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Scale
Eurocash Group's networks form one of the largest FMCG retail structures in Poland. Today we integrate 15,000 local shops under franchise and partnership formats. We build our advantage on the scale of activity combined with technology: an extensive wholesale network, modern logistics and digital tools, such as a B2B purchasing platform eurocash360 and solutions supporting the daily operation of the store, including Europlatform. This allows local entrepreneurs to operate more efficiently and compete more effectively in the market. In addition, thanks to Frisco - the largest e-grocery store, we deliver online purchases throughout Poland.
History
The support of independent entrepreneurs in Poland has always been at the heart of the Eurocash Group's activities. In 2003 Luis Amaral — General Manager of Jeronimo Martins in Poland until 1999 — together with a group of partners decided to buy out the management chain of Cash&Carry Eurocash from its then owner — Jeronimo Martins.
The team saw that as the market moves towards big-box stores, including discount stores, local store owners face difficulties. In order to ensure their competitiveness against the largest chains, Eurocash increased the attractiveness of its wholesale offer and developed new models of cooperation with store owners, believing that independent trading is the future of the Polish market.
The chosen strategy soon began to bring tangible benefits — already in 2004 the company recorded a profit, and in April 2005 Eurocash S.A. debuted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The following years of activity are a stable and sustainable development of the company.
In January 2022, Paweł Surówka assumed the position of President of the Management Board of the Eurocash Group. The current CEO Luis Amaral has become Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the company. In December 2025, the Eurocash Group presented Strategy for the years 2026 to 2027, continuing the consistent transformation of the business model and strengthening support for local entrepreneurs.
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1995
Acquisition of Cash&Carry Elektromis wholesale by Jeronimo Martins
2003
Eurocash management buyout from Jeronimo Martins
2005
Debut on the Stock Exchange
2006
Connection of Delicatessen Centrum and KDWT
2007
PayUp Hookup (49% of shares)
2008
Joining McLane Poland
2009
Batna hookup
2010
Establishment of the Eurocash Skills Academy
2010
Premium Distributors Hookup
2011
Connection of PolCater and Tradis
2013
Connection of Noban and Dziembor
2014
Merger with Service FMCG, merger of Inmedio (51% of shares), PayUp (100% of shares) of ifrisco.pl (44% of shares)
2016
Accession of Rogal (50% stake), FHC-2 (50% stake) and PDA (100% stake)
2017
Connecting Eko Holding
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2017
First edition of the Heroes of Polish Entrepreneurship plebiscite
2018
Mila hookup, PayUp sale
2018
The second edition of the “Heroes of Polish Entrepreneurship” plebiscite entitled “Local Heroes”
2019
The third edition of the Heroes of Polish Entrepreneurship competition under the name “Heroes of Innovation”
2020
25th anniversary of Eurocash, purchase of 100% of shares of Frisco.pl
2020
The fourth edition of the “Heroes of Polish Entrepreneurship” plebiscite entitled “Heroes of Everyday Life”
2020
The first edition of the Heroes at the Start contest
2020
Joining Arhelan (50% stake)
2021
The second edition of the Heroes at the Start contest
2022
New President of Eurocash Group Paweł Surówka replaces Luis Amaral
2024
Closure of the Kontigo chain
2025
30 years of Eurocash
2026
Transforming the business model — moving from classic wholesale to the role of integrated franchise network organizer
Awards
During the more than 30 years of activity of the Eurocash Group, the company has been nominated many times in prestigious plebiscites and can boast many awards and distinctions.
Here are the most important of them:
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2026
Certificate for Eurocash Group awarded by the Top Employers Institute
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Top Employer 2026
Award for Frisco in the category “Best e-grocery store” awarded by the editorial board of Trade News at the Retail Trends 2026 gala
Najlepszy e-sklep spożywczy
Retail Business Awards 2026 eCommerce Champion for Frisco Awarded at Retail Trends 2026
Retail Business Awards 2026
Main prize for Frisco awarded by suppliers at Poland & CEE Retail Summit 2026 and award in E-Markets category
Retailer of The Year 2025
Certificate for the Eurocash Group awarded in recognition of the implementation of the highest quality standards of HR processes
HR Quality Award
2025
Certificate for Eurocash Group awarded by the Top Employers Institute
Top Employer 2025
Two gold awards for Delicatessen Center for the campaign “Low prices have no owner”
Smarties X Global
Award for Delicatessen Center for the campaign “Low prices have no owner”
EFFIE i KTR
Recognition with the prestigious Innovation Award for visionary digital transformation of HR, realized as part of the strategic implementation of the SAP Success Factors platform
SAP NOW AI Tour Poland 2025
Award given by the Association of HR Practitioners for the implementation of the highest quality standards of HR processes. Certificate No. 57/2025 “HR quality is the foundation of the success of any organization”
HR Quality Award 2025
Main prize for FRISCO awarded by suppliers during Poland & CEE Retail Summit 2025 and prize in e-Markets category
Retailer of The Year 2024
The award for FRISCO in the category “Best e-grocery store” awarded by the editorial board of Trade News during the Retail Trends 2025 gala
Market Year 2025
Award for Frisco #1 in customer ratings in category #wielobranżowe
Polish 2025 Customer`s Choice Awards
Jubilee Award granted by Hurt&Detal on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Eurocash Group's activity for dynamic development and trend-setting in wholesale and retail trade
Golden Paragon — Editorial Board Award 2025
Special award granted by Hurt&Detal to Eurocash Affiliate Networks for the dynamic development of the Groszek franchise network and setting trends in Polish retail
Trade Leader 2025
5th place for the Eurocash Group in the industry classification “Handel” in the ESG ranking under the patronage of Rzeczpospolita
Ranking ESG. Odpowiedzialne zarządzanie 2025
2024
Three awards for Delikatesy Centrum for the campaign "Low Prices for Everyone!" – GOLD in the Tech and Challenging Limits categories, as well as the title of Advertiser of the Year 2024.
