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MC is a company from the SONAE group, and is a leader in the food retai industry in Portugal. We are a company made by all, to all.
With a history of over 35 years of continuous growth, MC has a distinctive positioning in different business areas, with a vast portfolio of high quality products, services and brands. Currently, MC owns the following brands: Continente (hypermarkets), Continente Modelo (large dimension supermarkets), Continente Bom Dia (small dimension supermarkets), Continente Online (e-commerce), Meu Super (franchising small dimension supermarkets), Bagga (coffee stores and bakeries), Go Natural (bio supermarkets and restaurants), note! (books and stationery), ZU (pet products and services and veterinary clinics), Wells and Arenal (drugstores) and Dr. Well’s (dental and aesthetic practices).
With a solid and inclusive base of action, at MC we focus on people, creating value with the contribution of all. We innovate everyday, leading the way to a better tomorrow, always taking into consideration everyone's needs.
Everything we are, we built together. And there's nothing more inspiring than this.
With a history of over 35 years of continuous growth, MC has a distinctive positioning in different business areas, with a vast portfolio of high quality products, services and brands. Currently, MC owns the following brands: Continente (hypermarkets), Continente Modelo (large dimension supermarkets), Continente Bom Dia (small dimension supermarkets), Continente Online (e-commerce), Meu Super (franchising small dimension supermarkets), Bagga (coffee stores and bakeries), Go Natural (bio supermarkets and restaurants), note! (books and stationery), ZU (pet products and services and veterinary clinics), Wells and Arenal (drugstores) and Dr. Well’s (dental and aesthetic practices).
With a solid and inclusive base of action, at MC we focus on people, creating value with the contribution of all. We innovate everyday, leading the way to a better tomorrow, always taking into consideration everyone's needs.
Everything we are, we built together. And there's nothing more inspiring than this.
Overview
Location
Portugal, Senhora da Hora
Employees
10001+
Founded date
1985
Mentions in press and media 26
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| Sep 8, 2026 | Bright Pixel refuerza su apuesta por la ciberseguridad con una inversión en Huskeys | Bright Pixel Capital, el brazo de inversión tecnológica del grupo Sonae, ha anunciado su participación en una ronda Serie A de 27 millones de dólares de Huskeys. La empresa de ciberseguridad busca transformar la forma en que las organizacio... |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Gravitee Selected by MC (Sonae) to Power API Transformation and Hybrid Multi-Cloud Strategy | the leading platform for API, Event, and AI Agent management, today announced that MC, the retail division of Sonae and Portugal’s largest private employer, has selected Gravitee as its strategic API management platform, replacing Google Ap... |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Straight2Market: Your route from foodtech pilot to European retail shelf | European food retail is undergoing a structural reset — and it’s creating real pull for startups. AI is moving from experimentation to infrastructure, reshaping everything from demand forecasting and inventory optimisation to personalised o... |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Duel: $16 Million Raised To Transform Brand Advocacy | Duel, a pioneering Brand Advocacy platform, has secured $16 million in a Series A funding round. This significant investment is set to further its mission of helping prominent retail brands, including well-known names such as Lush, ELEMIS, ... |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Musti Group Plc | Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Musti Group Plc Thu, Aug 28, 2025 13:00 CET Report this content Musti Group Plc Stock Exchange Release Notice of General Meeting 28 August 2025 at 2:00 p.m. EEST Notice of the Extraordinary Gen... |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Bridging Global Businesses: Overseas Buyers Discover More Opportunities at the 136th Canton Fair | GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 136th Canton Fair, which concluded on November 4, a record-breaking 253,000 overseas buyers from 214 countries and regions gathered to explore the latest in international trade. Among t... |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Micropep's $11 Million Boost: A Leap Towards Sustainable Agriculture | In the heart of Raleigh, North Carolina, a quiet revolution is brewing. Micropep Technologies, a trailblazer in micropeptide crop protection, has just secured an additional $11 million in Series B funding. This fresh capital, combined with ... |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Micropep: Micropeptide Crop Protection Company Raises $40 Million (Series B) | Micropep Technologies, a global leader in micropeptide crop protection technologies, announced it has successfully closed its Series B funding round with an additional $11 million commitment. This funding round, from new investors Corteva (... |
| Jun 29, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Everytable lands $25m, eFishery reels in $20m, Joyful Ventures’ alt-protein fund | This week, prepared meals service Everytable raised new funding along with cultivated fish startup Bluu Seafood and aquatech company eFishery. Outside of funding, Nextbite is facing a lawsuit over its May layoffs and Joyful Ventures launche... |
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FAQ about MC
When was MC founded?
MC was founded in 1985.
What has the press written about MC?
Parsers VC has collected 26 articles mentioning MC, among them “Bright Pixel refuerza su apuesta por la ciberseguridad con una inversión en Huskeys” (Sep 8, 2026) and “Gravitee Selected by MC (Sonae) to Power API Transformation and Hybrid Multi-Cloud Strategy” (Jun 1, 2026).
Is MC still active?
Yes, MC is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 3, 2026.