Gamesa is Mexico's largest manufacturer of cookies . The company also makes pasta, flour, ready to eat cereals and other related products. It is headquartered in San Pedro Garza García

San Pedro Garza García

San Pedro Garza García is a city-municipality of the Mexican state of Nuevo León and is part of Monterrey's Metropolitan Area, based on the suburban North American model...

, Nuevo León

Nuevo León

Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...

, and have production facilities in eight states across Mexico and one in Colombia. In 1990, they were acquired by PepsiCo

PepsiCo

PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company...

, also owner of Pepsi and Sabritas in Mexico.

Gamesa also sells cookies in the United States, Central and South America.

Among their most successful brands are "Galletas Marías

Marie biscuit

A Marie is a type of sweet biscuit similar to a Rich tea. It is made with wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil and, unlike the Rich Tea biscuit, vanilla flavoring. The biscuit is round and has its name engraved into its top surface. The edges of the top surface are also engraved with an intricate design...

", "Emperador", "Arcoiris", "Mamut", "Chokis", and "Maizoro".

Grupo Gamesa is currently the proud official sponsor or shirt sponsor for La Primera Division team C.F. Pachuca as of the season of 2008.The club left behind Cemento Cruz Azul

Cemento Cruz Azul

Cemento Cruz Azul is one of the most famous cement companies in Mexico. It was founded nearly a century ago.On May 22, 1927, the company's workers organized the Club Deportivo Cruz Azul soccer club, which has gone on to become one of the most famous association football teams in Mexico, winning...

as their longtime sponsor.

History

Alberto, Ignacio, and Manuel Santos Gonzalez, three brothers, acquired the majority of the stocks of the pasta and cookie company "Lara" in 1921, which would change name and merge with other companies to create "Gamesa".