About Us

Exporting sustainable shrimp since 1977

Company

 

Omarsa Group started in the shrimp business in February 1977, when Don Arturo Vanoni Fernandez acquired the first 250 hectares of land in the island Chupadores Grande in Ecuador intended for shrimp farming.

Omarsa’s Processing Plant was founded in 1982 under the name “Cachugran” with the vision to integrate the productive phase of shrimp with the commercial phase, thus enabling the marketing of our farmed shrimp to the different international markets. Today, after more than four decades and having passed the crisis of the white spot (1999-2001) Omarsa continues to operate as an integrated company, maintaining in our structure two hatcheries, three shrimp farms that in total sum about 5,700 hectares in production and two processing plants.

Based on our strict policy of quality control and principles of environmental preservation, Omarsa has achieved high standards that guarantee a top-quality shrimp, ensuring long-term sustainability.

Our dedication to providing the best sustainable products in these 47 years has positioned us among the top 2 exporters of shrimp in Ecuador with a broad diversification of markets successfully processing shrimp as head-on, head-less and value-added.

Omarsa’s processing

  • Hatcheries
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  • Shrimp farms
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  • Processing plant
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  • Direct selling

Human Resource

 

In Omarsa we are aware that our best asset is our human resource, which is key in our development and success. Shrimp processing and packing is mainly a manual work.

  • 2,217
    Shrimp farm and hatcheries
  • 4,400
    Processing plants

Meet our sales team

  • Sandro Coglitore
    General Manager
  • Mercedes Plaza
    Sales Value Added and Certified Shrimp
  • Ginger Cueva
    Sales Latin America, Europe
  • Francisco Vanoni
    Sales USA, Japan, Italy
  • Pamela Carreño
    Sales USA, Middle East
  • Delphine Debennerot
    Sales USA, Canada
  • Luann Collins
    Sales USA
  • Paola Loja
    Sales Asia
  • Roberto Crespo
    Sales Latin America, Europe
  • Winnie
    Sales Asia

Awards

 

Since 2012 we have won prizes and mentions at PremioeXpor, the highest recognition that the Ecuadorian exporters are given annually. The awards recognizes our diversification, high quality standards and increase & sustainability of employment.

  • 2016
    First Place as a Great Exporter
  • 2015
    Increase and Sustainability of employment
  • 2014
    Highest Quality Standard
  • 2013
    Diversification Non-traditional Markets
  • 2012
    First Place as a Great Exporter

Key facts and figures

 

Our aim is to deliver the true sustainable shrimp worldwide being environmental and socially responsible, focusing on food safety, animal welfare and traceability.

5 export awards
47 years exporting shrimp
313,248,894 pounds exported in 2023
(+)340 clients in 2023
98.23 reforested hectares
$782,612,629 USD sold in 2023
12 quality certifications
60 countries
6,617 workforce in 2023
#2 country's shrimp exporter
227.09 hectares of organic farmed shrimp
AAA credit rating by Summa Ratings
6,902,400 larvaes produced in hatcheries a year
5,700 hectares of certified farmed shrimp