Proveedores

These statistics correspond to direct purchases made from farming and livestock producers at December 31, 2011.

Local Suppliers' Development

Grupo Éxito maintains an inclusive value chain always seeking local producers for regional products.

• In 2011, direct purchases from local producers reached 69% whereas purchases from merchandisers dropped to 31%.
• 180 artisanal fishermen in Buenaventura and Santa Marta were benefited by a commercial alliance between the Company and their cooperatives.
• The direct purchases of livestock from cattle breeders in the provincial departments of Magdalena, Atlántico, Bolívar, Córdoba, Sucre and Meta increased 10% in 2011.
• More than 100 small fruit and vegetable producers enjoyed growth thanks to the purchases that Grupo Éxito made from 10 national cooperatives, including Coopaboy, Asociación de frutas La Ceja, Sanhas, and Ciagro.

Good Practices

The Company encourages responsible farming and livestock practices among its suppliers.

• The Rapprochement Program with national fruit and vegetable suppliers: aims to achieve clean production, with benefits for the environment and for the customers' health. There are currently 20 partners certified in Good Farming and Livestock Practices (GFLP) and another 15 partners are in the process of obtaining the certification.
• Animal raising policies guarantee the non-use of chemical products or hormones that affect or favor the animals' development, thus allowing a natural growth process.
• Respect for closed hunting and/or fishing seasons enables the appropriate reproduction of animal species.