Character from Breaking Bad by Vince Gilligan
A massive German industrial conglomerate that backed Gus Fring's drug empire — proving that corporate infrastructure is just organized crime with better PowerPoint presentations.
Madrigal Electromotive GmbH is the corporate backbone of Gus's operation — a legitimate German conglomerate whose fast-food division (managing 7+ brands including Los Pollos Hermanos) secretly facilitated meth distribution across the Southwest. Peter Schuler financed the Superlab. Methylamine was imported from China via Madrigal's shipping infrastructure. After Gus's death, Schuler killed himself. Lydia Rodarte-Quayle, Madrigal's logistics head, became the link between Madrigal's infrastructure and Walt's operation. The company represents the show's thesis that the drug trade isn't separate from legitimate business — it's embedded in it.
Gleaming corporate headquarters in Hanover, Germany. Boardrooms, subsidiaries, the veneer of legitimate global industry. Los Pollos Hermanos was just one of 14 divisions.
Also known as: Madrigal, Madrigal Electromotive GmbH