A family business founded in 1971, it has seen successive generations join the fold, bringing the number of professionals associated with the brand to three. This partnership ensures product quality, a standard reinforced daily by market support.

With 40 years of experience, the company has invested in increasingly high-performance, modern facilities while focusing on the research and development of new products.

This sustained growth rests on two fundamental pillars: constant investment in research and development, and the trust our brand inspires. We build customer loyalty and have established ourselves as a leader in the meat sector in northern Spain, maintaining a strong presence across the country's major food retail chains.

To speak of the history of Zacatena is to speak of Las Tablas de Daimiel, as 950 hectares are part of the estate.
An oasis in the La Mancha steppe of high ecological value, which is evident in the quality of our cheeses.
It is known that cheeses have been made since the 16th century from the sheep that graze in the Dehesa Zacatena, which today gives its name to our cheeses. The richness of its pastures, which has been noted in various publications, is due in large part to the Magarza, a high-quality grass for sheep with more than 800 years of history.
From Zacatena, and with the support of the Tablas de Daimiel National Park, a protected area recognized for its unique characteristics and a biosphere reserve, we are reviving the raising of Manchego cattle, transforming their milk into exquisite artisanal Manchego PDO organic cheese, allowing the farm to coexist with the environment.
We are artisans. We continue on the path set since 1990.
At Dehesa Zacatena, we continue to work the estate in the traditional way, producing the finest artisan Manchego PDO cheese, while incorporating the necessary requirements to achieve the exclusive organic certification.
Our activity, linked to the production of quality cheese, began in 1990, preserving and maintaining a production model that respects the environment while also adding the technology necessary to guarantee the consistency of our products.
Our cheese factory is exceptional because tradition and quality take precedence over production, seeking that balance between natural ingredients, tradition, and sustainability that results in an ORGANIC product of the highest quality.

DELICATESSEN LA ERMITA is located in Casar de Periedo, Cantabria. We are a family business with a tradition in gastronomy dating from the 1960’s when our parents began an establishment that become renowned for fine foods.

We use no artificial additives or preservatives. Our products are all-natural made from the finest ingredients with painstaking attention to the production process. Anything that can be done by hand is done by hand.

Our extensive catalogue of products is the result of a continuous process of innovation, through the constant search and development of flavours and new products.

Our fine foods are made by cooks using traditional cooking methods and may be on the menu of any fine restaurant.