Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V., known as Alsea, is a Mexican multi-brand restaurant operator based in Mexico City, Mexico. It was founded as a holding company in 1997. Its operating portfolio includes fast-food, casual dining, and cafeteria type restaurant chains located in Mexico, South America and Europe. It is one of the largest foodservice companies in Mexico according to CNN Expansión. Some of the restaurant chains that Alsea operates are Starbucks, Burger King, Vips, Popeyes, Italianni's, Chili's, California Pizza Kitchen, P. F. Chang's, Pei Wei Asian Diner and The Cheesecake Factory. Alsea reported revenues of US$1.7 billion for 2014. It operates more than 3,093 units of restaurant chains in Mexico, Spain, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, The Netherlands, Italy & France and employs more than 60,000 people. Alsea is listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the IPC, the main benchmark index of Mexican stocks. In 2014, Alsea acquired the Mexican restaurant chain Vips and the Spanish Grupo Zena. In 2019, Alsea acquired the rights to operate and develop establishments of the Starbucks brand in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Wikipedia