| Agrosuper S.A. | |
| Trade Name: | Agrosuper |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Food processing |
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| Founder: | Gonzalo Vial Vial |
| Hq Location City: | Rancagua, O'Higgins Region |
| Hq Location Country: | Chile |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
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| Products: | Chicken, turkey, pork, beef, salmon and processed products |
| Revenue: | US$2,155 million |
| Revenue Year: | 2023 |
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| Num Employees: | 13,000 |
| Num Employees Year: | 2022 |
| Subsid: | Empresas AquaChile S.A. |
Agrosuper S.A. is a Chilean privately held multinational food processing company headquartered in Rancagua, O'Higgins Region, Chile.[1] It specializes the manufacturing of its products in the wide range of chicken, turkey, pork, beef, salmon and processed products.
The company is currently headed by chairman Canio Corbo Loi (since 2024).
In 1955, Agrosuper was founded by Gonzalo Vial Vial (1935–2024), it started with the production of eggs in the town of Lo Miranda, O'Higgins Region.[2] Five years later, in 1960, the company expanded into the production and marketing of live chickens and in 1974, it expanded into the processing and marketing of chicken meat, marking the beginning of the activities it currently carries out through the Super Pollo brand.[3]
In 1983, the company entered the pork business, taking advantage of the experience in raising live animals and the existing infrastructure, and six years later, the company entered the jerky manufacturing business.[4] Furthermore, in the same year, the company expanded into the production and marketing of trout and salmon.
During the last decade, Agrosuper opened its offices in other countries, including Italy (2002), the United States (2003), Japan (2004), Mexico (2005), China (2009), Hong Kong, Brazil (both 2012) and South Korea (2015).[5] [6]
Finally, in 2011, Agrosuper assumed majority control of the turkey producing company Sopraval.[7]
In 2018, the company acquired AquaChile, a company specializing in salmon farming, for US$850 million.[8]
On January 31, 2024, Gonzalo Vial Vial died at the age of 88, and was replaced by Canio Corbo Loi as its new chairman of the company.[9] [10]
Agrosuper is headquartered in Rancagua, O'Higgins Region, Chile. In addition, it has eight branch offices in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Japan, China, Hong Kong and South Korea. The company has a presence in more than 60 countries worldwide.[11]