Gamesa

This article is about the Mexican company. For the Spanish wind turbine manufacturer, see Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica.

Gamesa, S. de R.L. de C.V.

Type	Subsidiary of PepsiCo
Founded	1921
Headquarters	San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
Products	Cookies Pasta
Website	www.gamesa.com.mx

Gamesa (formerly Galletera Mexicana S.A. de C.V.) is Mexico's largest manufacturer of cookies. The company also makes pasta, flour, ready to eat cereals and other related products. It is headquartered in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, and have production facilities in eight states across Mexico and one in Colombia. In 1990, they were acquired by PepsiCo, also owner of Pepsi and Sabritas in Mexico.

Gamesa also sells cookies in the United States, Central and South America.

Among their most successful brands are "Galletas Marías", "Emperador", "Arcoiris", "Mamut", "Chokis", and "Maizoro".

Grupo Gamesa is currently the official sponsor or shirt sponsor for Primera Division team C.F. Pachuca as of the season of 2008.The club left behind Cemento Cruz Azul as their longtime sponsor.

History

Alberto, Ignacio, and Manuel Santos Gonzalez, three brothers, acquired the majority of the stocks of the pasta and cookie company "Lara" in 1921, which would change name and merge with other companies to create "Gamesa".

References

External links

Company website

PepsiCo

Corporate directors	Indra Nooyi (Chairman & CEO) Robert Eugene Allen Dina Dublon Alberto Ibargüen Steven Reinemund

Pepsi	Diet Pepsi Pepsi Max (North America and International versions) Pepsi Next Throwback Jazz Diet Kas Izze Mountain Dew Manzanita Sol Mirinda Mist Twist Mug Root Beer Slice 7 Up (outside United States) AMP Energy Aquafina Ethos Water (under license) Lipton (Brisk Iced Tea) (under license) No Fear (under license) Ocean Spray (under license) Frappuccino (under license) Starbucks (under license) SoBe Shani Duke's Lemonade Duke's Mangola

Frito-Lay	Lay's Ruffles Doritos Tostitos Fritos Cheetos Rold Gold Funyuns Sun Chips Cracker Jack Munchos Smartfood Oberto (distributed) Hostess Lay's Stax Miss Vickie's Munchies Walkers Sabritas Smith's Bluebird Gamesa Kurkure Uncle Chipps Sabra (49%)

Tropicana Products	Copella Dole (under license) Naked Tropicana Tropolis

Quaker Oats Company	Quaker Instant Oatmeal Cap'n Crunch Life Quisp King Vitaman Oh's Aunt Jemima Chewy Granola Bars Rice-A-Roni Toddy Scott's Porage Oats Tchudo

Gatorade	Propel Fitness Water

Other holdings	Lebedyansky Sandora Simba Wimm-Bill-Dann Duke and Sons Pepsi P1

Mexican brands

List of Mexican brands

Aeroméxico Ah Cacao Real Chocolate América Móvil Atletica Banco Azteca Banorte Barcel Carso Global Telecom Casa Dragones Cemento Cruz Azul Cemex Chilchota Alimentos Comex Group Corona (beer) DINA S.A. Falco Electronics Gamesa Gruma Grupo Bimbo Grupo Famsa Interjet Italika Kahlúa Kamora (brand) Keuka (brand) Kyoto Electronics La Costeña (food company) Lanix Mabe (company) Mastretta Mayordomo Meebox Mexichem Olmeca Tequila Pemex Pineda Covalín Pirma Refmex GL Glass Relojes Centenario Selther Sigma Alimentos Softtek Sol de Mexico Tequila Solana (automobile) Soriana Televisa Telmex Tornel Vivaaerobus.com Vodka Villa Lobos Voit Volaris

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