Our Commitment
Reviving the soul of the Galician empanada. Craftsmen of bread dough, guardians of time and flavour
Our Values
Zero Waste - Zero Food Waste
The nature of our product — flash-frozen immediately after preparation — not only preserves its quality until the moment of consumption, but also allows for proper management to avoid waste and food loss.
In this way, at Costumes Galicia, we help our clients reduce the surpluses typically generated during production and in many food establishments. In a society where inequalities remain significant, both in developing countries and in more advanced economies, the lack of planning often leads not only to higher costs but also to avoidable waste.
Every small gesture helps reduce food waste. That’s why we offer you a frozen product with a shelf life of 3 years, which for most of our clients means a simple and easy way to manage stock and achieve the goal of “zero waste!”.
We promote sustainable and responsible consumption
Platforms like “Too Good To Go”, together with factors such as the nature of our frozen product and its 3-year shelf life once baked, can help us achieve the goal of reducing food waste — for example, when managing food surpluses.
We encourage you to get involved!
What sets us apart: the Craft
The SDGs are 17 goals adopted by the UN with the mission of creating a fairer, more equitable and sustainable future for all people and the planet.
At Costumes Galicia, we are particularly committed to several of them
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SDG 2. Zero Hunger
Zero waste, zero hunger. The nature of our product — flash-frozen to preserve it for several months or even years (3) — together with our portfolio, enables optimal stock management to achieve the goal of zero food waste.
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SDG 3. Good Health and Well-being
Galician well-being through food. Costumes Galicia promotes healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle: Ensuring proper preservation of our products through flash-freezing immediately after preparation, with no need for additives or preservatives.
With a wide range of flavours (fish, seafood, meat and vegetables), we offer a broad variety of nutritional options — from the Omega 3 found in oily fish in our Xoubas (sardine) or tuna empanadas, to the Vitamin B12 in our octopus empanada, as well as the many health benefits of the fresh onion we use as a staple ingredient in traditional Galician empanada. -
SDG 5. Gender Equality
More than half of our workforce is made up of women.
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SDG 7. Affordable and Clean Energy
We use energy from solar panels.
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SDG 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
Costumes Galicia is an SME that offers its employees fair working conditions, with equal pay for work of equal value, protecting fundamental labour rights without discrimination.
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SDG 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
Near-total absence of plastics in packaging, using cardboard boxes instead. Reduction of food waste, enabled by the extended shelf life of the product through flash-freezing and, once baked, up to 3 days.
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SDG 14. Life Below Water
We require our suppliers to guarantee respect for marine and fishing resources: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Certificate of origin for tuna used in the production of our tuna empanadas.).
Captain’s Statement. Regarding respect for dolphin life, guaranteeing no harm, injury, capture or death of dolphins during the tuna fishing process.
The 2030 Agenda is a global action plan adopted by 193 countries in 2015 to achieve sustainable development by 2030. It is based on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets. Its purpose is to promote social, economic and environmental well-being for all, addressing challenges such as poverty, inequality, climate change and environmental degradation, with the aim of “leaving no one behind”.
Although Costumes Galicia is committed to all 17 goals, currently, due to the nature of our organisation and the products we make and distribute, we contribute directly to 7 of them, as detailed in this SDG section.
CSR Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR means the company’s commitment to ethical and sustainable management which, in addition to complying with legislation, improves the quality of life of its employees, cares for the environment and contributes to the development of local communities and people.
Some of the actions that define our day-to-day operations include:
- Plastic-free. All our packaging is made of cardboard.
- Commitment to and ease of proper zero food waste management, given the nature of our product and production process.
- Collaboration with suppliers who share our values.
- Gender equality: More than half of our staff are women.
