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.
Beko is a Turkish major appliance and consumer electronics brand of Arçelik A.Ć. controlled by Koç Holding, the largest industrial conglomerate in Turkey. Beko is a partner of FC Barcelona since 2014 and has been one of the largest advertisers in the English Premier League since 2008, and an official sponsor of the FA Cup.
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & SprĂŒngli AG is a Swiss chocolatier and confectionery company founded in 1845 and known for its chocolate truffles and chocolate bars, among other sweets. Lindt & SprĂŒngli 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.
