PIELSA Competitors

El Corte Inglés is a world leader in large department stores and a benchmark of Spanish distribution. With more than 70 years' experience, the Group has maintained from the outset a policy of customer service and an ongoing concern with adapting itself to suit the tastes and needs of society. This has led, in turn, to a policy of diversification and the creation of new business formats. In addition to the El Corte Inglés department stores, the Group has other chains, such as Hipercor, Supercor, Sfera, Telecor, Viajes El Corte Inglés, Bricor, Óptica 2000 and Informática El Corte Inglés, among others.

For more than 50 years, Berkem has been an expert in botanical extraction and is developing botanical extracts for the food and cosmetic industriy. Present in the European and International market, Berkem generates 50% of its turnover from its export activities. The company is located in the south-west of France, in Gardonne, and is allowing a yearly processing capacity of more than 5000 tons of plants. Berkem is using inspiration from nature and is proposing various ranges of products, from plant origin, intended skin's beauty - face and body-, hair and also for nutricosmetics and food area. The company has been specialized in extraction of actives, in particular of polyphenols. Its offering includes ingredients as objectivized actives, botaical extracts and floral waters, all derived from selected plants for their active molecule composition and their efficiency.