BUTCHERY
FAMILY
“Like butcher, like butcher’s shop.”
There is a style of butchery. The market style. The traditional style. Specifically, the one that has carried the surname Sanmartí since 1850.
Do you want to know where we come from?
1850
1850
Joana Gorina Turull opens the stall on Passeig Manresa to support her family after they were disinherited.
1930
1930
The market at Plaza Mayor closes and the Central Market of Sabadell opens, at which point the street stall moves into a permanent physical space.
1998
1998
The market is closed for renovation and the stallholders move back to Passeig Manresa in a temporary tent while the works continue.
2004
2004
The remodeled Central Market is reopened, making the Sabadell market one of the reference markets within the national scope for its services and the major remodeling that was carried out.
2008
2008
Àlex Castany Sanmartí decides to enter the family business while finishing his degree final project.
2010
2010
The butcher’s shop was opened to expand the business beyond poultry, which had been its focus until then.
2014
2014
Japan opened its borders to wagyu and in September 2014 we began to work with this material.
2016
2016
We acquired a larger, much more central and modern and we changed the location of the shop.
2018
2018
We are official members of the Japanese Kobe Association, becoming the first butcher shop in all of Spain to be able to legally sell this product.
2020
2020
The fifth generation suffers a sudden loss of leadership and Àlex Castany becomes the company's manager.
2023
2023
We inaugurated the company's new central facilities, with industrial kitchen, workshop, showroom kitchen and offices.
2025
2025
We inaugurated the Meat Embassy space, a showroom open for tastings, meetings, presentations and photo shoots.
Àlex Castany Sanmartí personally selects our unique and marked-origin meats, guaranteeing authenticity and ethical raising. With more than 170 years of tradition and a firm commitment to excellence, transparency and animal welfare, we offer you exceptional meats.
