About Us
Empresas Fonalledas, Inc. consists of a privately owned group of companies in Puerto Rico committed to the island where it was born and developed: Puerto Rico.
Empresas Fonalledas, Inc. provides services to its sister businesses. Its tradition of business excellence began in the 19th century in the town of Toa Baja.
Empresas Fonalledas consists of a privately owned group of companies in Puerto Rico committed to the island where it was born and developed: Puerto Rico. The group's assets include properties in urban, suburban, and rural areas, dairy farming operations, a fresh milk, juice and fruit drinks processing and bottling plant, a premium soft serve ice cream retail chain, a super-regional shopping center in the heart of San Juan, a regional shopping center in Ponce, three office buildings and the company that operates Starbucks stores in Puerto Rico, among others. Together, these companies contribute significantly to Puerto Rico's economy and are promoters of education, art, and culture through the group's philanthropic organizations.
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Timeline
Jaime Fonalledas Garriga arrives in Puerto Rico from Tossa del Mar, Catalonia, with his brother Gerardo. Together they established a grocery store in the Media Luna neighborhood in Toa Baja.
Jaime Fonalledas and his wife Serafina Córdova acquired the Santa Elena Sugar Mill in Toa Baja, where they also established a small business milking and selling milk. The main business was the production of sugar.
Their children Jerónimo, Rosita, Jaime and Gerardo continued his father's work and acquired 527 acres of land on the Las Monjas farm in Hato Rey. They grew sugarcane and established a dairy farming operation that brought milk to homes and grocery stores in the area, resulting in the only purely Puerto Rican fresh milk processing plant today: Vaquería Tres Monjitas.
The Fonalledas Foundation is established to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of Puerto Ricans.
The Fonalledas brothers expanded their operations and inaugurated the first shopping center in Puerto Rico to house more than 70 stores under one roof and with central air conditioning: Plaza Las Américas.
Vaquería Tres Monjitas makes history with the transition from glass to cardboard containers.
The first soft-serve ice cream store in Puerto Rico was established, using derivatives of fresh milk: Soft & Creamy.
The Plaza Las Américas Foundation was established to contribute mainly to educational and social welfare programs.
The first regional shopping center in the Ponce area was inaugurated: Plaza Del Caribe.
The Plaza Del Caribe Foundation is established to contribute mainly to educational and social welfare programs in the southern and southwestern regions of Puerto Rico.
PLAZAad was established as a company specializing in selling advertising and exhibition space.
Baristas del Caribe, the company that operates Starbucks stores in Puerto Rico, is launched.
The Mano Amiga Program is created to contribute to Puerto Rico's social, educational, and cultural well-being through alliances with non-profit organizations and other public services aligned with the program pillars.
Vaquería Tres Monjitas launches the first long-life fresh milk in the world, using MST (Millisecond Technology) technology.
Vaquería Tres Monjitas has become the only fresh milk processing plant on the island, serving all Puerto Ricans.