Froiz

Distribuciones Froiz, S.A.
Sociedad Anónima
Industry Retail
Founded Pontevedra, Spain (1970 (1970))
Founder Magín Alfredo Froiz Planes
Headquarters Poio, Spain
Number of locations
 306 stores[1]
Area served
 Spain & Portugal
Key people
 José Froiz Prieto, Director-general
Revenue € 522 million (2013)[2]
Number of employees
 4,650[3]
Website www.froiz.es

Distribuciones Froiz, S.A. is a Spanish supermarket chain based in Poio, Galicia. It operates in the Spanish regions of Galicia, Castile and León, Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid and in Northern Portugal. The company was founded in 1970 by Magín Alfredo Froiz and remains a family-run business.[2]

In October 2014, Froiz bought rival supermarket Supermercados Moldes becoming the third biggest supermarket chain in Galicia.

Operations

Froiz's operations are divided into four formats, differentiated by size and the range of products sold. Tandy or Merca Mas is the name given to Froiz's franchised convenience stores.

Name Shop type Number of stores
Supermercados Froiz Supermarket 197
Hiper Froiz Hypermarket 5
Cash Froiz Cash & Carry 8
Tandy/Merca Mas Convenience store 49
Total 259

Sponsorship

Froiz is the owner of the cycling team Grupo Deportivo Supermercados Froiz (Súper Froiz) and the main sponsor of the Óscar Pereiro Foundation cycling team.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Froiz - Presencia geográfica" (in Spanish). www.froiz.es.
  2. 1 2 Rodriguez, R. "Froiz dice adiós a la crisis con un récord de ventas". economiadigital.es. Economía Digital de Galicia, SLU. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Presencia geografica" (in Spanish). Froiz.
  4. ↑ "Fundación Oscar Pereiro".
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