ManarThon - Horchani Group

Manar Thon - Expertise and leadership in fish canning

Manar Thon specializes in tuna and sardine canning and fishmeal production. Manar Thon has been the Tunisian market leader since 1983. It markets a wide range of products under the “El Manar, Oscar, Raïs, Tonnara” brand.
Since 1983, Manar Thon has aimed to combine 1st quality fish with flawless know-how. Our cannery is based on traditional recipes and ultra-modern equipment.

A large part of the process is carried out manually by the expert hands of our craftswomen, according to an irreplaceable ancestral know-how, guaranteeing distinguished quality.
This superior quality is the result of a delicate selection of our raw materials: fresh fish and fine oil.

ManarThon’ s commitment to your health
Full compliance with international health standards guarantees the preservation of the nutritional properties of the products, as well as the original flavor of oily fish.

ManarThon in figures

600 employees
A new, ultra-modern 13,000 m² covered factory near the port of Zarzis (Tunisia) went into production in August 2005.
Daily processing capacity of 60 tons/day (50T/Tuna and 10T/Sardines)

Cooling capacity
cold room (O°C):5T
storage chamber (-18°C):3500T
freezing tunnel:8T / 8-hour cycle

A range of 50 canned products
– Tuna
– Sardine

Valorization of by-products to produce fish meal

• 2 production sites

• A leading position in the Tunisian market

• Share capital: TND 6,903,000

Production site

Tuna and sardine cannery : Route de Jerba KM 5. 4 170 Zarzis – Tunisia

Fish meal plant: Route de Benguerden KM 20. 4170 Zarzis – Tunisia

Activities

Its activities focus on three main areas:

• tuna canning factory,

• sardine canning plant

• fishmeal production plant.

Founded: 1983

Legal status: S.A.R.L

Capital: 6,903,000 DT

Commercial labels: El Manar, Oscar, Raïs .

ManarThon imposes strict international food production hygiene rules on its factory. All stages of production are monitored, and products comply with strict specifications defined by international certification agencies.
Full product traceability is an absolute priority.