Sumol + Compal

Sumol + Compal S.A.
Company type	Sociedade Anónima
Industry	Food and beverages
Predecessor	Sumolis S.A.; Compal S.A.
Founded	2008;16 years ago
Founder	Tiago Carriço
Headquarters	Carnaxide, Oeiras, Portugal
Number of locations	Two
Area served	Europe, Africa and Asia
Key people	António Sérgio Eusébio (Chairman); Duarte Pinto (CEO);
Products	Sumol, Compal, Sucol, Tagus, Frize, Um Bongo and Água Serra da Estrela
Services	Manufacturing, marketing and bottling
Number of employees	1350
Divisions	Sumol + Compal Marcas; Sumol + Compal Distribuição; Sumol + Compal Mozambique
Website	www.sumolcompal.pt/en

Sumol + Compal S.A.is aPortuguese foodandbeveragescompany specializing insoft drinkproduction andbottling.The company's principal activities are themanufacturing,marketing,bottling,selling,exporting,anddistributionof various types of beverages, such as soft drinks,juices,nectars,bottled water,beers,and other related products. It also has operations in the sectors ofplasticandglass bottlemanufacturing. Their brands include Sumol, Compal, Sucol, Tagus, Frize, Um Bongo and Água Serra da Estrela.

It was founded in 2008 throughthe mergerofSumol(founded in 1945 asRefrigor) andCompal(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 PortuguesePublic Prosecutor's Office in March 2012, in a tax fraud case also involving executives fromCaixa Geral de Depósitos,one of the company’s shareholders.^[2]

Sumol + Compal operates in five continents. Itshead officeis inCarnaxide (Oeiras)and it hasfactoriesinAlmeirim,Gouveia,Pombal,Vila FlorandBoane(Mozambique).António Pires de LimaandJoão Cotrim Figueiredo,members of the Portuguese parliament,are among the company's formerCEOsthroughout its history.

In November 2014, it was announced in the press that Copagef, a company in the French Castel Group and a shareholder in Angola’s Cuca beer, purchased 49.9% of Sumol+Compal Marcas' capital for 88.2 million euros.^[3]

Products

Frize, one of Sumol + Compal's brands

Sumol vending machine

Soft drinks

Sumol Orange
Sumol Pineapple
Sumol Passion Fruit
Sumol Zero
B!
Blendz

Juices and nectars

Compal Clássico
Compal Light
Compal Fresh
Compal Vital
Essential Compal
Um Bongo
Compal 100%

Water and beer

Água Serra da Estrela (spring water)
Frize (carbonated mineral water)
Tagus (beer)

Canned vegetables and tomato

Compal da Horta

Distribution brands

Lipton Ice Tea(soft drink tea)
PepsiCosoft drink products (exclusive Portuguese licensee)
Estrella Damm(spanish beer)

References

^"Fusão entre Sumol e Compal custou 8 milhões de euros".tvi24.iol.pt.2009-03-24. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-03.Retrieved2024-10-31.
^"Sumol + Compal acusada de fraude fiscal | Económico".2012-03-14. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-14.Retrieved2024-10-31.
^Silva, Ana Rute (2014-11-14)."Francesa Castel compra 49,9% do negócio da Sumol+Compal".PÚBLICO(in Portuguese).Retrieved2024-10-31.

External links

Official site

[1] "Fusão entre Sumol e Compal custou 8 milhões de euros".tvi24.iol.pt.2009-03-24. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-03.Retrieved2024-10-31.

[2] "Sumol + Compal acusada de fraude fiscal | Económico".2012-03-14. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-03-14.Retrieved2024-10-31.

[3] Silva, Ana Rute (2014-11-14)."Francesa Castel compra 49,9% do negócio da Sumol+Compal".PÚBLICO(in Portuguese).Retrieved2024-10-31.

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