Our Company
Our History
We present the history of Sigma Corporativo through organic growth, mergers and acquisitions and commercial agreements over the years.
Welcome to Our History
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Mergers & acquisitions
"Grupo Alfa entered the food market by buying companies from the Brener group. We were designated within the group as Sigma Alimentos."
1980
Organic growth
We went through an integration process of FUD brand.
1985
Organic growth
We acquired San Rafael brand.
1985
Organic growth
We added Chimex brand to our team.
1985
Commercial alliance
We made a strategic alliance with Sodima Internacional to produce and distribute Yoplait in Mexico.
1992
Commercial alliance
We began the distribution of Oscar Mayer in Mexico.
1993
Organic growth
We entered the cheese industry with the brand La Villita.
1993
Mergers & acquisitions
We acquired San Antonio, a Mexican packaged meats company.
1997
Mergers & acquisitions
We welcomed Carnes Selectas Tangamanga to our team.
1999
Mergers & acquisitions
We acquired Zar, a Costa Rican packaged meats company.
2002
Mergers & acquisitions
We integrated the Costa Rican cheese company NLATEC (Del Prado).
2002
Organic growth
We incorporated Café Olé; a beverage brand into our portfolio.
2003
Mergers & acquisitions
We added to our team a meats company from El Salvador.
2003
Mergers & acquisitions
We acquired Checo brand from Rep. Dominicana.
2003
Mergers & acquisitions
We integrated Chen, a Mexican cheese company.
2004
Mergers & acquisitions
We acquired Galicia.
2004
Mergers & acquisitions
We welcomed Sosúa, a dairy company to our team.
2004
Mergers & acquisitions
We acquired the Mexican dairy company New Zealand, with great brands such as Noche Buena.
2005
Mergers & acquisitions
We integrated Nayar, a packaged meats producer in Mexico.
2006
Commercial alliance
We made a strategic alliance to produce and distribute Yoplait in Central America.
2006
Mergers & acquisitions
We welcomed into our family Industrias Alimentarias del Sureste (IASSA).
2007
Mergers & acquisitions
Bernina, a packaged meats company, joined Sigma family.
2007
Mergers & acquisitions
We acquired MCP (Mexican Cheese Producers), a major producer of Hispanic cheese based in Wisconsin, USA.
2007
Mergers & acquisitions
We acquired Braedt, a Peruvian company dedicated to the production and commercialization of packaged meats.
2008
Mergers & acquisitions
We added Longmont to our portfolio, a packaged meats producer which main market is in the northwest of Mexico.
2008
Commercial alliance
We started distributing Bel cheeses.
2009
Mergers & acquisitions
We carried out a very significant acquisition in our history: Bar-S Foods, which produced and markets packaged meats in the U.S.
2010
Mergers & acquisitions
We acquired Supremo, a Mexican company dedicated to the production of packaged meats.
2012
Mergers & acquisitions
We added to our team Hidalmex, a Mexican packaged meats company.
2012
Mergers & acquisitions
We integrated Corporación de Empresas Monteverde, a company dedicated to the production of cheese in Costa Rica.
2013
Mergers & acquisitions
We acquired the operations of Comercial Norteamericana, a company specialized in the Foodservice segment through the distribution of fresh meat in Mexico, including the brand Certified Angus Beef.
2013
Mergers & acquisitions
We welcomed Laska, a Costa Rican packaged meats company.
2014
Mergers & acquisitions
We incorporated Juris into our team, a pioneer Ecuatorian company in the production of sausages.
2014
Mergers & acquisitions
We took an important step by acquiring Campofrio Food Group, leader in packaged meats in Europe, with a significant market presence in 8 countries.
2014
Mergers & acquisitions
We signed a strategic alliance agreement with PACSA.
2015
Mergers & acquisitions
We integrated the operations of Elaborados Cárnicos ECARNI from Ecuador.
2015
Commercial alliance
We signed an agreement with Hersheys of Mexico for the retail distribution of its products.
2015
Mergers & acquisitions
We integrated RJ to our company.
2016
Mergers & acquisitions
We acquired SUPEMSA, a Peruvian leading company in the production and commercialization of packaged meats and dairy products.
2017
Mergers & acquisitions
We welcomed Caroli, a packaged meat company in Romania.
2017