Company type | Private |
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Industry | Beverage |
Founded | 1988 |
Founder | Añaños-Jerí Family |
Headquarters | Lima, Peru[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Angel Añaños (Chairman and CEO) Carlos Añaños (President) |
Products | Purified water, fruit juices, carbonated drinks, energy drinks, ready-to-drink teas, grocery foods and alcoholic drinks |
Number of employees | 10,000 |
Website | www.ajegroup.com |
Ajegroup, commonly known as AJE, is a Peruvian multinational company dedicated to the manufacture, distribution and sale of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The company was founded by the Añaños-Jerí Family in 1988 in Ayacucho, Peru.[2] It is known for its flagship products Kola Real and Big Cola.
Ajegroup has approximately 10,000 employees and operates in 22 countries across five continents, placing it 12th among Latin American multinational companies.[3] Besides Peru and Mexico, Ajegroup also has operations in Brazil,[4] Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nigeria, Guatemala, Honduras, India,[3] Indonesia, Thailand, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Egypt. Its portfolio includes beverages, juices, nectars, light beverages, bottled natural water, dairy and beer. It manages 17 trademarks in 48 different presentations of PET and glass bottles, and also cans.