European Seafood Investment Portugal (ESIP), Thai Union’s factory in Portugal, has officially opened a new factory store that will sell ESIP’s own brand creation Peniche Can by Thai Union as well as other ESIP products.
The Peniche Can Store was inaugurated by ESIP’s team and dignitaries from the local community and from Thailand. The store extends ESIP’s production facility in Peniche.
“Our brand-new factory store and our new brand Peniche Can by Thai Union with its Peniche Can Surf range of products are a celebration of Peniche as a playground for surfers from Portugal and all over the world. Our store is right next to the beach and at the heart of our community. We’re all proud to live and work here and our Peniche Can Store will show people from near and far that we’re responsibly producing seafood products that make their way all over the world – from right here in Peniche,” ESIP Plant Manager João Santos said.
Thai Union’s Europe Operations Director Sven Massen said ESIP is an important pillar of the Leiria district’s economy and one of Thai Union’s most versatile plants in Europe.
“We’re employing over 850 people from Peniche and the surrounding area, so this store and our new brand Peniche Can is our way of sharing our passion for seafood with the community and with the people in Portugal,” he said.
Founded in 1915, ESIP has more than 850 employees and operates eight production lines, which can process 90different recipes and 16 fish species. It generates a yearly turnover of around €84 million.
