Chipita
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| Company type | S.A. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder | Constandinos Tsaltas |
| Headquarters | Athens, Greece |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Spyros Theodoropoulos (CEO) |
| Products | 7DAYS, Fineti, Chipicao and others |
| Revenue | 546,8 million € (2020) |
| Parent | Mondelēz International (2021–present) |
| Website | chipita |
Chipita S.A. is a Greek food company headquartered in Athens, Greece. As of 2016, it is stationed within 56 countries.[1]
Chipita is a Greek snack food company established in 1973. In 1991, Chipita introduced one of its flagship products, the 7DAYS croissant—an individually packaged baked snack with long shelf life. Currently, Chipita products are manufactured in plants located in 11 countries and marketed to consumers in a total of 56 countries, either directly or through strategic partnerships.
The Group has 13 privately owned plants in the Netherlands, Greece, Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Poland, Russia, Romania, Turkey, Slovakia and Switzerland (2024). Additionally, six more plants operate through strategic partnerships in Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Malaysia and India. Since this period, Chipita has also set up commercial offices in 15 countries: the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, Serbia, Slovakia, Croatia, the Baltics, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Belgium and the United Kingdom. Chipita's goods, produced in 16 manufacturing plants in 11 countries, are delivered to consumers in a total of 56 countries, either directly or indirectly through strategic partnerships.
Chipita employs more than 5,800 people from over 30 nationalities. Approximately 4,700 [2] of them are employed directly by Chipita and the rest through strategic partner companies.
In May 2021, Mondelēz International acquired Chipita for €2 billion.[3] The transaction was completed on January 3, 2022.[4]
Despite the ongoing war following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Chipita has chosen to maintain its operations in Russia. This decision has drawn criticism, particularly as many other companies have suspended their activities in response to the situation.[5][6]
