Sumol Compal

Sumol Compal S.A.
Company type	Sociedade Anónima
Industry	Food and beverages
Predecessor	Sumolis S.A.; Compal S.A.
Founded	2008; 16 years ago
Founder	Tiago Carriço
Headquarters	Carnaxide, Oeiras, Portugal
Number of locations	Two
Area served	Europe, Africa and Asia
Key people	António Sérgio Eusébio (Chairman); Duarte Pinto (CEO);
Products	Sumol, Compal, Sucol, Tagus, Frize, Um Bongo and Água Serra da Estrela
Services	Manufacturing, marketing and bottling
Number of employees	1350
Divisions	Sumol Compal Marcas; Sumol Compal Distribuição; Sumol Compal Mozambique
Website	www.sumolcompal.pt/en

Sumol Compal S.A. is a Portuguese food and beverages company specializing in soft drink production and bottling. The company's principal activities are the manufacturing, marketing, bottling, selling, exporting, and distribution of various types of beverages, such as soft drinks, juices, nectars, bottled water, beers, and other related products. It also has operations in the sectors of plastic and glass bottle manufacturing. Their brands include Sumol, Compal, Sucol, Tagus, Frize, Um Bongo and Água Serra da Estrela.

It was founded in 2008 through the merger of Sumol (founded in 1945 as Refrigor) and Compal (founded in 1952), two leading Portuguese companies with a long history and a range of nationally prestigious brands.^[1]

The merger was investigated by the Portuguese Public Prosecutor's Office in March 2012, in a tax fraud case also involving executives from Caixa Geral de Depósitos, one of the company’s shareholders.^[2]

Sumol Compal operates in five continents. Its head office is in Carnaxide (Oeiras) and it has factories in Almeirim, Gouveia, Pombal, Vila Flor and Boane (Mozambique). António Pires de Lima and João Cotrim Figueiredo, members of the Portuguese parliament, are among the company's former CEOs throughout its history.

In November 2014, it was announced in the press that Copagef, a company in the French Castel Group and a shareholder in Angola’s Cuca beer, purchased 49.9% of Sumol Compal Marcas' capital for 88.2 million euros.^[3]

Products

Frize, one of Sumol Compal's brands

Sumol vending machine

Soft drinks

Sumol Orange
Sumol Pineapple
Sumol Passion Fruit
Sumol Zero
B!
Blendz

Juices and nectars

Compal Clássico
Compal Light
Compal Fresh
Compal Vital
Essential Compal
Um Bongo
Compal 100%

Water and beer

Água Serra da Estrela (spring water)
Frize (carbonated mineral water)
Tagus (beer)

Canned vegetables and tomato

Compal da Horta

Distribution brands

Lipton Ice Tea (soft drink tea)
PepsiCo soft drink products (exclusive Portuguese licensee)
Estrella Damm (spanish beer)

References

^ "Fusão entre Sumol e Compal custou 8 milhões de euros". tvi24.iol.pt. 2009-03-24. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
^ "Sumol Compal acusada de fraude fiscal | Económico". 2012-03-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
^ Silva, Ana Rute (2014-11-14). "Francesa Castel compra 49,9% do negócio da Sumol Compal". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-31.

External links

Official site

[1] "Fusão entre Sumol e Compal custou 8 milhões de euros". tvi24.iol.pt. 2009-03-24. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2024-10-31.

[2] "Sumol Compal acusada de fraude fiscal | Económico". 2012-03-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2024-10-31.

[3] Silva, Ana Rute (2014-11-14). "Francesa Castel compra 49,9% do negócio da Sumol Compal". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-31.

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