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Founded by Rafael Molano Olarte in 1950, in Bogotá.1
Private company
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Colombian company
Productos Ramo SA is a popular Colombian snackfood company, one of the few independent national brands that offer serious competition to multinational brands like Frito Lay and Grupo Bimbo. Ramo snacks, sold in corner stores and snack stands around the country, are something of an institution in Colombia, the most well known of them being "Gala" packaged pastries, "Chocoramo," a square of cake coated in chocolate created by pastry chef Olimpo López, and "Tostacos" and "Maizitos" (Frito-like fried corn chips).2 It was founded by Rafael Molano Olarte.1 It employed 3,300 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Productos Ramo SA is a popular Colombian snackfood company, one of the few independent national brands that offer serious competition to multinational brands like Frito Lay and Grupo Bimbo. Ramo snacks, sold in corner stores and snack stands around the country, are something of an institution in Colombia, the most well known of them being "Gala" packaged pastries, "Chocoramo," a square of cake coated in chocolate created by pastry chef Olimpo López, and "Tostacos" and "Maizitos" (Frito-like fried corn chips).2
Founded by Rafael Molano Olarte in 1950, in Bogotá.1
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