Historical programming period — scheme no longer open to new applications
GUASCH & FILS: 600 000 € in FEADER funding to develop the processing of local meat
Occitanie· Transformation viandes et charcuterie
How a family-owned company in Perpignan secured 600 000 € in European funding to create a meat cutting and processing unit, strengthen regional livestock supply chains, and promote local production. The operation falls under the Languedoc-Roussillon Rural Development Program 2014-2020, a programming period that is now historic.
Funding obtained
€600,000
Total project cost
€1,173,664
Funding rate
51%
Instrument
Grant
The company
GUASCH & FILS is a family-owned company based in Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. Established in 1980 (the group's history dates back to 1952 at the Place République market in Perpignan), it specializes in meat processing and preservation, charcuterie, and meat trading.
Its business is part of a regional supply chain combining livestock farming, slaughtering, cutting, processing and marketing. The company works in particular with cooperatives and local players in the meat industry, with more than 95% of its raw materials sourced from Occitanie according to its CEO.
The company is identified under SIREN 319 049 276, with a main business of meat processing and preservation (NAF code 10.11Z).
The initial need
Adding value to agricultural production does not depend solely on the farms that raise the animals: it also requires suitable processing infrastructure, cutting capacity, industrial equipment and commercial outlets. GUASCH & FILS wanted to accelerate the development of its business by creating a meat hub in Perpignan, to strengthen the industrial link between livestock farms and commercial markets.
- Develop cutting and processing capacity.
- Strengthen outlets for production from regional livestock supply chains.
- Promote products from quality supply chains.
- Support Catalan culinary know-how and traditions.
- Support the company's commercial development.
The funded project
The project consists of creating a meat cutting and processing unit in Perpignan, to develop an industrial hub capable of better promoting production from regional livestock farms. The project relies in particular on several quality supply chains: organic farming (AB), Veau Vedell, Porc Tirabuxo, and Catalan lamb.
In his institutional testimony, Bernard Guasch, president of GUASCH & FILS, explains that European funding made it possible to create this meat hub in Perpignan and to accelerate the company's development by promoting production from regional livestock supply chains.
- Creation of a meat cutting and processing unit.
- Development of the meat hub's production capacity.
- Promotion of quality supply chains (AB, Veau Vedell, Porc Tirabuxo, Catalan lamb).
Funding plan
Total cost
€1,173,664
Public funding
€600,000
According to the Region, the 600 000 € FEADER contribution breaks down into 300 000 € via the Conseil régional Occitanie and 300 000 € via the Conseil départemental des Pyrénées-Orientales. This is a historic operation (Languedoc-Roussillon Rural Development Program 2014-2020) — it should not be linked to the 2023-2027 FEADER.
The scheme used
The project received support from FEADER under the Languedoc-Roussillon Rural Development Program 2014-2020. This is a historic operation — this scheme is no longer open to new applications.
Results and outcomes
- Achieved
In May 2025, the GUASCH & FILS group opened a new processing plant (charcuterie) in Torremila, Perpignan — a separate investment, estimated at between 9,4 M€ (Pyrénées-Orientales Department) and 14 M€ (business press) depending on the source, intended to triple/double production capacity. No source consulted shows that this new plant benefited from the historic 600 000 € FEADER grant: the two operations must be kept separate.
2025-05-19 — source
Results are distinguished by nature (achieved, stated objective, forecast, estimate) — never presented as certain without this distinction.
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Sources and transparency
- Press release — Cutting and processing workshop (Guasch & Fils) — Département des Pyrénées-Orientales
Official press release corresponding to the meat cutting and processing unit project — corroborates the existence of the project and the involvement of local authorities (Région Occitanie, Département des Pyrénées-Orientales).
Guasch equips itself with a new charcuterie plant — Le Journal des EntreprisesConfirms the company's subsequent industrial development (new charcuterie plant opened on May 19, 2025 in Torremila, Perpignan) — separate from the 2014-2020 FEADER operation, never linked to it.
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