Sigma Alimentos

Sigma Alimentos is the largest manufacturer and marketer of refrigerated and frozen foods in Mexico. The company was founded in 1980 with headquarters in Monterrey is part of the conglomerate Grupo Alfa and generates 27,000 employees an annual turnover of 2.2 billion U.S. dollars. Markets, in addition to Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean and the United States. Main products are meat products, cheese (since 1993) and yogurt (since 1994, franchisee of Yoplait ) and convenience food and drinks. In the area of ​​processed frozen foods in Mexico Sigma has a market share of over 40 %, with cheese around 17 % and for convenience foods around 15%.

Early 2014 joined Sigma an agreement with China's largest meat processor Shuanghui International Holdings through a temporary financial participation of Shuanghui in the indirect acquisition of the Spanish Meat Processing Group Campofrio Food Group ( brand: including Aosta, Fiorucci ) by Sigma using the 2013 acquired a majority of Shuanghui U.S. - American group Smithfield Foods.