Gamesa
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Gamesa, S. de R.L. de C.V. | |
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Type | Subsidiary of PepsiCo |
Founded | 1921 |
Headquarters | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico |
Products | Cookies Pasta |
Website | gamesa.com.mx |
This article is about the Mexican company. For the Spanish wind turbine manufacturer, see Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica.
Gamesa (formerly Galletera Mexicana S.A. de C.V.) is Mexico's largest manufacturer of cookies . The company also makes candies, snacks, pasta and other related products. It is headquartered in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo León, and have production facilities in eight states across the country. In 1990, they were acquired by PepsiCo, also owner of Pepsi and Sabritas in Mexico.
Among their most successful brands are "Galletas Marías", "Emperador", "Arcoiris", "Mamut", "Chokis", and "Maizoro".
[edit] 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".