# Sigma Alimentos

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{{Short description|Mexican food processing company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Sigma Alimentos, S.A. de C.V.
| logo = Sigma Alimentos logotipo.png
| type = [Subsidiary](/source/Subsidiary)
| slogan = 
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1980||}}
| location_city = [San Pedro Garza García](/source/San_Pedro_Garza_Garc%C3%ADa)
| 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](/source/ALFA_(Mexico))
| 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](/source/San_Pedro_Garza_Garc%C3%ADa), [Nuevo León](/source/Nuevo_Le%C3%B3n), Mexico. It produces and distributes refrigerated foods, mainly [lunch meats](/source/lunch_meats), [cheeses](/source/cheeses), and [yogurt](/source/yogurt)s. 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](/source/Yoplait)''. It is a [subsidiary](/source/subsidiary) of the Mexican industrial [conglomerate](/source/Conglomerate_(company)) [Alfa](/source/ALFA_(Mexico)).

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](/source/United_States) and the [Eurozone](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Phoenix%2C_Arizona), [Arizona](/source/Arizona). In the Eurozone, it operates through [Campofrío](/source/Campofr%C3%ADo_Food_Group), jointly acquired with the Chinese [WH Group](/source/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](/source/Mexico) and the [United States](/source/United_States); in the Eurozone, it has a presence in [Belgium](/source/Belgium), France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain; and in Central and South America, in [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica), [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic), [Ecuador](/source/Ecuador), [El Salvador](/source/El_Salvador), [Guatemala](/source/Guatemala), [Honduras](/source/Honduras), [Nicaragua](/source/Nicaragua), [Panama](/source/Panama), and [Peru](/source/Peru).

In 2014, Sigma's parent company, Alfa, announced it may hold an [initial public offering](/source/initial_public_offering) to list Sigma in the [Mexican Stock Exchange](/source/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>

==References==
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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

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