History
In 1964 Grupo Continental started operations with four bottling plants and two service companies.
- Embotelladora de Coahuila, S.A. de C.V., in Torreón, Coahuila.
- Embotelladora Guadiana, S.A. de C.V., in Durango, Durango.
- Embotelladora San Luis, S.A. de C.V., in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí.
- Embotelladora Aguascalientes, S.A. de C.V., in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes.
- Grossman y Asociados, S.A. de C.V., and Fomento Industrial Azteca, S.A. de C.V., in Tampico, Tamaulipas.
In 1965 in the city of Gómez Palacio, Durango, Embotelladora Gómez Palacio, S.A. de C.V. starts operations.
In 1976 Grupo Continental acquires Embotelladora La Favorita, S.A. de C.V. in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, Jalisco.
In 1978 in the city of Ameca, Jalisco, Embotelladora Ameca, S.A. de C.V. starts operations.
Initially, the company had 15 distribution centers and 175 vehicles for the distribution and sale of its products to 12,650 customers who, in turn, delivered our products to 2 million consumers; at this time we provided employment for 400 people.
Grupo Continental merged with Embotelladoras Arca in January 2011 in a 27.7 billion peso ($2.3 billion) exchange of stock and the resulting conglomerate is called Arca-Continental, trading on the Mexican Stock Exchange.
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