Catalina’s empanadas are built for back-of-house performance. Whether you’re working with a fryer, convection oven, or combi-oven, these empanadas deliver flaky texture, savory fillings, and consistent results — fast.

Labor is tight. Margins are tighter. Catalina helps operators run smarter with frozen Latin favorites that require no thawing, no special prep, and no compromise on flavor.

Catalina now has two options for croquette lovers everywhere: Catalina Classics and our new Catalina Air-Fryer Ready Croquettes.

From classic ham to cheesy, savory cod, Catalina frozen croquettes come in crave-worthy flavors to suit every taste.

If you’re building a Latin-inspired menu or exploring craveable seafood starters, bacalao croquettes deserve a place in your lineup.

In the U.S., most people are familiar with Mexican-style tamales: an unseasoned masa dough wrapped in a corn husk and filled in the middle with seasoned meat or cheese. But in Cuba and other parts of Latin America, the tamal tradition takes a different form.

A croquette is a small, breaded, deep-fried roll made by blending a thick béchamel with a protein (like ham, chicken, cheese, or fish), then coating it in breadcrumbs.

At Catalina, we believe frozen food shouldn’t taste like it was frozen. Our empanadas are made to deliver that fresh-from-the-kitchen flavor — flaky crust, savory filling, and no shortcuts.

Take everything you love about a Cuban sandwich — the ham, the roast pork, the Swiss cheese, the mustard, the pickles — and add one surprising little twist: a croquette.

While Spain introduced the word empanar (“to bread or wrap in dough”), Latin America transformed the concept into dozens of regional icons.