CLIMATE CHANGE & SUSTAINABILITY
JERÓNIMO
MARTINS
BUILDING
THE FUTURE
SINCE 1792
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In 2016, Jerónimo Martins
celebrates its 224th anniversary.
With over two centuries of expertise
in the food business, sustainability
has a deep meaning for the Company
as it is the expression of a spirit of
entrepreneurship and economic, social
and environmental responsibility – one
that is embedded in the Group’s DNA
from the very beginning.
Established in 1792 in Lisbon in the
historical and commercial Chiado
barrio, the Jerónimo Martins small shop
soon gained fame for its exquisite food
products, later becoming the Portuguese
royal family’s official supplier.
In the 20th century, the already
family-owned Jerónimo Martins
Company diversified the business by
investing in manufacturing through a
partnership with Unilever, established
in 1949. It was during the 1980’s and
1990’s that the Group went through yet
another turning point: a new focus on
Modern Distribution.
That’s when the Pingo Doce supermarket
chain was born, being shortly followed by
the acquisition of the Recheio cash-and-
carry network in Portugal. In 1995, we took
the first steps to expand internationally
with the launch of the then hard-discount