business process outsourcing founded 1974 headquarters milan illinois u.s. key people gregg ontiveros ceo products marketing supply chain management packaging and business analytics revenue us 559 million 1 number of employees 1 500 2 website http www.groupo.com group o headquartered in milan illinois is one of the largest hispanic owned companies in the u.s. and a provider of managed products and services specializing in marketing services print management business analytics decision sciences business process outsourcing managed services packaging supply chain and third party logistics 3pl . founded in 1974 group o has grown to approximately 1 500 employees across 34 u.s. facilities . the company targets a broad range of industries including food and beverage telecommunications manufacturing consumer packaged goods financial services pharmaceutical health care retail and technology . 3 the company s major clients include at & t bristol myers squibb caterpillar frito lay kraft foods microsoft pepsico and staples . 4 contents 1 history 2 awards and facts 3 references 4 external links history edit group o was founded in milan illinois in 1974 by robert ontiveros . bob s initial business bi state packaging was started to sell packaging materials and equipment to manufacturers . during the 1970s bi state packaging experienced sales growth requiring the opening of several warehouses throughout the united states mexico and puerto rico making group o an international business . 5 in 1979 group o opened r & o specialties to provide supply chain solutions to industrial and consumer products companies . r & o specialties brought a focus on process management and a six sigma culture to group o that permeates the entire company to this day . 6 in 1990 group o identified additional opportunities for growth in the area of marketing support services and created group o direct . this venture took group o into customer loyalty and marketing fulfillment programs which required group o to develop competencies in the areas of data management printing direct mail promotional campaign management and business process outsourcing . 7 in 2007 those three separate companies merged under group o to become the three divisions packaging solutions supply chain solutions and marketing solutions that make up group o. in 2008 group o began offering print procurement and premium managed services to its clients . 8 in 2013 group o began to promote its business analytics offerings as a fourth vertical aligned closely with its marketing solutions division . in 2012 ceo gregg ontiveros was recognized by the united states hispanic chamber of commerce as the hbe hispanic businessman of the year . in 2013 chairman robert ontiveros was presented with the order of lincoln award recognized as the state of illinois highest honor . in 2013 group o presented the first of five hispanic mba scholarships to a student attending notre dame university partnering with the u.s. hispanic chamber of commerce . in a generation group o has expanded to an international business with over 1 500 employees and is recognized as one of the largest hispanic owned businesses in the u.s. 9 awards and facts edit supplier of the year 2012 millercoors brewery operations top 5 latino owned business 2012 united states hispanic chamber of commerce 15th largest hispanic owned business by revenue in the united states 10 2011 national minority supplier of the year greater than 50m us revenue national minority supplier development council 11 12 25 largest employers in the quad city region 14th 13 3rd largest company by employees headquartered in the quad city region 14 references edit http www.hispanicbusiness.com research 500 view.asp companyid 4918 & year 2009 hispanic business 500 2009 directory http www.hispanicbusiness.com research 500 view.asp companyid 4918 & year 2009 hispanic business 500 2009 directory https www.groupo.com corporate aboutus aboutus.aspx http www.nmsdc.org nmsdc app template content.vm attachmentid 2761 nmsdc recognizes top regional minority suppliers http www.groupo.com about https www.groupo.com about https www.groupo.com about https www.groupo.com about http www.hispanicbusiness.com research 500 view.asp companyid 4918 & year 2009 hispanic business 500 2009 directory http www.hispanicbusiness.com research 500 view.asp companyid 4918 & year 2012 hispanic business 500 2012 directory http www.nmsdc.org nmsdc app template content.vm attachmentid 2761 nmsdc recognizes top regional minority suppliers http qconline.com archives qco print display.php id 466141 nmsdc honors group o with 2009 regional supplier of the year aware moline dispatch and rock island argus november 9 2009 http www.quadcitiesfirst.com sitecontent documents file selected % 20major % 20quad % 20city % 20employers 1 . pdf quad cities first survey of human resources and personnel departments may 13 2008 http www.quadcitiesfirst.com sitecontent documents file selected % 20major % 20quad % 20city % 20employers 1 . pdf quad cities first survey of human resources and personnel departments may 13 2008 external links edit official website companies portal v t e illinois based corporations fortune 500 corporations by size 2013 walgreens boots alliance archer daniels midland boeing caterpillar inc. state farm insurance abbott laboratories sears holdings united continental holdings deere & company mondel z international allstate mcdonald s exelon kraft heinz illinois tool works baxter international navistar international rr donnelley cdw hillshire brands discover financial w. w. grainger motorola solutions dover corporation tenneco officemax ingredion anixter cf industries holdings telephone and data systems united stationers old republic international other major public companies alphabetically abbvie acco brands accretive health allscripts amcol international corporation arthur j. gallagher & co. beam inc. brookdale senior living brunswick corporation calamos career education corporation catamaran corporation cboe holdings cme group cna financial continental materials corporation equity residential fortune brands home & security general growth properties hospira hyatt hotels corp. integrys energy group jones lang lasalle kemper corporation nalco holding company nicor rli corp. rubicon technology stericycle titan international tribune media tronc tootsie roll industries ulta beauty usg corporation westell zebra technologies other major private companies alphabetically ace hardware baker & mckenzie blue cross blue shield association claire s country financial danfoss power solutions dot foods eby brown electro motive diesel flex n gate follett corporation gardner denver grant thornton llp health care service corporation heico cos. hendrickson international hub international jenner & block kirkland & ellis marmon group mayer brown medline industries molex nestl frozen pizza osi group pactiv reyes holdings ryerson inc. sidley austin skidmore owings & 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