Grupo Continental

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Grupo Continental S.A.B.
Type	Public (Mexican Stock Exchange: CONTAL)
Founded	1964
Founder	Burton E. Grossman
Headquarters	Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Key people	Cynthia H. Grossman (Chairman of the board) Bruce E. Grossman (Vice Chairman) Miguel A. Rábago Vite (CEO)
Industry	Beverage
Products	Beverages
Employees	13,700
Website	www.contal.com

Grupo Continental is a total beverage company dedicated to the production, sales and distribution of products owned by The Coca-Cola Company, has a presence in central and western Mexico. The company has its headquarters in Tampico, Tamaulipas.

[edit] Description of the Company

Under the leadership of its founder, Dr. Burton E. Grossman, Grupo Continental began operations in 1964.

Grupo Continental is a total beverage company dedicated to the production, sales and distribution of products owned by The Coca-Cola Company trademarks, such as: Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Light, Coca-Cola Light Caffeine Free, Coca-Cola Zero, Fanta, Fanta Zero, Sprite, Sprite Zero, Fresca, Fresca Lado B, Fresca Zero, Manzana Lift, Manzana Lift Golden, Lift +Manzana, Manzana Lift Zero, Delaware Punch, Senzao, Ciel, Ciel Mineralizada, Ciel +, Minute Maid Revita, Minute Maid Forte, Nestea, Nestea Light, Nestea Green Tea, Powerade, Powerade Active Motion, Burn, Tab Energy, Gladiator Energy Drink, Aquarius, Del Valle, Frutsi and Beberé.

The devoted efforts of Grupo Continental's Board of directors and an experienced team of Executives and Employees have positioned it as one of the 10 largest Coca-Cola bottling groups in the world.

The company has 8 production and distribution centers, 2 production centers, 12 urban distribution centers and 72 distribution centers located in the main towns and cities of the states of: Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Colima, Durango, Jalisco, San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas.

[edit] History

In 1964 Grupo Continental started operations with four bottling plants and two service companies.

Embotelladora de Coahuila, S.A. de C.V., in Torreón, Coahuila.
Embotelladora Guadiana, S.A. de C.V., in Durango, Durango.
Embotelladora San Luis, S.A. de C.V., in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí.
Embotelladora Aguascalientes, S.A. de C.V., in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes.
Grossman y Asociados, S.A. de C.V., and Fomento Industrial Azteca, S.A. de C.V., in Tampico, Tamaulipas.

In 1965 in the city of Gómez Palacio, Durango, Embotelladora Gómez Palacio, S.A. de C.V. starts operations.

In 1976 Grupo Continental acquires Embotelladora La Favorita, S.A. de C.V. in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, Jalisco.

In 1978 in the city of Ameca, Jalisco, Embotelladora Ameca, S.A. de C.V. starts operations.

Initially, the company had 15 distribution centers and 175 vehicles for the distribution and sale of its products to 12,650 customers who, in turn, delivered our products to 2 million consumers; at this time we provided employment for 400 people.