San Miguel: lemon juices, oils and citrus ingredients
San Miguel of Argentina turns lemons into juices, oils and essences, pulp cells and peel at plants in Argentina, Uruguay and South Africa.
San Miguel is an Argentine agribusiness that processes lemons into juices, oils and essences, pulp cells and peel for food and fragrance makers.
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San Miguel is an Argentine agribusiness focused on ingredients made from lemons, based in Vicente López, Buenos Aires. It runs industrial processing facilities in Argentina, Uruguay and South Africa and supplies manufacturers rather than shoppers. San Miguel once also exported fresh fruit; that business passed to Citri&Co and now trades as Safresco, leaving San Miguel concentrated on processing lemons into ingredients for industry.
Lemon processing makes use of the whole fruit. Juice is extracted and sold as juice, the oils held in the peel are recovered as oils and essences for flavours and fragrances, pulp cells give texture to drinks, and the peel itself is sold for further use. These ingredients end up in beverages, confectionery, preserves and fragrances. Food manufacturers buy to a specification covering concentration, acidity and flavour, while oil buyers focus on aroma and consistency from batch to batch.
Size of the business
San Miguel has industrial processing facilities in three countries: Argentina, Uruguay and South Africa. This is where it processes fruit, not a count of growing countries or a market share.
Do San Miguel and Safresco now mean the same business?
No. Safresco operates within Citri&Co, while San Miguel focuses on lemon ingredients.
Are its processing plants only in Argentina?
No. San Miguel also has processing facilities in Uruguay and South Africa.
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