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| Owner | Unilever |
| Country | Spain |
| Introduced | 1927 |
| Website | www |
Frigo is a Spanish company dedicated to manufacturing and marketing ice cream, which has been part of the multinational Unilever since 1973.
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| Owner | Unilever |
| Country | Spain |
| Introduced | 1927 |
| Website | www |
Frigo is a Spanish company dedicated to manufacturing and marketing ice cream, which has been part of the multinational Unilever since 1973.
The company was founded in 1927 in Barcelona, under the name of Industrias Frigoríficos de Alimentación. This company was the first Spanish company to produce ice cream industrially, and later expanded throughout the national territory as Productos Frigo. [1] In the beginning, in addition to ice cream, it was dedicated to producing yogurt and pre-cooked foods. [1]
In 1973, the Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever became the largest shareholder of Frigo, at that time with a staff of 700 employees and a capital of 262 million pesetas. [2] As part of Unilever, Frigo specialized exclusively in ice cream; In addition to distributing the group's brands, it began to develop its own references such as Drácula (1977), Frigodedo (1980), Frigopie (1983), Calippo (1984), Twister (1986) and the Magnum Frac (1991). [3] Many of those brands are still available. [3]
Starting in 1998, Frigo assimilated the unified Heartbrand corporate image, with a heart as its logo.
Unilever announced in 2008 that it would close the Frigo factory in Barcelona and make 268 employees redundant. [4] It was eventually sold to the Catalan company Farga, producer of Farggi ice cream. [5]
Cornetto is an Italian brand of ice cream cone dessert, which is manufactured and owned by parent company Unilever. Cornetto are sold as part of the Heartbrand product line, known internationally by different names, including Algida in Italy, Wall's in the UK and Pakistan, HB in the Republic of Ireland, Frigo in Spain, and Kwality Wall's in India. Many variations of the product exist, ranging from milk-based ice cream to vegetable fat-based dessert.
Nocilla is a Spanish brand of hazelnut and chocolate spread similar to Nutella. It is sold in Spain and Portugal, was first launched in the late 1960s, and after its acquisition from Unilever in 2002 has been manufactured by Nutrexpa.
Streets is an Australian ice-cream brand bought by the British multinational company Unilever in 1960. Some products are made in China and shipped to Australia and New Zealand. It is part of Unilever's ice cream brand Heartbrand. The company is in a long-term contract with dairy company Dairy Farmers.
Núria Espert Romero is a Spanish theatre and television actor, and theatre and opera director.
Uralita is a Spanish construction materials multinational enterprise, founded in 1907 as Roviralta y Cía. Uralita produces insulation, gypsum, roofing and piping systems.
Juli Marial Mundet was a Spanish businessman and footballer who played as a goalkeeper and later as a midfielder for FC Barcelona. Most notably, he was the sixth president of both FC Barcelona and the Catalan Football Federation.
Calippo is a frozen dessert introduced by Unilever in 1984 to European markets.
Far-right terrorism in Spain surged after the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975 and continued until the early 1980s. The term refers to the actions undertaken by fascist and far-right groups who were against the changes taking place during the transition to democracy, and essentially dedicated to street violence against persons of other ideologies.
Isidoro Lázaro Ferré is a painter, draftsman and sculptor, corresponding to Impressionism. His work is in Sitges Maricel Museum, Palace The Manisterli of Cairo, The Spanish Cultural Institute Museum of Athens and the Ponce Museum of Puerto Rico.
María del Carmen Marchante Barrobés, better known as Karmele Marchante, is a Spanish journalist and feminist with an extensive career in all media and also known for her time in the tabloids.
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The Velódromo de la Bonanova was a sports venue in the city of Barcelona, Spain. It was the first velodrome in the city, although it was located in the neighboring municipality of San Gervasio, which in 1897 was annexed to the Catalan capital. Later it hosted other sports competitions, especially football, being the very first playing field of FC Barcelona.
Herbert James Reeves, also known as James Reeves or Captain Reeves, was an English football pioneer who is regarded as one of the most important figures in the amateur beginnings of football in Catalonia, being noted for his prominent role in promoting football in the city and as the undisputed leader and fundamental head behind the foundations of some of the earliest Catalan clubs in existence such as British Club de Barcelona and Sociedad de Foot-Ball de Barcelona, serving both teams as its captain. In addition to his leadership skills, he also stood out as a great striker, netting some of the first goals in the history of Catalan football.
William Parsons Alexander was an Anglo-Spanish footballer who is best known for being, along with his brother John, one of the founders of FC Barcelona in 1899, and then serving as the club's vice-captain in 1899 and 1900. Oddly enough, despite having been a captain of the Barça first team, he never actually played a single match for the club. William was also one of the founders of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona.
John Trent Beaty-Pownall was an English football pioneer who played as a forward for some of the earliest Catalan clubs in existence such as Barcelona Football Club and Sociedad de Foot-Ball de Barcelona, where he also stood out as a great striker, netting some of the first goals in the history of Catalan football.
Àlvar Presta i Torns, sometimes mentioned as Álvaro Presta, was a Spanish doctor and sports executive, who served as the 11th president of the football club FC Barcelona in 1914 as well as the first president of the Catalan Athletics Federation between 1915 and 1917.
The Irish Football Club, commonly referred to as Irish FC, was a football team based in Barcelona, Spain, which existed from 1901 until its dissolution in the autumn of 1903.
Manuel "Manolo" Grau Solé was a Spanish athlete and a pioneer of Spanish sport. He was a player and director of FC Barcelona, as well as a prominent gymnast, fencer, and practitioner and disseminator of many other sports. In addition to being one of the first members of FC Barcelona, Solé was also co-founder and vice president of the Barcelona Swimming Club in 1907, founder and president of the Solé Pedestre Club (1909), and owner of the Gimnasio Solé from 1910 until his death.
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