Extrafarma
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| private company | |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Founder | Pedro de Castro Lazera |
| Headquarters | Belém, Pará, Brazil |
Key people | Paulo Lazera |
| Products | Pharmaceuticals |
| Owner | Ultrapar |
| Slogan | Pra Você Viver Melhor |
| Website |
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Extrafarma is the pharmaceutical distribution and trade division of Ultrapar. The company is among the top 10 largest pharmacy chains in Brazil, with stores located throughout the north and northeast regions of the country.[1][2][3][4]
History
Pedro de Castro Lazera founded the company Imifarma on 2 December 1960. It was initially focused on the drug distribution market.[5] In the 1990s, Imifarma started to operate in the retail market through its own network of pharmacies under the name Extrafarma. The store chain began in the city of Belém and expanded to other areas in the state of Pará and in the neighbor state of Amapá. Later, it expanded to the states of Maranhão, Ceará, Piauí and Rio Grande do Norte.[5]
In 2013, Extrafarma was acquired by Ultra. With the acquisition, Ultra entered the pharmaceutical retail industry and made Extrafarma its third distribution business and specialty retail chain, along with Ipiranga and Ultragaz.[6][7] With the acquisition, Extrafarma will expand and open new pharmacy stores inside Ipiranga gas stations and Ultragaz resellers.[8]
Extrafarma has approximately 200 stores in the north and northeast of Brazil, with annual revenues estimated at R$1 billion (US$350 million).[9][1][2]
Awards
ADVB-PA Award – Association of Sales and Marketing Managers from Brazil: Top Environmental Company Award, 2012.[10][11]
References
- 1 2 "Grupo Ultra compra rede de drogarias Extrafarma por R$1 Bilhão". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Extrafarma negocia venda de participação para fundos". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Extrafarma se associa ao grupo Ultra". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ultrapar compra dona da Extrafarma e entra no setor de varejo farmacêutico". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Extrafarma negocia venda de parte da empresa para financiar a expansão". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Grupo Ultraframa compra a rede de farmácias Extrafarma por R$1 bi". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Extrafarma anuncia associação com o grupo Ultra por R$1bilhão". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ultra compra Extrafarma por R$1 bi". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "As 10 maiores redes de farmácias do Brasil". Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "ADVBPA premia empresas top do mercado paraense". Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "ADVBPA premia as melhores práticas". Retrieved 4 June 2015.