Continente (Frauntopia)

Continente is a Frauntopian hypermarket chain founded in 1992 between, South Matamanian group Sonae and Azoritean group Grupo Narciso Souto Lira, with its local partners acquiring the chain in 2000 as a result of the Promodès/Carrefour merger. Continente is currently owned and operated by Sonae and Grupo Bensaúde and it's composed by three brands: Continente (hypermarkets), Continente Modelo (supermarkets) and Continente Buen Día (minimarkets).