Extrafarma

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Extrafarma S.A.
Company type Subsidiary
Founded1960
Headquarters,
Key people
Paulo Lacerda (CEO)
ProductsPharmaceuticals
Owner Ultrapar
Number of employees
7,000
Website extrafarma.com.br

Extrafarma is the drugstore chain owned by Ultrapar. The company is among the top 10 largest pharmacy chains in Brazil, with stores located throughout the north, northeast and southern regions of the country. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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The company has more than 400 stores in 10 States [5] and more than 7000 employees.[ citation needed ]

History

Pedro de Castro Lazera founded the company Imifarma on 2 December 1960. It was initially focused on the drug distribution market. [6] In the 1990s, Imifarma started to operate in the retail market through its own network of pharmacies under the name Extrafarma. The store chain began in the city of Belém and expanded to other areas in the state of Pará and in the neighbor state of Amapá. Later, it expanded to the states of Maranhão, Ceará, Piauí and Rio Grande do Norte. [6]

In 2013, Extrafarma was acquired by Ultra. With the acquisition, Ultra entered the pharmaceutical retail industry and made Extrafarma its third distribution business and specialty retail chain, along with Ipiranga and Ultragaz. [7] [8] With the acquisition, Extrafarma will expand and open new pharmacy stores inside Ipiranga gas stations and Ultragaz resellers. [9]

Awards

ADVB-PA Award – Association of Sales and Marketing Managers from Brazil: Top Environmental Company Award, 2012. [10] [11]

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References

  1. "Grupo Ultra compra rede de drogarias Extrafarma por R$1 Bilhão". October 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. "Extrafarma negocia venda de participação para fundos". Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. "Extrafarma se associa ao grupo Ultra". 30 September 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. "Ultrapar compra dona da Extrafarma e entra no setor de varejo farmacêutico". 30 September 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  5. Aguiar, Victor; Carvalho, Victor Aguiar, Renato (18 May 2021). "Ultrapar confirma a venda da Extrafarma para a Pague Menos; entenda o que muda para as companhias". Seu Dinheiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. 1 2 "Extrafarma negocia venda de parte da empresa para financiar a expansão". February 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  7. "Grupo Ultraframa compra a rede de farmácias Extrafarma por R$1 bi" . Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  8. "Extrafarma anuncia associação com o grupo Ultra por R$1bilhão". Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  9. "Ultra compra Extrafarma por R$1 bi" . Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  10. "ADVBPA premia empresas top do mercado paraense". Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  11. "ADVBPA premia as melhores práticas" . Retrieved 4 June 2015.