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The beginning of the march of the Valencian cooperative Consum starts in 1975 as a consumer cooperative, with the opening of its first establishment in Alaquàs (Valencia) and a group of 600 consumer members. Since then, the evolution of Consum has been characterized by continuous growth until it is currently positioned as the largest cooperative in the Mediterranean area by number of members-clients and one of the first companies of the distribution sector.

Consum currently has more than 800 supermarkets, including its own and Charter franchises, distributed throughout Catalonia, the Valencian Community, Murcia, Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia and Aragon. With more than 3.6 million customer partners and 17,386 employees, Consum is the only distribution company with the Family Responsible Company Certificate (Efr). In 2020 the Cooperative has been certified with the Top Employers seal, for the eighth consecutive year, as one of the Best Companies to work for in Spain. The Cooperative's carbon footprint has been reduced by 86.6% since 2015. In addition, it is the first distribution company to obtain the "Reduïsc" seal from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and 100% of supermarkets Consumption are eco-efficient.