Honduran conglomerate
Grupo Continental is a Honduran conglomeration of businesses founded in 1929[1] and owned by the Rosenthal family, headed by Jaime Rosenthal. In October 2015 the Grupo was accused of supporting drug trafficking and money laundering.[2]
It consists of more than 50 businesses[3][4] employing more than 25,000 people.[5]
- A Bank (Banco Continental)
- Seguros Continental, an Insurance Company[6]
- A Civil Engineering Contractor (Con-Delta)
- Editorial Honduras, who run El Tiempo[7]
- Canal 11, a broadcast TV network[8]
- Cablecolor, a cable TV network[8]
- A Cement Company (Cementos del Norte)[9]
- A crocodile meat and skin export company (Cocodrilos Continental)
- A Coffee Export and Cropping Company (Cafe Continental)
- A Processing Free trade zone (ZIP Continental)
- Empacadora Continental, a meatpacking plant[10]
- Compañía Azucarera Chumbagua, una compañía Azucarera[11]
- A Sugar Cane plantation, mill and refinery (Compañía Azucarera Chumbagua) Note: Compañía Azucarera Chumbagua does not belong to Grupo Continental.
- A Large Percentage in the third largest Honduran Bank (Banco de Occidente)
- Residential Zones in Many cities of Honduras- (Residencial Kassandras, Residencial Oro Verde, Colonia Universidad, Residencial Los Prado, Llanos De Sula)
- A Banana Company (Bananas Naco)
- Ranches for Cattle and Sheep Breeding- (Ganaderia Quimistan, Corderos Continental)
- A Cacao Farm (Cacao Continental)