Pingo Doce ( Sweet Drop in English) is one of the largest supermarket operators in Portugal , with 482 stores as of 2023 (just behind Continente which is the largest food retailer in the country).
6-747: It belongs to the Portuguese company Jerónimo Martins and the Dutch-based Ahold Delhaize . Since 1992, Pingo Doce has been operated as a joint venture by Jerónimo Martins, in which it holds 51% and the Dutch retail chain Ahold Delhaize 49%. In the 1990s, Jerónimo Martins acquired Brazilian supermarket chain Sé Supermercados , which became the Brazilian equivalent to Pingo Doce. In Poland , since 1997
12-594: Is the majority owner of Jerónimo Martins Retail (JMR), which operates the Pingo Doce super- and hypermarket chain in Portugal. JMR has been run as a 51%-49% joint venture with the Dutch firm Ahold Delhaize since 1982. Jerónimo Martins is listed on Euronext Lisbon , under the code JMT, and is part of the PSI-20 index. In Portugal , Jerónimo Martins operates the Pingo Doce chain of super- and hypermarkets as well as
18-571: The Recheio chain of cash-and-carry stores. The Group also operates in the specialized retail sector in Portugal. Jerónimo Martins owns the Jeronymo coffee shops and the Hussel chocolate and confectionery stores. Until 2016, Jerónimo Martins had industrial facilities focused on the production of several Unilever brands . This was carried out through the joint venture company Unilever Jerónimo Martins, which
24-678: The Feira Nova brand. In 2021, Pingo Doce popularized the slogan "Quem trouxe, quem trouxe? Foi o Pingo Doce!" (Who brought [it]? Who brought [it]? It was Sweet Drop!) with a catchy Christmas jingle. This retail business article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jer%C3%B3nimo Martins Specialised Retail: Jerónimo Martins SGPS , SA (JM) is a Portuguese corporate group that operates in food distribution and specialised retail . It operates more than 5,700 stores in Portugal , Poland , and Colombia . The group
30-783: The group has established Biedronka , the country's largest food retail chain. In the early 2000s, Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição / Grupo Pão de Açúcar, bought out Sé, rebranding its stores as Pão de Açúcar and CompreBem . Since 2008, the chain uses its current logo, repositioned itself in the market, merged the Feira Nova supermarkets and hypermarkets into the Pingo Doce brand and has done aggressive marketing and advertising campaigns in order to maintain its position. The Jerónimo Martins Group began establishing local businesses in Colombia in March 2013 through Ara. From 2008 to 2010, Pingo Doce took over
36-612: Was 45% owned by JM and 55% owned by Unilever. Jerónimo Martins also owns Biedronka , the largest chain of no-frills supermarkets in Poland . Also in Poland , the Group operates the health and beauty and cosmetic chain Hebe. In 2013, Jerónimo Martins Group started its operations in Colombia with the opening of the first Ara stores as well as its first distribution centre. It once owned Lillywhites ,
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