Strasbourg, France
Escal
ESCAL is an independent French family group specializing in frozen snails, appetizers, and seafood products. Headquartered in Strasbourg, they offer traditional recipes with manual production methods.
ESCAL is a French co-manufacturer specializing in frozen culinary specialties, primarily escargots (snails) and frozen appetizers. The company operates as an independent family business headquartered in Strasbourg and serves as the parent group for multiple specialized brands including Escal-Escargots (snails and appetizers), Escal-Seafood (frozen seafood), Assiette Bleue (refrigerated seafood), Bleu Vert (organic seafood), and Kauffers (frozen Flammekueches).
The company manufactures a diverse range of frozen products including Burgundy escargots with traditional garlic-parsley butter, various snail preparations, and frozen appetizers such as small puff pastries (feuilletés), salmon bites, and specialty items. ESCAL emphasizes manual confection techniques for snail preparation, highlighting traditional recipes and quality assurance in their manufacturing processes.
Their product portfolio includes both frozen snails (escargots de Bourgogne, classic escargots, organic variants) and frozen appetizers and entrées, utilizing IQF (individually quick frozen) technology and other freezing methods. The company also manages related frozen food product lines through its subsidiary brands, diversifying into seafood processing and specialized frozen prepared foods.
With a focus on French culinary traditions and manual craftsmanship, ESCAL serves the retail and food service markets with specialized frozen snail and appetizer products.
Capabilities
- Freezing
- IQF
- Meat & seafood
- Fresh & processed meat
- Packaging
- Pouching
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