Innovation 2024
Award for Delikatesy Centrum in the Innovation Solution category – SILVER for the campaign #Low Prices for Everyone!
IAB MIXX Awards 2024
Award presented during the Logistics Gala 2024 for the project "The use of AI in logistics areas" carried out jointly with university students under the leadership of Eurocash and PSML
TOP YOUNG Supply Chain Designer 2024
Distinction of the Forbes monthly in the category of family listed companies.
Family Business Forum 2024
Award for the ABC chain in the "Localness" category for its range of regional products and support for local communities.
Retail Champion 2024
Award for Frisco in the category "Best Promotions in the Grocery Stores Group"
BLIX AWARDS – Wybór Konsumentów 2024
Distinction for the Groszek retail chain in the category "Best Promotions in the Convenience Group"
BLIX AWARDS – Wybór Konsumentów 2024
Distinction for the ABC retail chain in the category "Innovative Convenience Network of the Year"
BLIX AWARDS – Wybór Konsumentów 2024
Eurocash Group is a signatory of the Diversity Charter coordinated by the Responsible Business Forum
Diversity Charter
Eurocash Group awarded in the Pracuj.pl competition in the category of Organizational Culture and Commitment for the "Eurocash Ambassador" project
HR Dream Team
The Wiadomości Handlowe Award for Eurocash Group in the categories: Distributor of the Year – Cash & Carry Wholesalers and Distributor of the Year – Serwis Wholesalers.
Market Roku 2024
The Wiadomości Handlowe Award for Duży Ben in the category: Specialty Stores
Market of the Year 2024
13th place for Eurocash Group among the 500 largest Polish enterprises.
XXVI Lista 500 Rzeczpospolitej
Eurocash Group on the list of the most advanced employers in the field of diversity and inclusion management in Poland
Diversity IN Check - 4th Edition
Award for Eurocash Group for activities under the Sustainable Development Strategy
Biały Listek ESG XIII zestawienie Polityki
Certificate for Eurocash Group awarded by the Top Employers Institute
Top Employer 2024
2023
Award for Eurocash Group for dynamic business development and consistent implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy
Golden Receipt
Award for Eurocash Gastronomia during Sweets & Coffee Forum®
Supplier of The Year Sweets & Coffee Forum®
3. place for the Eurocash Group in the category: Trade & Retail
Rzeczpospolita Lista 2000
Award for Frisco.pl in the E-markets category, as well as Grand Prix Retailer
Retailer of the Year
Market Success (Award for Duży Ben)
Retail Business Awards
Champion E-commerce and Best Online Store (Awards for Frisco.pl)
Retail Business Awards
Award for Eurocash Group
Retail Business Awards
Award for Paweł Surówka, CEO of Eurocash Group
Retail Business Awards - Personality of Commerce
Award for Eurocash Group for actions within the Sustainable Development Strategy
Silver Leaf in the XII CSR Policy Leaves
Virtual Brand Engagement Event (Award for Sklepy ABC in the e-congress network category)
Eventex Awards
Alcohol Market Networks (Award for Duży Ben)
Hermes of Commerce
Award for Małgorzata Obrębska, Director of Central Purchasing Department at Eurocash Group, in the Personality of Commerce category
Hermes of Commerce
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Mention for Delikatesy Centrum in the category "Innovative chain of the year: Supermarkets"
Blix Awards
Mention for ABC n the category "Prosocial Network of the Year: Convinience"
Blix Awards
2022
The Polish Merchants' Award given to the Eurocash Group for the dynamic development of a franchise network and wholesale activities within the Group.
Wyróżnienie Złoty Paragon
Award for Eurocash Group for pioneering new paths of transformation in the finance area through the use of innovative digital tools
SAP Innovation Award 2022
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Award for Frisco.pl in the Retailer of the Year 2021 competition in the E-markets category and the main prize.
Retailer of the Year
Award for PSH Lewiatan in the Retailer of the Year 2021 competition in the Supermarkets category.
Retailer of the Year
Best E-shop 2022 award for Frisco.pl awarded during the Retail Trends 2022 gala.
