Distribuciones Froiz, S.A.
Company typeSociedad Anónima
IndustryRetail
FoundedPontevedra, Spain (1968 (1968))
FounderMagín Alfredo Froiz Planes
Headquarters
Poio (Pontevedra)
,
Spain
Number of locations
336 stores[1]
Area served
Spain & Portugal
Key people
José Froiz Prieto, Director-general
Revenue€ 750 million (2022)[2]
Number of employees
6,200[3]
Websitewww.froiz.es

Distribuciones Froiz, S.A. is a Spanish supermarket chain based in Poio, Galicia.[4][5] It operates in the Spanish regions of Galicia, Castile and León, Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid and in Northern Portugal. It is the seventeenth company with the highest turnover in Galicia.[6][7] The company was founded in Pontevedra in 1970 by Magín Alfredo Froiz Planes, deceased on 10 March 2022, and remains a family-run business.[2]

In October 2014, Froiz bought rival supermarket Supermercados Moldes becoming the third biggest supermarket chain in Galicia.

Operations

Froiz private label products

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.

Name Shop type Number of stores
Supermercados Froiz Supermarket 227
Hiper Froiz Hypermarket 6
Cash Froiz Cash & Carry 8
Tandy/Merca Mas Convenience store 72
Total 313

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.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Froiz - Puntos de venta" (in Spanish). www.froiz.es.
  2. ^ a b Rodriguez, R. "Froiz dice adiós a la crisis con un récord de ventas". economiadigital.es. Economía Digital de Galicia, SLU. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Froiz - Plantilla" (in Spanish). www.froiz.es.
  4. ^ "El covid-19 trunca el mayor despegue de la riqueza de Galicia en una década". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 16 May 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ "A Coruña y Vigo suman el 72 % de la riqueza de Galicia, con 64.000 millones". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. ^ "A Coruña y Vigo suman el 72 % de la riqueza de Galicia, con 64.000 millones". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. ^ "El covid-19 trunca el mayor despegue de la riqueza de Galicia en una década". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 16 May 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Fundación Oscar Pereiro".

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