ElPozo Alimentación S.A. is a Spanish company in the

Región de Murcia The Region of Murcia (, ; es, Región de Murcia ), is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Mediterranean coast. The region is in area and had a population of 1,511,251 as at the st ...

, with registered office in

Alhama de Murcia Alhama de Murcia is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. It is located in the north of the southern half of the region. The municipality shares borders with Librilla in its north, Murcia in its northeast, Fu ...

( España), company dedicated at the food industry, is part of the business group Grupo Fuertes.

History

The company was founded in 1954, and has its roots in a delicatessen opened in Alhama de

Murcia Murcia (, , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country. It has a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 (about one ...

in 1936. In 2011, its president, Tomás Fuertes, received the Gold Medal for Merit at Work, the highest distinction awarded by the Spanish State, in recognition of his important role in the development and modernization of the Spanish food sector.

Recent history

The president of the company, Tomás Fuertes, received the Gold

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, a high decoration conceded by the Spanish State, in 2011, in recognition of his important role in the development and modernization of the Spanish food sector.Tomás Fuertes recibe la Medalla de Oro al Mérito en el Trabajo
It is the second-biggest company in terms of turnover in the autonomous community of Murcia with 1129 million euros, an 8.4 per cent increase in relation to the previous year, (financial year 2017). This is only exceeded by the company Hefame. In 2018 there are over, 4600 direct workers and 23,000 jobs created indirectly. The company is present in 75 countries around the world and exports to four continents. Similarly, in 2018, for the third consecutive year, ElPozo is the most purchased brand by Spanish households, according to the Brand Footprint 2018 report from the consultancy firm Kantar Worldpanel. It is ranked number 20 in the Spanish food sector and number one in the provinces of

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, Castilla La Mancha, The Canary Islands,

, and

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. The firm leads the health segment of the market, including products in its "ultra-healthy", low fat and low sodium varieties.ElPozo Alimentación factura un 6.4% más y lidera el segmento ‘Salud’ – Distribución Actualidad

Involvement with sports

In 2018 ElPozo was awarded the European Sport and Healthy Company 2018, making it the first Spanish company to receive this award. ElPozo has 5000m2 of sporting space for use by its staff which including a gymnasium, tennis courts, and other sports facilities. ElPozo is the sponsor of the Indoor football team ElPozo Murcia Turística.

References

External links

ElPozo
Official web ElPozo Alimentación.

En el Ranking de El Economista.
Annual Accounts
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