Distribuciones Froiz, S.A. is a Spanish supermarket chain based in Poio, Galicia.[3][4] It operates in the Spanish regions of Galicia, Castile and León, Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid and in Northern Portugal. It is the company with the seventeenth-highest turnover in Galicia.[4][3] The company was founded in Pontevedra in 1970 by Magín Alfredo Froiz Planes, deceased on 10 March 2022, and remains a family-run business.[5]
In October 2014, Froiz bought rival supermarket Supermercados Moldes becoming the third-biggest supermarket chain in Galicia.
Operations
Froiz's operations are divided into four formats, differentiated by size and the range of products sold. Tandy or Merca Mas is the name given to Froiz's franchised convenience stores.
Sponsorship
Froiz is the owner of the cycling team Grupo Deportivo Supermercados Froiz (Súper Froiz) and the main sponsor of the Óscar Pereiro Foundation cycling team.[6]
See also
External links
- Official
- Official website
- Financial
- Distribuciones Froiz S.A. — Hoover's
References
- Froiz - Puntos de venta www.froiz.es^
- Froiz - Plantilla www.froiz.es, retrieved 4 March 2017^
- El covid-19 trunca el mayor despegue de la riqueza de Galicia en una década La Voz de Galicia, 16 May 2020, retrieved 19 August 2021^
- A Coruña y Vigo suman el 72 % de la riqueza de Galicia, con 64.000 millones La Voz de Galicia, 30 July 2020, retrieved 19 August 2021^
- R. Rodriguez. Froiz dice adiós a la crisis con un récord de ventas economiadigital.es, Economía Digital de Galicia, SLU, retrieved 30 July 2015^
- Fundación Oscar Pereiro^