{{Short description|Mexican food processing company}} {{Infobox company | name = Sigma Alimentos, S.A. de C.V. | logo = Sigma Alimentos logotipo.png | type = Subsidiary | slogan = | foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1980||}} | location_city = San Pedro Garza García | location_country = Mexico | location = | area_served = Americas and Eurozone | key_people = Armando Garza (chairman) <br> Rodrigo Fernandez (CEO) | num_employees = 45,000 (2018) | parent = Alfa | industry = Food processing, refrigerated distribution | products = lunch meats, cheeses, yogurts, prepared meals, beverages | revenue = {{increase}} US$ 6.9 billion <small>(2021)</small> | net_income = {{increase}} US$ 57.4 million <small>(2021)</small> | brands = '''Lunch Meats'''<br>Fud, San Rafael, Chimex, Tangamanga, Bernina, Hidalmex, San Antonio, Bar-S, Campofrío, Longmont<br>'''Yogurts'''<br>Yoplait, Yopli, Chen<br>'''Cheeses'''<br>Fud, La Villita, Nochebuena, Chen, Camelia, Franja <br>'''Other'''<br>Café Olé, Guten, El Cazo, Nobre, Norteñita, Eugenia | homepage = [http://www.sigma-alimentos.com/ www.sigma-alimentos.com] }}
'''Sigma Alimentos, S.A. de C.V.''', also known as '''Sigma''' or '''Sigma Alimentos''', is a Mexican multinational food processing and distribution company headquartered in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Mexico. It produces and distributes refrigerated foods, mainly lunch meats, cheeses, and yogurts. It is one of the largest producers and distributors of refrigerated foods in the country, some of its well-known brands are ''Fud'', ''Chen'', ''San Rafael'', ''Guten'', and ''Yoplait''. It is a subsidiary of the Mexican industrial conglomerate Alfa.
Sigma reported sales of $6.9 billion for 2021.<ref>[https://www.sigma-alimentos.com/en/financial-information/ Financial information] Company website</ref> It has 67 plants and 152 distribution centers that employ more than 38,000 people in 18 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sigma-alimentos.com/pdf/inversionistas/Reporte%20Anual%20_2014.pdf?wsid=bf4181bce236117f394708bdd10446c0b3ec1e82 |title=Sigma 2014 Annual Report |access-date=2015-05-15 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033120/http://www.sigma-alimentos.com/pdf/inversionistas/Reporte%20Anual%20_2014.pdf?wsid=bf4181bce236117f394708bdd10446c0b3ec1e82 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The company increased its presence in the United States and the Eurozone through acquisitions, of which the two largest have been the American Bar-S in 2010, and the European Campofrio in 2014.
Sigma markets its products in Mexico through major supermarkets, wholesale distributors, convenience stores, and mom-and-pop outlets. In the United States, it operates through Sigma Foods and Bar-S Foods, with regional headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. In the Eurozone, it operates through Campofrío, jointly acquired with the Chinese WH Group in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.campofriofoodgroup.com/scs/Satellite/cfg-home/investor-relations-/general-information-page/1328183858533.html |title=General Information. Campofrio Food Group |access-date=2015-05-15 |archive-date=2015-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812020625/http://campofriofoodgroup.com/scs/Satellite/cfg-home/investor-relations-/general-information-page/1328183858533.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2015, Alfa announced it had acquired the remaining 37% of the shares of Campofrío held by WH Group so that Sigma can later buy it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://expansion.mx/negocios/2015/06/03/sigma-tendra-el-100-de-campofrio|title=Sigma tendrá 100% de Campofrío|date=3 June 2015|website=Expansión|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
The company has presence in the Americas and in the Eurozone. In North America it has a presence in Mexico and the United States; in the Eurozone, it has a presence in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain; and in Central and South America, in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.
In 2014, Sigma's parent company, Alfa, announced it may hold an initial public offering to list Sigma in the Mexican Stock Exchange.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-09-27/alfa-said-to-hire-citigroup-goldman-for-mexico-s-sigma-food-ipo|title=Alfa Said to Hire Citigroup, Goldman for Sigma Food Unit IPO|newspaper=Bloomberg |date=27 September 2013|accessdate=11 March 2023|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref>
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==Further reading== * [http://www.usitoday.com/article_view.asp?ArticleID=1446 USI Today] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930130350/http://www.usitoday.com/article_view.asp?ArticleID=1446 |date=2007-09-30 }} * [http://www.hoovers.com/sigma-alimentos/--ID__56566--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Hoovers factsheet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929135854/http://www.hoovers.com/sigma-alimentos/--ID__56566--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml |date=2007-09-29 }}
==External links== *{{Commonscatinline}} * http://www.sigma-alimentos.com/ Official Corporate Site * http://www.sigmafoodsusa.com/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105064113/http://www.sigmafoodsusa.com/ |date=2008-01-05 }} US Website * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070809232801/http://www.sigma-alimentos.com.do/ Sigma Alimentos Dominicana] Dominican Republic Website
Category:Food and drink companies of Mexico Category:Food and drink companies established in 1980 Category:Mexican companies established in 1980 Category:Meat companies of Mexico Category:Multinational food companies Category:Mexican brands Category:Companies based in Nuevo León Category:Yogurt companies