Corporación Multi Inversiones

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Corporación Multi Inversiones was originally founded as a family business by Juan Bautista Gutierrez in the 1920’s, and according to an article in El Diario de Hoy, one of the largest circulating newspapers in El Salvador, is one of the most powerful corporations in Central America. CMI is currently comprised of over 300 companies and now accounts for more than 30,000 employees, operating in 14 countries within six divisions: wheat milling, which produces and distributes flour, pasta, cookies and packaging materials; poultry and processed meats, which produces and distributes poultry, pork products and animal foods; fast food, which includes Pollo Campero, a fried chicken fast food chain with more than 220 restaurants in 10 countries; construction, which develops and builds housing projects, office buildings and shopping malls; finance, which includes banking and financial services; and infrastructure, which is involved with hydro power generation plants.