During the decade of the 70's, Corripio was kidnapped by the Sanchez Tejada brothers' band, and kept holed up for days inside a water reservoir (cisterna) near the San Isidro's Air Force base.
[1] As of 2021, Grupo Corripio distributes the following mass market consumer brands in the Dominican Republic: Petit, Gatorade, Lipton, Ocean Spray, Tropicana, V8, Salutaris, La Granja, Pepsico, Pace, Bubbaloo, Campbells, Chips Ahoy, Clorets, Club Social, Clight, Halls, Keebler, Oreo, Prego, Pringles, Quaker, Ritz, Tang, Trident, Victorina, Splenda, Móndelez, Kellogg's, and Procter&Gamble.
[10] Grupo Corripio under their company Tecnica SAS also exclusively represent and commercialize Peugeot and Renault motor vehicles in the country.
[11] In 2017, Grupo Corripio also acquired an ownership stake in Isla Dominicana de Petróleo which exclusively represents Royal Dutch Shell in the Dominican Republic.
[12] In 2021, Isla Dominicana de Petróleo merged with Sol Investments which operated under the brand name Esso, to create the largest fuel distribution network in the country.