Vulcabrasǀazaleia

Vulcabrasǀazaleia S.A.
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)[1]
Products Footwear
Canvas
Retail
Textile
Revenue Decrease US$ 723.7 million (2012)[2]
Increase - US$ 150.2 million (2012)
Number of employees
35,000
Website www.vulcabrasazaleia.com.br

Vulcabrasǀazaleia is a Brazilian footwear company, being the third largest in domestic market and in Latin America, only after also Brazilians Alpargatas and Grendene. The company was founded in 1952 in São Paulo, but currently is headquartered in Jundiaí.[3]

The company is owned by Grendene family, that owns Grendene, the second 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, India and United States.[4][5]

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

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