Grupo Arcor (name formed taking the first letters of the words "Arroyito" and "Córdoba": "AR-COR") is an Argentine food company specialized in confectionery. The firm was founded on July 5, 1951 in the city of Arroyito, Córdoba.
Arcor is an Argentine group that specializes in the production of foodstuff, sugar and chocolate confectionery, cookies and ice cream. It develops leading brands in its 39 industrial plants throughout Latin America. Currently, Arcor is the main foodstuff company in Argentina.
Arcor manages its business in a sustainable3 way with commercial offices in America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The company is the Argentine group with the greatest amount of open markets in the world, exporting its products to more than 120 countries in the 5 continents.
In 2012 Arcor ranked 1st. amongst the 100 most valuable companies of Argentina, according to the opinion of CEOs, financial analysts and journalists specialised in economics
By the end of 2005, Arcor Group acquired Benvenuto S.A.C.I., a traditional Argentine company and leader as regards the foodstuff local market. In this way it incorporated its lines of canned fish, tomato sauces, canned tomatoes and purees, canned vegetables, milk jam (dulce de leche), jams, preserves and marmalades, canned fruits and dressings from a portfolio of highly valued brands such as La Campagnola, Nereida, BC, Salsati, Poncho Negro, among others.