Alpargatas S.A.

Alpargatas S.A. (formerly, Sao Paulo Alpargatas)[2] is a Brazilian manufacturing company headquartered in São Paulo. Established in 1907, it is of the largest Brazilian companies in the footwears and canvass business.

Alpargatas S.A.
FormerlyFábrica Brasileira de Alpargatas e Calçados
TypePublic
IndustryFootwear
FoundedApril 3, 1907 (1907-04-03)
FounderRobert Fraser
Headquarters
São Paulo
,
Brazil
Productsflip-flops, handbags
BrandsHavaianas
Rothy's
RevenueR$ 3,91 billion (2021)
R$ 692 million (2021)
Number of employees
18,600
Parent
SubsidiariesAlpargatas Argentina
(2007–present)[1][2]
Websitealpargatas.com.br

Alpargatas' main product is Havaianas, one of the largest Brazilian brands of rubber flip-flops introduced in 1962 and inspired on the Japanese Zori sandals.[3][4]

Other products manufactured by Alpargatas S.A. include handbags, shoes, and sneakers, commercialised under its brands.

History

It was founded in 1907, under the original name of "Fábrica Brasileira de Alpargatas e Calçados", by Scottish immigrant Robert Fraser in association with an English company. Fraser had also established Alpargatas factories in Argentina and Uruguay.[5][2]

It started production in the Mooca district of the city of São Paulo. Already in 1909, the company –under the name São Paulo Alpargatas Company S.A.– found success in selling its products thanks to the use of sandals and canvas in coffee production.

In the 1930s, shareholding control of São Paulo Alpargatas was transferred to the Argentine company Alpargatas Argentina. However, in 1982, after a gradual process of nationalization of capital started in 1948, São Paulo Alpargatas ceased to have Argentine participation and passed to the control of the Camargo Corrêa group, its largest shareholder.

In October 1999, the company acquired more than 3% of Alpargatas Argentina, its former parent company, becoming the largest footwear company in South America,[6] In 2007, Alpargatas S.A. (through Camargo Correa) acquired Alpargatas Argentina, which (at the moment of the purchase) had debts for US$370 million.[1] Alpargatas Sao Paulo acquired a 35% of the Argentine subsidiary for US$51,7 million.[7] Camargo Correa had previously acquired cement company Loma Negra one year before.[8]

In 2012, Alpargatas updated its logo.[9] On November 2, 2015, Alpargatas sells the Topper and Rainha brands to group led by Carlos Wizard Martins for 48.7 million reais.[10]

In November 2015, the Camargo Correa group sold Alpargatas to the J&F Investimentos conglomerate, owner of the JBS S.A. food company, for 2.67 billion reais.[11]

On July 12, 2017, the companies Cambuhy Investimentos and Brasil Warrant[12] (both owned by the Moreira Salles family) and the Itaúsa holding purchased Alpargatas for 3.5 billion reais.[13][12] The acquisition was approved by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense also in 2017.[14]

See also

References
  1. Alpargatas, empresa emblemática, también pasa a manos brasieñas at Clarín, 11 Oct 2007
  2. Alpargatas, o la historia de la madre que se volvió hija on La Nación, 11 Oct 2007
  3. Havaianas | The Story Behind Brazil’s Elite Shoe Brand by Sarah Atkinson at Allsole.com
  4. History on Havaianas Australia
  5. El derrotero de Alpargatas on Página/12, 21 Jul 2019
  6. "After Argentina acquisition, SP Alpargatas will invest in modernization". UOL. October 28, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  7. Alpargatas, otra firma que pasa a manos brasileñas on La Septima, 10 Oct 2007
  8. Otra empresa argentina que pasa a manos brasileñas: Alpargatas sería comparada por Camargo Correa at A24, 20 Feb 2007
  9. "After 53 years, Alpargatas adopts new logo | EXAME.com - Business, economics, technology and career". Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  10. "Alpargatas sells Topper and Rainha to group led by Wizard". Folha de S.Paulo.
  11. "Camargo Corrêa sells Havaianas maker for R$2.7 billion to JBS owner - 11/23/2015 - Mercado - Folha de S.Paulo". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  12. Fernando Scheller (July 12, 2017). "Grupo J&F fechar venda da Alpargatas por R$ 3,5 billion". Estadão. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  13. Reuters (July 12, 2017). "Grupo J&F closes sale of Alpargatas for R$3, 5 billion". Veja. Retrieved July 12, 2017. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  14. Redação. "Cade approves sale of Alpargatas from J&F group to Itaú owners".
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