Privately-held Tengelmann Group is among the world’s largest retail supermarket and distribution groups. It operates the Tengelmann chain of supermarkets, the Grosso and Magnet hypermarket formats, Kaiser’s supermarkets, the Ledi deep discount formula, the Plus convenience store chain and the Obi do-it-yourself chain of building and hardware supplies retailers. It also produces food products such as tea, coffee, meat and confectionary, notably the Gummi Bear brand, and operates the A&P food label. The company remains the property of the founding…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.
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