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EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG engages in the management and operation of supermarkets. The firm offers organic fruits, vegetables, dairy products, fish and meat products, breakfast items, as well as bread and beverages. It also markets non-food products such as shirts, pants, jackets, and underwear. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

AVA Allgemeine Handelsgesellschaft der Verbraucher AG owned and operated supermarkets. Its outlets included hypermarkets and superstores, do-it-yourself stores and specialty eyewear shops. The company was headquartered in Bielefeld, Germany

SPAR Handelsgesellschaft mbH operates supermarkets and specializes in the food and non-food wholesale businesses. Its wholesale business supplies goods to independent retailers in Germany. It is converting many of its EUROSPAR stores to the Intermarché banner of its french parent company ITM Entreprises. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Schenefeld, Germany.

Süd-Chemie AG manufactures chemical products. It produces adsorbents and catalysts. Adsorbents and additives in this group are mainly additives for use in the edible oil, edible fat, food, beverage and animal feed industries. Foundry additives are focused on bentonite products since bentonite forms an integral part of the molding-sand mixture. Detergent, paper and specialty additives offer innovative bentonite detergent solutions, which is mainly used in washing powder and tabs, helping to simplify the production process. Innovative carrier technology rounds off the portfolio for the detergent industry, allowing for selective use of activating agents during the washing process to obtain the right brightness. The Plastic Additives Industry Group develops, produces and markets functional, eco-friendly plastic additives to improve the product quality of plastics, such as PVC and polyethylene. The hydrotalcite additive manufactured by this industry group offers a heavy-metal-free supplement for plastics and is in many respects superior to conventional lead-based additives. Hydrotalcite is used in plastic formulations for the manufacture of, among other things, cable insulation, plastic sheeting, plastic film and plastic profiles. The Specialty Resins Industry Group manufactures resins mainly for the paints and coatings industry, including those used in antistatic finishings. The Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics Industry Group develops and produces packaging for the pharmaceutical, diagnostics and food-supplement industries. The Classical Water Treatment Industry Group offers customized solutions for purifying and conditioning recalculated water and industrial waste water. Its application solutions include plants for treating both cooling water and water used to feed boilers. The company also engages in casting products and wind power. The company was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

EDEKA Minden-Hannover Holding GmbH manages retail grocery stores and small markets. The company is based in Minden, Germany and has subsidiaries in Germany and Denmark. The CEO of the German company is Mark Rosenkranz.

Edeka Handelsgesellschaft Minden-Hannover mbH operates a supermarket chain. It is a retail and commercial goods distributor in Germany and Denmark. The company is headquartered in Siersleben, Germany

Netto Marken-Discount GmbH & Co. oHG operates a supermarket chain. It provides own branded products which are manufactured for Netto. Alongside the conventional variety of products which include a range of chemist products and bottled drinks, Netto offers fresh produce such as fruit and vegetables, dairy products, fresh meat and sausages. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Maxhutte-Haidhof, Germany.

ElectronicPartner Handel SE engages in the retail distribution of consumer and home electronics, information technology and multimedia products, as well as mobile communications. It also provides services such as marketing, product range planning, and store construction to affiliated retailers. The company was founded by Karl Friedrich Haubrich on January 18, 1937 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.