Vulcabrasǀazaleia

Vulcabrasǀazaleia S.A.
Type	Sociedade Anônima
Traded as	BM&F Bovespa:VULC3
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	1952
Headquarters	Jundiaí, Brazil
Key people	Pedro Grendene Bartelle, (Chairman) Milton Cardoso dos Santos Filho, (CEO)
Products	Footwear Canvas Retail Textile
Revenue	US$ 1.2 Billion (2010)^[1]
Net income	US$ 75.7 Million (2010)
Employees	35.000
Website	www.vulcabrasazaleia.com.br

Vulcabrasǀazaleia (BM&F Bovespa:VULC3) is a Brazilian footwear company, being the second largest in domestic market and in Latin America, only after also Brazilian Alpargatas. The company was founded in 1952 in São Paulo, but currently is haeadquartered in Jundiaí.

The company is owned by Grendene family, that owns Grendene, the third largest footwear company in Brazil and a competitor of Vulcabrasǀazaleia.

The company has 25 plants strategically located in the Brazilian states of Ceará, Sergipe, Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul, and a plant in Argentina and has operations in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, Peru and United States.

Currently the company operates through its 6 brands that are azaleia, dijean, Olympikus, Opanka, Reebok and Botas Vulcabras.

Brands

azaleia - is a recognized brand of women's shoes and found a female major brand in the country, is present in more than 17 000 retail outlets and in 44 countries. Is represented by Brazilian actress Grazi Massafera.

dijean - is a brand with a focus on female teen market, has a sub-brand Dijean Neo, focused on adolescents modern, sophisticated and updated with the major fashion trends.

Olympikus - is the brand of footwear and sporting goods launched in 1975 with major international sports brands, which are now sold in market at the same time. It is a sporting goods brands mostly used in Brazil.

Opanka - is the brand of flip flop and slipper, this brand is a competitor of Havaianas a brand of Alpargatas and that is the largest manufacturer of flip flop in the world.

Reebok - the company has an operational agreement with Reebok International, which enables it to develop, manufacture, import and distribute products from this brand, exclusively, in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

Botas Vulcabras is the brand of professional boot of rubber and PVC. Safety boots meet the needs of all sectors, including industries, hospitals, laboratories, construction, mining, steel, metallurgy, and for any humid, wet or muddy. Manufactured in accordance with national and international quality standard.

References

^ Business Week article