Juan Bautista Gutiérrez

In 1902,  Juan Bautista Gutiérrez’ father, Dionisio Gutiérrez, migrated to America. In Guatemala, Juan Bautista began to work as a store-keeper at his father’s shop.

Because there was no electric power in the town, he also became a candle maker. He decided to learn accounting in the School for Commerce in Quetzaltenango.

On April 2, 1927, don Juan Bautista and doña Felipa were married in Seville, Spain.  On July 23, 1931, he became the father of a girl  (Isabel Gutiérrez de Bosch).[1]  

Their youngest child, whom they named Dionisio, was born on November 10, 1932.  That same year, he was elected Mayor of  San Cristóbal. During his tenure, he built works that improved the conditions of roads, drainage and water utilities. He introduced electricity in the town and built the bridge of the Samalá that, after 75 years, is still in good working condition and is still useful to the community.

• In 1920, with a small store located in San Cristóbal, Totonicapán, Guatemala, Juan Bautista Gutiérrez planted the seed of Corporación Multi Inversiones.[2]
• In 1936, Don Juan Bautista, together with another investor, created Molino Excelsior.
• He led and supervised the Gutiérrez gas station and the construction of Molino Excelsior. His workload grew because he purchased the Chevrolet car dealership and a few years later, he added the German Opel.
• Soon after, he purchased La Sevillana, a supermarket with products imported from Spain, England and Germany, and where he also sold the Spanish wines that he had been importing for years now.
• In 1967, don Juan Bautista, together with Alfonso Bosch, opened “Los Pollos”, a cafeteria that served a fried chicken made with a recipe that was very widely accepted by the public.
• In 1971, together with his son Dionisio, Francisco Pérez de Antón and Javier Iraizos, he tested other recipes and condiments and finally opened the first “[3]Pollo Campero” restaurant,[4] of which Dionisio was appointed CEO.
• In 1974 Don Juan Bautista suffered the loss of his youngest son, Dionisio, and of his son-in-law, Alfonso Bosch.  This marked the progressive entry into the family businesses, of his grandchildren of the Gutiérrez Mayorga and Bosch Gutierrez branches, as they became of age.
• In 1977, Juan Bautista Gutiérrez,[5] with the support of Francisco Pérez de Antón, Andrés Sedano and his grandchildren, created the hallmark company with decentralized management and devoted to the creation of new businesses: CMI.[6]

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