[7] In the town of Ingeniero White, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, León Werthein worked in the port: first as a stevedore, then as a foreman.
[7] This firm would set the beginning of the family business in a sector in which the company grew, endures and continues to be a fundamental part of the holding in the 21st century.
Already in the first half of the 20th century, the family diversified its business and some members ventured into the hotel sector: in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Carhué and Río Hondo.
[7] Today, it includes agribusiness, mass consumption, insurance, health, food and beverages, real estate, technology, telecommunications and entertainment.
Vrio Corp. occupies an incremental retail and wholesale distribution space through DirecTV and SKY Brasil brands and its DGo streaming platform.
[28] In June 2024, Ameya Prabhu, president of Aarna Holdings, announced a strategic alliance with the Werthein Group that involves significant investments in Argentina.
[29] The Group also partnered with Amazon to provide satellite internet in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia.
It is a direct-to-consumer streaming platform: it provides live local and international TV content, sports programming, news and OnDemand service of movies, series and documentaries.
It supplies the best raw materials obtained at specific moments of harvest, exporting to the 5 continents, with the United States and Europe being the main markets.
SML (Sistema Médico Laboral), is a company that manages the medical-health care services related to the recovery of the health of 1,000,000 workers within the Occupational Risks System.
The Group's activity in this area began in the 1990s and, for 15 years, it was a partner of the Italian holding company Assicurazioni Generali, which was dissolved in 2014 with the division of its assets.
Its portfolio includes collective life, personal accident, theft, agriculture, home, car and occupational risk insurance.
In September 2024, the Group launched Overlabs, a technology services company offering consulting, software development, and applications.
Vrio has one purpose: to preserve the culture of each country, strengthen diversity in the region and boost the economy through investments to contribute to the sustainable development of communities.
An emblematic audiovisual education program for primary and secondary schools aimed at bridging the technological gap and promoting its pedagogical use for the development of students' skills.
In January 2025, the foundation inaugurated three School+ classrooms in Ecuador, in schools located in the communities of Itulcachi and Yunguilla, as well as in the Chocó Andino Reserve.