Sardines
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Ricamar
Hassi Ameur / Hassi Bounif (industrial zone), Oran, Algeria ✓ verified
The only Algerian consumer canned-sardine brand verifiable as currently produced and sold, made by tuna canner Raja Food Industrie at its Oran plant.
At a glance
| Country | Algeria |
|---|---|
| Region | Oran |
| City | Hassi Ameur / Hassi Bounif (industrial zone) |
| Founded | 2005 Company (SARL Raja Food Industrie) founded 2005; plant opened 2008; sardine line added 2012. |
| Company | industrial canner (tuna-first) |
Notable facts
- The only verifiable, currently-sold domestic canned-sardine consumer brand in Algeria, where fresh sardines dominate and canned shelves are mostly imports.
- Primarily a tuna canner with a sardine line; 32,000 m2 plant with around 520 staff.
- Sardine line launched in 2012 at the Hassi Ameur/Hassi Bounif industrial zone near Oran.
- Markets its cans as free of preservatives, additives and gluten.
- Species is not stated on pack and the company sources fish from Mediterranean, Atlantic and Indian Ocean waters, so the sardine species is variable/unknown.
Products
Sardines in oil (125 g and 1 kg)
oil
Sardines in tomato sauce (125 g and 1 kg)
tomato
Evidence & uncertainties
Overall sourcing confidence for this profile: ✓ verified — corroborated by two or more sources.
Species — Variable / unknown: Species varies by catch or is unverified; no reliable single value.