Corporación Multi Inversiones
Multi Investment Corporation (CMI) is a multinational agro-industrial corporation based in Guatemala. The firm was founded as a family business by Juan Bautista Gutierrez in the 1920s. CMI invests, provides employment and contributes to the development of the region. It started operations in Guatemala and Central America, and grew to become one of the most important business groups in Latin America. It is currently led by Juan Luis Bosch Gutiérrez and Juan José Gutiérrez Mayorga, joint Presidents-Chairmen. CMI works in two major business sectors: Food and Capital, with interests in different areas. In the food  sector, CMI is in the wheat and corn flour mill, pasta and cookie production businesses; in poultry, pork, processed and sausage manufacturing industries; in balanced food for animals and pets; in the restaurant industry with its "“Pollo Campero”" brand, among others. In the Capital sector, CMI has renewable energy generation projects, real estate project development and financial services. Currently, CMI Guatemala has more than 40,000 employees, working in 15 different countries of two continents. Business units. As one of the largest milling groups in Latin America, it engages in the development of the wheat and other cereal value chains with  the production of wheat and corn flour,  as well as the production of balanced food for animals.  In the poultry and pork industries, it develops meat food solutions, with a growing innovation process in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica. The Strategic Consumer and Packaged Goods Unit oversees the production and marketing of pasta, cookies, sauces and other consumer products. It is currently the largest Latin American restaurant chain in the world, with presence in the United States and Europe, with its brands "“Pollo Campero”", "“Pollo Granjero”" and ""Don Pollo”". The growth of “Pollo Campero” led, in  2012, to the creation of the “Campero USA” business unit that serves its own operations and franchises in the United States and Europe. Today it has more than 80 restaurants in the United States. CMI has one of the largest regional platforms in the renewable energy sector including hydro, wind and solar energy, ranking among the top three generators in the region. It is one of the leading developers of real estate projects, housing complexes, shopping centers, office buildings and innovative projects with high quality standards.  It provides financial services for all CMI companies through financing, investment management, insurance  and other financial services. This unit serves the commercial, industrial, agricultural, service and financial sectors, individuals, housing, energy and construction endeavors. CMI’S history. CMI’s history begins with a small store located in San Cristóbal, Totonicapán, Guatemala in 1920. In 1936, "“Molino Excelsior”" was established in Quetzaltenango by Juan Bautista Gutiérrez, starting the Corporation's milling industry. In 1964, the Villalobos Poultry Farm was established, and was the starting point for CMI’s poultry operations in Guatemala. Seven years later, "“Pollo Campero”" was born, a company that today is a major part of the Central America Restaurant Business Unit . A year later, the Corporation began expanding its poultry and restaurant operations to El Salvador and the rest of Central America. In this same decade, the social branch of Corporación Multi Inversiones, the Juan Bautista Gutiérrez Foundation, was created. In 1988, CMI began its operations in construction, with the development of real estate and housing projects, shopping centers and office complexes in several areas of Guatemala. 6 years after construction operations began, the "“Pollo Campero”" franchise program was launched. In this same decade, the Finance Business Unit was created to meet the financing needs of the Corporation's companies. 6  years later, the expansion to Central America and the Dominican Republic continued with poultry and milling operations. The Corporation contributes to its CSR objectives through its business units in two business sectors: CMI Food and CMI Capital, by promoting various projects, consistent with the company’s comprehensive and full-sustainability vision. Milestones. In 2021, FORBES Magazine dedicated its February issue to CMI for its 100th anniversary. Social Initiatives. CMI Guatemala is committed to the sustainable development of the region, and invests time and resources to create programs to contribute to this aim. The CSR programs and projects carried out by  CMI seek to be in close contact with the reality of the countries where they operate, to understand the needs of the population and develop initiatives to help meet those needs. The Corporation carries out initiatives to break the vicious circle of poverty and promote better living conditions for people, by fostering development in the short, medium and long terms. Through its business units, CMI contributes to its CSR objectives by promoting projects in the following focus areas: