Alsea (company)

Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V.
Company type	Public
Traded as	BMV: ALSEA
Industry	Restaurants
Predecessor	Operadora DP, S.A. de C.V
Founded	May 16, 1997 in Mexico City, Mexico
Headquarters	Mexico City, Mexico
Area served	Latin America; Spain;
Key people	Alberto Torrado M.(Chairman); Federico Tejado Bárcena(CEO Alsea Mexico); Fabian Gosselin Castro(CEO Alsea International);
Brands	Domino’s Pizza; Starbucks; Burger King; Chili’s Bar & Grill; California Pizza Kitchen; PF Chang’s; Pei-Wei; Italianni’s; The Cheesecake Factory;
Revenue	US$ 1,714 million (2014); US$ 1,230 million (2013);
Net income	US$ 50 million (2014); US$ 53 million (2013);
Total assets	US$ 1,970 million (2014); US$ 948 million (2013);
Number of employees	60,000 (2014);
Website	www.alsea.com.mx

Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V., known as Alsea, is a Mexican multi-brand restaurant operator based in Mexico City, Mexico. Its operating portfolio includes fast-food, casual dining, and cafeteria type restaurant chains located in Mexico, South America and Spain. It is one of the largest foodservice companies in Mexico according to CNN Expansión.^[1]

Some of the restaurant chains that Alsea operates are: Starbucks, Burger King, Vips, Domino's Pizza, Italianni's, Chili's, California Pizza Kitchen, P. F. Chang's, and The Cheesecake Factory.^[2]

Alsea reported revenues of US$ 1.7 billion for 2014. It operates more than 3,093 units of restaurant chains in Mexico, Spain, Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil, and employs more than 60,000 people.^[3] Alsea is listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the IPC, the main benchmark index of Mexican stocks.

In 2014, Alsea acquired the Mexican restaurant chain Vips and the Spanish Grupo Zena.

Brands portfolio

Alsea has the rights to manage and open restaurants from these brands as follows:

Restaurant	Type	Countries	No. of Locations
Domino's Pizza	Fast Food	Mexico, Colombia & Spain	802
Starbucks	Cafeteria	Mexico, Argentina, Chile & Colombia	617
Burger King	Fast Food	Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia & Spain	626
Chili's	Casual Dining	Mexico City	48
California Pizza Kitchen	Casual Dining	Mexico	20
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro	Casual Dining	Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina & Brazil	25
Italianni's	Family Dining	Mexico	68
The Cheesecake Factory	Casual Dining	Mexico	2
Vips	Family Dining	Mexico	258
El Portón	Family Dining	Mexico	85
Foster's Hollywood	Casual Dining	Spain	197
Cañas y Tapas	Casual Dining	Spain	19
La Vaca Argentina	Casual Dining	Spain	12
Il Tempietto	Casual Dining	Spain	9

Recent news

In September 2013, Alsea acquired 362 Walmex restaurants Vips and El Porton for around $626 million.^[4]

References

^ "Top 10 del Ranking 2014". CNN Expansión. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
^ Alsea. Investor Relations
^ Alsea's 2014 Annual Report
^ Elinor Comlay (10 September 2013). "Mexico's Alsea to buy Walmex restaurant chain for 8.2 billion pesos". Reuters.

External links

[1] "Top 10 del Ranking 2014". CNN Expansión. Retrieved 2014-06-26.

[2] Alsea. Investor Relations

[3] Alsea's 2014 Annual Report

[4] Elinor Comlay (10 September 2013). "Mexico's Alsea to buy Walmex restaurant chain for 8.2 billion pesos". Reuters.

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