Best E-shop 2022 award
Distributor of the Year 2022 award for the Eurocash Group given during the Retail Trends 2022 gala.
Distributor of the Year 2022 award
2021
Award for Eurocash Gastronomia during Food Business Forum®
Supplier of The Year XIX Food Business Forum®
Innovative Trading Platform award in the “Złote innowacje FMCG & Retail 2021 (Golden Innovations FMCG & Retail 2021) competition in the “Solutions supporting trade” category.
Złote Innowacje FMCG & Retail
Retailer of the Year 2020 award for PSH Lewiatan in the Supermarkets – Proximity category.
Retailer of the Year
Award for Groszek network in the Franchise Network category
Hermes of Commerce
Award for Dominik Kasperek, Director of Central Purchasing Department at Eurocash Group in the Personality of Commerce category
Hermes of Commerce
Food & Retail Award 2021 for Frisco.pl for proving that e-grocery is an attractive and profitable segment.
Food & Retail Award
2020
Distinction and a special award from the editorial staff of MarkaPracodawcy.pl, which grants the “Friendly Workplace” certificate, for a modern approach to personnel policy and employee development.
Friendly Workplace
2019
Award for Eurocash Distribution in the category: FMCG Distribution Leader
Golden Receipt
Award in Retail Business Awards competition for the Eurocash Group in the “Business Angel” (Anioł Biznesu) category.
Retail Business Awards
Award for Luis Amaral, CEO of Eurocash Group
Nagroda Poland & CEE Retail Summit „Osobowość handlowa 30-lecia”
Award for PSH Lewiatan in the Retailer of the Year 2020 competition in the Supermarkets – Proximity category.
Market of the Year 2019
The Chemists of the Year 2019 (Drogeria Roku 2019) award for Kontigo in CH Wola Park in Warsaw in the category “Medium format chemists”.
Drogeria Roku
2018
Polish Merchants Złoty Paragon (Golden Receipt) Award for Eurocash Dystrybucja in the FMCG Distribution Leader category.
Golden Receipt
Special award of Polish Merchants – Golden Receipt (Złoty Paragon) in the category “Best Cash&Carry Wholesaler” for Eurocash Cash&Carry.
Golden Receipt
For Lewiatan for the best franchise concept.
Market of the Year 2018
2017
Złoty Paragon (Golden Receipt) – special award for the development of independent trade in Poland awarded to Luis Amaral, the President of the Management Board of the Eurocash Group.
Golden Receipt
Hermes Specjalny Award for the Eurocash Skills Academy for its comprehensive educational offer.
Hermes Specjalny
Award for the eHurt application during the 5th edition of the e-Commerce Polska Awards – a competition organised by the Chamber of Electronic Economy.
Gazela Biznesu
Award for the eHurt application during the 5th edition of the e-Commerce Polska Awards – a competition organised by the Chamber of Electronic Economy.
EFFIE Awards
Award for the eHurt application during the 5th edition of the e-Commerce Polska Awards – a competition organised by the Chamber of Electronic Economy.
e-Commerce Polska Awards
2014-2016
Złoty Paragon in the FMCG distribution leader category. This was awarded by merchants from all over Poland. Store owners selected the best food and chemical-cosmetic products, and specified the most reliable business partners with whom co-operation was the best.
Golden Receipt
Złoty Paragon – nagroda specjalna w kategorii Osobowość Handlu i Dystrybucji dla Prezesa Zarządu Grupy Eurocash Luisa Amarala.
Golden Receipt
The Lider Rynku Spożywczego 2015 (Food Market Leader 2015) award for the leader of the wholesale distribution market.
Lider Rynku Spożywczego 2015
2012-2013
Nagroda Rynku Spożywczego 2012 (Food Market Award 2012), which is awarded to companies and innovations that stand out significantly in the Polish food sector.
Nagroda Rynku Spożywczego 2012
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Perła Polskiej Gospodarki (Pearl of the Polish Economy) – distinction in the Perły Wielkie (Great Pearls) category.
Perła Polskiej Gospodarki
Dystrybutor Roku 2013 (Distributor of the Year 2013) for Tradis in the Service category. The award is voted on by store owners and managers.
Dystrybutor Roku 2013
2011
Gazeta Giełdy “Parkiet” award – statuette for the President of the Year for Luis Amaral, President of the Eurocash Group. The selection covers companies, institutions and people that have stood out on the capital market and demonstrated business courage and interesting ideas for company development.
Gazeta Giełdy “Parkiet” award
The prestigious title of Rudan d'Honneur and advance to the finals of the European Business Awards, a competition that includes only the best enterprises in Europe.
The prestigious Rudan d'Honneur title
First place for the President of the Eurocash Group – Luis Amaral – in the Forbes monthly magazine's Business Leaders (Liderzy Biznesu) ranking, which distinguishes those demonstrating visionary ideas and bold business decisions in a given year.
Liderzy Biznesu
2006
Pearl of the Polish Economy – distinction in the Perły Wielkie (Great Pearls) category for the implementation of a consistent company policy and strategy, and the leading position among Poland's most effective companies.
