A semi-finished product is the name for fish that is freshly delivered to the factory and processed there using one of these methods: freezing, marinating or salting. Until the processed fish is prepared and packed in its final packaging, it remains a semi-finished product. These are large packages of sardines frozen in bulk or in large blocks usually of 8 kilograms, marinated anchovy fillets in barrels of 20 kilograms, and salted anchovies in barrels of 25–27 kilograms. Semi-finished products are our main export items, intended for factories and plants, which buy them from us and prepare them in their own way, to offer them further through their own sales channels and consumer markets. We keep one part of the semi-finished products for our own needs, to create products under our own brand.
Marinating is a way of preserving anchovy fillets using white vinegar. When this relatively short process is completed, the fillet is purified in a special process and stored in the marinade.
The largest part of the annual anchovy catch is intended for salting. The anchovies are salted in barrels of 25-27 kilograms. The reason for this is the size of the available fresh fish. As with “latas”, the barrels are treated with great attention. The preparation and maturation process is carefully controlled, until the product is ready to be shipped to the customers, or stored in our warehouses, where we prepare the products of our own brand – ArbaSol Adriatic Delight. The alpha and omega of a high-quality salted fillet is definitely the “lata” of freshly caught anchovies, carefully arranged and perfectly salted. In the ArbaSol latas, in complete harmony, lie a layer of fish and a layer of salt, witnessing the creation of our Premium quality. We produce latas of 5 kg and 10 kg of net weight, i.e., of 4 kg and 8 kg of drained net weight.
Our facilities have a modern equipment for freezing freshly caught fish, and use the individual quick-freezing (IQF) method or the block freezing method. Proper freezing of freshly caught fish, which is done in a very short time at an extremely low temperature, provides a healthy and beautiful product that can be stored for a long time.
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