The owner of the Sevilla franchise La Mar de Gambas has filed for bankruptcy This company and four other companies it runs due to insolvencyas stated in the Order of the Commercial Court No. 1 of Seville in … Which ABC was able to reach. These are Catering, Cocedero Santa Lucía, Cervecerías La Mar de Gambas, Cervecerías La Perra Gorda, Distribuciones y Depósitos de Bebidas Los Alcores, and Eurosur de Cervecería; They all have a registered office in Alcalá de Guadaíra.
The hospitality group he founded in 2007 Manuel AlcericaThe process began voluntarily on October 29, and only a week ago received the judge’s response, continuing the jointly managed process, in accordance with the law. It appears from the judicial text that The intention is to continue the activityWhereas, with the bankruptcy filing, a binding proposal was submitted to acquire their production unit. This means that the creditor or third party must bear the obligation to continue or restart the service with the production unit or units to which it refers for a period of no less than three years.
This entrepreneur has always been dedicated to the hospitality sector through family tradition, but at just 20 years old he established himself with the idea of focusing the menu on affordable seafood. His first solo experience was in 2007 with the Santa Lucia brewery in Alcalá Due to the audience’s success, he soon opened another location in Dos Hermanas. In just six years, it had a network of 17 establishments in the province, started a franchise model and in 2017 began expanding throughout Andalusia with thirty establishments between Seville, Cádiz and Huelva.
At that moment he decided to change the name and create the brand “La Mar de Gambas”. Which became popular with her. Before the pandemic, it opened four establishments in Madrid in key areas such as Preciados Street or the Salamanca neighborhood, and had plans to continue in Malaga and Levante. But the health emergency ruined those plans and affected their financial situation.
Everything that is offered in these institutions is provided by other companies in the group, Including a seafood cooker and warehouses where the rest of the dishes on the menu are produced.. The businessman from Alcalá owns facilities in the municipality’s Parsi Industrial Park where he has a production and packaging line. Except for drinks, everything else comes from their facilities.
During this time, it also partnered with other companies such as Tortillón, with which it began an adventure in 2022 to diversify the offer and offer new options to its customers, but later the two companies continued to use only their own models. Mala Cabeza has recently opened in Triana, which joins the brands’ catalog with a more casual look and another type of menu. It currently has 19 establishments open among its companies and franchisees.According to their website, they are all located in the provinces of Seville, Cádiz and Huelva.