a homogeneous production and world-wide recognition in the sector of sausage products, cold meats and collations.

Products lines

Awards

BEHER "Bellota Oro" was elected as "Best ham in the world" in IFFA Delicat 2007, 2010 and 2013.

International Recognitions[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Iberian ham BEHER renews its title of "Best Ham In The World" in Germany". elcatavinos.com. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Un jamón de Guijuelo renueva su título como 'Mejor Jamón del Mundo' en Alemania" (in Spanish). Rtvcyl.es. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Los diez mejores jamones ibéricos" (in Spanish). CARLOS MARIBONA. 2011-08-04. Archived from the original on 29 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Jamon Beher SA". Losimportadores.com.au. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  5. ↑ Castilla y León Económica, Las 5000 mayores empresas, Castilla y León Económica, February 2009
  6. 1 2 "About IFFA". Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  7. ↑ "BEHER History". Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  8. ↑ "BEHER in the world". Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  9. ↑ "Inaugurada la nueva sede de Beher" (in Spanish). Rtvcyl.es. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  10. ↑ "BEHER Awards". Retrieved 2011-09-01.

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