Alicorp is the largest Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

vian consumer goods company, with operations in South, Central and North America.

History

The company now known as Alicorp was started in 1956 as Industrias Anderson, Clayton & Co. as an oil and soap manufacturer in the port of Callao

Callao

Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...

, Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

. In 1971, the Peruvian conglomerate Grupo Romero acquired Anderson, Clayton & Co. and renamed it Compañia Industrial Peru Pacifico S.A. (CIPPSA).

The company survived during the years of military rule in Peru and during the 1990s embarked on several acquisitions. In 1993, it absorbed Calixto Romero S.A. and Compañia Oleaginosa Pisco S.A. which were also owned by Grupo Romero. In 1995, it acquired La Fabril S.A., the largest food manufacturer in Peru from Grupo Bunge y Born

Bunge y Born

Bunge y Born was a multinational corporation based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, whose diverse interests included food processing and international trade in grains and oilseeds...

 from Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. CIPSSA changed it name to Consorcio de Alimentos Fabril Pacifico S.A. (CFP) in 1995.
CFP merged with Nicolini Hmnos S.A. and Compañia Molinera del Peru S.A. in 1996 and changed its name to Alicorp in 1997. Recent acquisitions:

2001 - Acquired assets and brands owned by the Peruvian subsidiary of Unilever

Unilever

Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....

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2004 - Acquired Alimentum S.A. in order to enter the ice cream business.

2005 - Bought a laundry plant owned by Unilever

Unilever

Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....

and several laundry brands.

2006 - Acquired Asa Alimentos and Molinera Inca.

2008 - Acquired Colombian company PROPERSA and Argentinian company The Value Brand Company.

Financial Results

Alicorp achieved revenues of 896 million dollars during 2007, a 40% increase compared to 2006.

Alicorp planst to boost sales to US$2 billion by 2013 based on foreign acquisitions and export projections.

Main Brands

Cooking Oils: Primor, Capri, Cocinero, Cil.

Hair Care: Anua

Pasta: Don Vittorio, Nicolini, Lavaggi, Alianza

Confectionery: Casino, Glacitas, Victoria, Wazzu, Fenix

Domestic Flour: Blanca Flor, Favorita

Ice Creams: Lamborgini

Tea: Zurit

Laundry Care: Bolivar, Opal, Marsella

Milk: Soyandina

Spreads: Manty, Sello de Oro

Pet Food: Mimaskot, Nutrican

Juice: Yaps, Kanu, Negrita, Kiriba

Seasoning: Alacena