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Gamesa, S. de R.L. de C.V.

Company type	Subsidiary of PepsiCo
Founded	1921; 104 years ago (1921)
Headquarters	San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
Products	Cookies Pasta
Website	https://www.gamesacookies.com/

Gamesa (formerly Galletera Mexicana S.A. de C.V. "Mexican Biscuit Company")(also Grupo Gamesa) is Mexico's largest manufacturer of cookies. The company also makes flour, ready to eat cereals and other related products. It is headquartered in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico, and have production facilities in eight states across Mexico and one in Colombia. In 1990, they were acquired by PepsiCo, also owner of Pepsi, Sabritas and Sonric's in Mexico.

Gamesa also sells cookies in the United States, Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Among their most successful brands are "Marias Gamesa", "Emperador", "Arcoiris", "Mamut", "Chokis", "Cremax", "Marca Gamesa", "Saladitas", "Crackets", among others.

History

Alberto, Ignacio, and Manuel Santos Gonzalez, three brothers, acquired the majority of the stocks of the pasta and cookie company "Lara" in 1921, which would change name and merge with other companies to create "Gamesa".

In 1992, the cookie company introduced nine value-priced cookies to the United States market. The move to the U.S. market would hopefully net the company $10 million in sales by the end of 1992 and $20 million by 1993. The advertisement for this campaign was handled by Market Entry of Dallas, TX. They targeted Hispanic consumers.

In the year 2000, the company began a new era in which automation became the norm. The company acquired machinery from Italian company Sasib, that allowed them to produce as much as 3.3 kilos (about 7.3 pounds) per hour.

As of 2023, the company had 13,000 employees.

Products

• Emperador
• Chokis
• Marias
• Arcoiris
• Clasicas
• Mamut
• Saladitas
• Crackets

References

1. Fisher, Christy (June 15, 1992). "Mexican cookie giant heading north". Advertising Age. 63 (24): 40 – via EBSCO.
2. "Gamesa Ingresa a Una Nueva Era". Industria Alimenticia. 11 (9): 64–66. September 30, 2000 – via EBSCO.
3. "Grupo Gamesa, S. de R.L. de C.V." Gale Business Insights. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

External links

• Company website
• Official Instagram
• Gamesa USA Facebook

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