Bacardi Limited is one of the largest privately held, family-owned spirits companies in the world. Founded in Cuba in 1862 and family-owned for seven generations, Bacardi Limited employs more than 7.000 people with sales in approximately 170 countries.
The Würth Group is a worldwide wholesaler founded in 1945 in Künzelsau (Germany). Since then, the company has become the world’s leading retail group. Today the Würth Group operates worldwide and the German newspaper Die Welt listed it as 91 on its list of top 500 companies.
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG is a Swiss chocolatier and confectionery company founded in 1845 and known for its chocolate truffles and chocolate bars, among other sweets. Lindt & Sprüngli has more than 400 own shops worldwide and 12 factories: Kilchberg (Switzerland), Aachen (Germany), Oloron-Sainte-Marie (France) Induno Olona (Italy), Gloggnitz (Austria) and Stratham (USA).
Pfizer Inc. is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. This American multinational pharmaceutical corporation develops and produces medicines and vaccines for a wide range of medical disciplines. Headquartered in New York City, the company has made the second-largest pharmaceutical settlement with the United States Department of Justice.
Mattel is an American multinational toy manufacturing company with presence in 40 countries and territories and sells products in more than 150 countries. The company is the world’s second largest toy maker in terms of revenue.
Adecco is the world’s second largest Human Resources provider and temporary staffing firm. The company directly employ 700.000 people a day, and with the expansion of its operations to China, the number of people working under them totals up to 3,5 million.
SEAT is the only major car manufacturer in the Iberian Peninsula with the ability and infrastructure to develop its own cars in-house. In 1986 SEAT was sold to the German Volkswagen Group of which it remains a wholly owned subsidiary.
Leroy Merlin is a French headquartered home improvement and gardening retailer serving several countries in Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa. Leroy Merlin stores are large centres (9.000 m2 on average) providing self-service and sales assisted services.
Grupo Planeta is a Spanish media group based in Madrid. The company operates in Spain, Portugal, France, Catalonia and Latin America. Planeta owns over 70 publishing houses worldwide. Besides publishing, the group operates in the areas of collectibles, training, direct marketing, distance learning, and audiovisual media. With its purchase of Editis in 2009, it became one of the largest publishers in the world.
