Alsea

The Alsea were a Native American tribe of Western Oregon. They are probably extinct, although a few members may be mixed in with the Confederated Tribes of Siletz, many of whom live on the Siletz Reservation, where the remaining members were relocated.

Name

The name "Alsea" comes from /alsíiya/, the name applied to the Alseas by their neighbors, the Tillamook and Coos peoples.

Kûnis'tûnne, Chastacosta name. Päifan amím, Luckiamute Kalapuya name. Si ni'-te-li tunne, Naltunne name, meaning "flatheads." Tcha yáxo amim, Luckiamute Kalapuya name. Tehayesátlu, Nestucca name.

Geography

The Alsea lived on the western coast of Oregon, around what is now Alsea Bay at the mouth of the Alsea River.

Alsea (disambiguation)

The Alsea are a Native American tribe of Oregon. Alsea may also refer to:

Alsea (company)

Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V., known as Alsea, is a Mexican multi-brand restaurant operator based in Mexico City, Mexico. Its operating portfolio includes fast-food, casual dining, and cafeteria type restaurant chains located in Mexico, South America and Spain. It is one of the largest foodservice companies in Mexico according to CNN Expansión.

Some of the restaurant chains that Alsea operates are: Starbucks, Burger King, Vips, Domino's Pizza, Italianni's, Chili's, California Pizza Kitchen, P. F. Chang's, and The Cheesecake Factory.

Alsea reported revenues of US$ 1.7 billion for 2014. It operates more than 2,700 units of restaurant chains in Mexico, Spain, Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil, and employs more than 60,000 people. Alsea is listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the IPC, the main benchmark index of Mexican stocks.

In 2014, Alsea acquired the Mexican restaurant chain Vips and the Spanish Grupo Zena.

Brands portfolio

Alsea has the rights to manage and open restaurants from these brands as follows: