Crem Helado facts for kids
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| Industry | Food |
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| Founded | 1955 |
| Founder | Horace Day |
| Headquarters | , |
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Key people
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Mario Alberto Niño (President) |
| Products | Ice cream |
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Operating income
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COP 450 billion (2018, US$ 118.4 million) |
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Number of employees
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1885 |
| Parent | Grupo Nutresa |
Crem Helado is a Colombian ice cream company, owned by Grupo Nutresa.
The company in 2018 had an income of 118.4 million dollars, having control of 41.4% of the Colombian ice-cream market that year.
History
CremHelado was founded in 1955 by Horace Day, an American businessman based in Colombia, who created an ice cream store in Bogotá, more specifically, at Caracas Avenue with Calle 32 called "Helados Chikos" that ended in failure.
In 1964, Tropicrem Ltda. was founded, the company that started industrial ice cream production in Colombia. Tropricrem Ltda. was bought in 1982 by Meals S. A, food company.
In 2003, Meals S. A. announced its participation in Helados Melca in Panama. Helados Melca was a union between a group of Panamanian businessmen & Nestlé's ice cream division, however, this trademark failed after a while, so Meals decide to leave this market.
In 2006, Meals S. A. was bought by Grupo Nutresa.
Additional products
In 1992, Meals announces an orange juice trademark called Country Hill.
See also
In Spanish: CremHelado para niños
