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]