Sigma Alimentos, S.A. de C.V., also known as Sigma or Sigma Alimentos, is a Mexican multinational food processing and distribution company headquartered in San Pedro, near

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, Mexico. It produces and distributes refrigerated foods, mainly

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, and yogurts. It is one of the largest producers and distributors of refrigerated foods in Mexico, some of its well-known brands are ''Fud'', ''Chen'', ''San Rafael'', ''Guten'', and '' Yoplait''. It is a

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of the Mexican industrial

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Alfa. Sigma reported sales of $6.9 billion for 2021. It has 67 plants and 152 distribution centers that employ more than 38,000 people in 18 countries. The company increased its presence in the United States and the Eurozone through acquisitions, of which the two largest have been the American Bar-S in 2010, and the European Campofrio in 2014. Sigma markets its products in Mexico through major supermarkets, wholesale distributors, convenience stores, and mom-and-pop outlets. In the United States, it operates through Sigma Foods and Bar-S Foods, with regional headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. In the Eurozone, it operates through

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, jointly acquired with the Chinese

WH Group WH Group (), formerly known as Shuanghui Group (), is a publicly traded Chinese multinational meat and food processing company headquartered in Hong Kong. Sometimes also known as Shineway Group in English-speaking countries, the company's busin ...

in 2014. In June 2015, Alfa announced it had acquired the remaining 37% of the shares of Campofrío held by WH Group so that Sigma can later buy it. The company has presence in the

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and in the Eurozone. In

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it has a presence in Mexico and the United States; in the Eurozone, it has a presence in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain; and in Central and South America, in

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, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,

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, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru. In 2014, Sigma's parent company, Alfa, announced it may hold an initial public offering to list Sigma in the Mexican Stock Exchange.Alfa Said to Hire Citigroup, Goldman for Sigma Food Unit IPO. Bloomberg
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*{{Commonscatinline * http://www.sigma-alimentos.com/ Official Corporate Site * http://www.sigmafoodsusa.com/ US Website * https://web.archive.org/web/20070809232801/http://www.sigma-alimentos.com.do/ Dominican Republic Website Food and drink companies of Mexico Meat companies Multinational companies Mexican brands Manufacturing companies based in Monterrey Yogurt companies

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