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Deep Regional access
and investment experience.
Disciplined investment process
focused on value creation and risk mitigation.
Experienced operational
team with world-class management practices focused on generating profitable growth.
Portfolio of Growing and Leading Companies
Grupo Mariposa is a business conglomerate with a solid portfolio of companies operating in the Americas.
As of January 2024
Grupo Mariposa has a successful operating history
driven
by an entrepreneurial spirit,
continuous professionalization, a big dream and a solid group of people.
Our legendary story begins in Central America in 1885 forging a solid knowledge of the consumer industry.
Enrique Castillo Cordoba
founded La Centroamericana, a
beverage company in Guatemala.
In 1934, his children continued
their father's work through
La Mariposa, a company initially
created to make ice and ice cream.
La Mariposa becomes Pepsi
bottler in Guatemala.
CBC begins it's international
expansion, becoming Pepsico's
anchor bottler in Central
America and the Caribbean.
Beer Joint Venture with Ambev
in Guatemala.
Expansion into South America
through the acquisition of
Grupo Tesalia and Tropical.
In 2015, CBC acquires Pepsi's
bottling operations in Perú.
Adherence to the United Nations
Global Compact, reconfirming
our commitment to development
and sustainability.
Bia: High growth food company in the Americas with strong local brands in three major categories: Coffee, Culinary and Sweet Snacks.
Private equity firm focused on
the consumer industry in the Americas.
