Grupo Arcor
Type	Public
Founded	Córdoba, Argentina (1951)
Headquarters	Córdoba, Argentina
Key people	Amos Pagani, Founder Fulbio Salvador, Founder Luis Alejandro Pagani, Chairman & CEO
Industry	Food processing
Products	Dairy products, Food, Candies, Chocolates, Confectionery, Cookies
Revenue	950,000,000 US$ (2004) [1]
Employees	17.000 [2]
Slogan	Darle sabor (to give flavor)
Website	www.arcor.com.ar

Grupo Arcor (ARroyito CORdoba) is a food company specialized in confectionery founded on July 5, 1951 in the city of Arroyito, Córdoba, Argentina. It's the world's first producer of candies, and the first exporter of confectionery of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru. Image File history File links Logo_de_Arcor. ... A public company is a company owned by the public rather than by relatively few individuals. ... Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the centre of the country. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the centre of the country. ... Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans. ... Dairy products are generally defined as foodstuffs produced from milk. ... Candy is a term for a type of confectionery prepared by dissolving sugar in water or milk and boiling it until it starts to caramelize. ... Chocolate block in melted chocolate Chocolate is a common ingredient in many kinds of sweets—one of the most popular in the world. ... A selection of confections The term confectionery refers to food items that are (at least perceived to be) rich in sugar. ... This page is about edible cookies. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Look up Slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... A selection of confections The term confectionery refers to food items that are (at least perceived to be) rich in sugar. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the centre of the country. ... A wide range of candies on display on a market in Barcelona, Spain. ...

As of 2005, Arcor counts with 31 manufacturing plants, with 27 in Argentina alone and the remaining spread among Brazil, Chile and Peru. It is one of the largests producers of candies worldwide and the largest producer of cookies in South America, with exports to over 117 countries. Its current CEO is Luis Pagani, son of founder Fulvio Salvador Pagani. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...

The company slogan is: "Le damos sabor al mundo" (Spanish: We flavor the world).

History

1924, Amos Pagani (Italian immigrant) arrives to Arroyito (Córdoba). He started a bakery, an occupation that he had exercised in his native Italy. 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1928, the second of his five children was born, Fulvio Salvador, who, years later, built a factory of candies, together with others: the siblings Fulvio, Renzo and Elio Pagani; the siblings Modesto, Pablo and Vicente Maranzana; Mario Seveso and Enrique Brizio. Their declared plan was: "an important production volume, with the purpose of reducing costs." Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ...

In 1951 the plant is inaugurated. And the production begins. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

In 1958, Arcor had already reached the daily production of 60,000 kg (140,000 lb) of sweets. At this point, Arcor wasn't a factory of candies, exclusively. Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et...

In 1964, the Group carried out its first sales outside Argentina and it began to participate in international events. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

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In 1970, was celebrated the first International Convention of Snacks and Confectionery (ISM[3]), in Cologne (Germany). Arcor Group had their own stand and its presence was uninterrupted ever since. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... For other uses, see Cologne (disambiguation). ...

In Argentina, 1967, Arcor established its own system of official distributors. And the industries exploded in the 1970s, in Argentina: Tucumán (1970), Mendoza (1972), Córdoba (1975), Buenos Aires (1975) and Entre Ríos (1980). 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... San Miguel de Tucumán (usually referred to as simply Tucumán) is the largest city in northwestern Argentina, with a population (2001) of 525,853. ... Gates of General San Martín Park Mendoza is a city in the west of Argentina, and the capital of the Mendoza Province. ... BUE redirects here. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Entre Ríos is a province of Argentina, it lays and borders north of Buenos Aires Province, south of Corrientes Province, east of Santa Fe Province, and west of Uruguay. ...

Arcor then crossed the border: Paraguay (1976), Uruguay (1979), Brazil (1981), and Chile (1989).

In 1990 its marketing strategists decide to exploit products with more potential of fast commercialization: Bon-O-Bon (padded wafers) and Cofler (high quality chocolates). 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

That year, Fulbio Salvador died in an accident. In 1993 Luis Alejandro Pagani assumed the presidency of the Arcor Group, the elder of the founder's six children. In 1995 Arcor builds in Peru an important plant, producing candies and in 1999 the most advanced chocolate factory of South America is erected in Brazil. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Arcor in bad economic times

Because of its prosperity, Arcor has often been in deep contrast with the productive situation in Argentina. In 2001, during the last economic crisis, this rarity caused the publication of an extensive study, "Globalizing from South America: The Arcor Case" (Booz Allen & Hamilton), which was supported by Arcor because of its 50th anniversary. [4] The Argentine economic crisis was part of the situation that affected Argentinas economy during the late 1990s and early 2000s. ...

Also, as a unique model of consistently prosperous enterprises in Argentina, Arcor has a history of carrying out philanthropic actions. For example, it founded Arcor Foundation of Argentina (1991), which claims as its goals "to promote the integral development of childhood from an educational perspective, working in close relationship with society, to strengthen institutional and community strategies of inclusion, participation and the articulation of diverse social actors". [5]

Business

Management

The executive board includes:

• Luis Alejandro Pagani, Chairman & CEO

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Joint ventures and minority interests

1. 1993 Arcor acquires Águila Saint, one of the most traditional chocolate companies in Argentina.
2. 1994 Builds the model plant of chocolates of Colonia Caroya. The biggest and most sophisticated of South America. With complete tend of gas pipes to supply it (Pilar-Arroyito).
3. Noel, another traditional brand in Argentina (for 100 years) is acquired.
4. 1995 Inaugurated in Buenos Aires another cookies factory (doted with the latest technological advances).
5. Own huge plant for the production of cardboard boxes, in Buenos Aires. Forming the company Cartocor S.A. (member of the Arcor Group).
6. 1998 Acquiring of the Chilean company "Dos en Uno", leader in sweets and chocolates of Chile.
7. 2005 Strategic association with the French group Danone. Unifying business of cookies, alfajores and cereal bars in the Mercosur. Resulting in the constitution of Bagley Latinoamérica SA, the biggest company of cookies in the region.

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Main brands

Brands are categorized by their targeted markets.

Food

• Arcor
• Prestopronta
• Godet
• Noel
• Arcoa
• Dulciora

Sweets

Chocolates

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Cookies & Alfajores

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Ice cream

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Article about the economic expansion of the Arcor Group