Froiz

Distribuciones Froiz, S.A. is a Spanish supermarket chain based in Poio, Galicia.^[4][5] It operates in the Spanish regions of Galicia, Castile and León, Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid and in Northern Portugal. It is the company with the seventeenth-highest turnover in Galicia.^[5][4] The company was founded in Pontevedra in 1970 by Magín Alfredo Froiz Planes, deceased on 10 March 2022, and remains a family-run business.^[2]

Distribuciones Froiz, S.A.

Company type	Sociedad Anónima
Industry	Retail
Founded	Pontevedra, Spain (1968 (1968))
Founder	Magín Alfredo Froiz Planes
Headquarters	Poio (Pontevedra) , Spain
Number of locations	336 stores[1]
Area served	Spain & Portugal
Key people	José Froiz Prieto, Director-general
Revenue	€ 750 million (2022)[2]
Number of employees	6,200[3]
Website	www.froiz.es

In October 2014, Froiz bought rival supermarket Supermercados Moldes becoming the third-biggest supermarket chain in Galicia.

Operations

Froiz private label products

Froiz's operations are divided into four formats, differentiated by size and the range of products sold. Tandy or Merca Mas is the name given to Froiz's franchised convenience stores.

Name	Shop type	Number of stores
Supermercados Froiz	Supermarket	227
Hiper Froiz	Hypermarket	6
Cash Froiz	Cash & Carry	8
Tandy/Merca Mas	Convenience store	72
Total		313

Sponsorship

Froiz is the owner of the cycling team Grupo Deportivo Supermercados Froiz (Súper Froiz) and the main sponsor of the Óscar Pereiro Foundation cycling team.^[6]

See also

• List of supermarket chains in Spain