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Jun 2020Mexico City, June 18, 2020, Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Bimbo” or the “Company”) prepaid US$400 million of its committed revolving credit facility, maturing on October 7 th , 2023.
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May 2020Buenos Aires, May 28, 2020. Bimbo Argentina announced that starting this year, the company’s five plants in the country are operating with electricity generated from renewable sources. Owing to Grupo Bimbo’s commitment to the environment and its attempt to reduce its carbon footprint, the company signed an agreement with the wind energy provider Genneia, and since the beginning of 2020, all the company’s operations are being carried out using clean electricity.
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Mar 2020Mexico City, March 25, 2020 - Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Bimbo” or the “Company”) disposed US$720 million of its committed revolving credit facility, which has a total value of US$2 billion. The disposed credit line has a maturity on October 7 th , 2023.
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Feb 2020Mexico City, February 25, 2020. Grupo Bimbo is once again recognized as one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” and is also the only Mexican company in receiving this distinction for the fourth consecutive year.
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Feb 2020Mexico city, february 13, 2020. Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Bimbo”), through its subsidiary Bimbo QSR, announced a joint venture with Food Town, the exclusive buns supplier and franchisee of McDonald’s in Kazakhstan.
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Jan 2020Mexico City, January 13, 2020 - For 7 years now, the Spanish NGO CESAL, the Mexican NGO CRECEMOS-DIJO with the support of the Renovalia companies known in Mexico as DEMEX, together with Grupo Bimbo have promoted the “Aerogubiños” socio-sporting school of the Real Madrid Foundation. This school is part of the institutional agreement signed by the NGO CESAL and the Real Madrid Foundation that promotes this project model throughout the world and is located in the state of Oaxaca on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It is an area where there are social problems that primarily affect young people, thus hindering the community’s social development.
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Nov 2019Mexico City, November 21, 2019. Today Grupo Bimbo held its 2019 Global Vendor Meeting, where they discussed the future challenges the Company faces in the fields of environmental sustainability, consumer trends, as well as the best practices followed so as to continue being the most important baking company in the world. Moreover, as part of the Meeting, they rewarded the global strategic partners who were most outstanding during the year.
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Nov 2019Horsham, PA, November 15, 2019. Bimbo Bakeries USA, the largest baking company in the United States, announced today that it is committing to 100% sustainable packaging for its entire product portfolio by 2025. Through this commitment, the plastic bags, individual wrappers and cardboard boxes for more than 21 brands of bread, buns, bagels, English muffins, sweet baked goods and snacks will be recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025. Bimbo Bakeries USA is the first commercial baking company in the U.S. to make this commitment.
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Nov 2019Mexico City, November 13, 2019. As part of its commitment to caring for the environment, Grupo Bimbo announced that over the next four years, starting in 2020, its fleet of electric distribution vehicles in Mexico will grow by 4,000 units, representing an investment of 2.8 billion pesos.
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Oct 2019Mexico City, October 16, 2019. Global Energy Race by Bimbo, is for the fourth time, an event with cause, in which Grupo Bimbo donates two slices of bread per kilometer traveled by registered participants to food banks. In this 2019 event, thanks to every single one of those who participated, more than 1.5 million bread slices are already being distributed to sectors where it is needed the most.
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Sep 2019Mexico City, September 22, 2019. Global Energy Race by Bimbo, the company´s most important sports event with a cause, set over 118 thousand participants in motion from 36 cities in 22 countries.
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Sep 2019Santiago, Chile (September 10, 2019). IDEAL S.A., a Grupo Bimbo company committed to the development of sustainable initiatives that reduce the environmental footprint for a better world, today inaugurated a self-sufficient solar energy system that will generate approximately 3 gigawatt hours per year. The system will mitigate 1,310 tons of CO2 in the atmosphere during this period, which is equivalent to planting over 88,870 trees.
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Aug 2019Mexico City, August 20, 2019. Today, Grupo Bimbo announced the launching of the first compostable packaging for bread in the country, one more achievement in innovation for this global Mexican company, placing it at the forefront in packaging, which leaves no environmental footprint. This action is part of a series of initiatives that were presented during the Innovation and Commitment for Responsible Waste Management event.
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Jul 2019Querétaro, Qro, July 21, 2019. After more than four months of intense preparation and competition, the 2019 National Grand Finale of Futbolito Bimbo was held last Sunday in the Corregidora Stadium in the city of Querétaro, where winners of each bracket of the tournament finally met.
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Jul 2019Mexico City, July 17, 2019. Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baking company, announces the 2019 Bimbo Global Energy Race. For the fifth year in a row this unique global event will promote family togetherness and also advocate for the adoption of a healthy, active lifestyle. The race will be held on September 22, 2019, in 36 cities across 22 countries.
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May 2019Mexico City, May 22, 2019. For the second consecutive year, Grupo Bimbo was honored as the company with the greatest commitment to the use of renewable energies. The Best Corporate Energy User award, which is presented in the framework of Mexico's Commercial and Industrial Energy Congress MIREC 2019, recognizes the company’s initiatives and progress in terms of energy efficiency.
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May 2019Mexico City, May 7th, 2019. In the framework of the publication of its Integrated Annual Report 2018, Grupo Bimbo reported a reduction of over 100 thousand tons of CO2e in its operations around the world, as a result of various initiatives and a constant investment in innovation and technology.
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Abr 2019Mexico City, April 30, 2019. In financial matters, Grupo Bimbo’s net sales grew organically by 3.6% compared to the same period in the previous year, principally in Mexico and, to a lesser extent, due to gains from the exchange rate and acquisitions made in the prior twelve months. Highlights of the quarter include the performance of the bread, pastries, and cakes categories; the performance of products such as Medias Noches and Pan Cero Cero Bimbo in Mexico; from business in Canada; and from QSRs in the Europe, Asia, and Africa (EAA) region.
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Abr 2019Mexico City, April 22, 2019. As consumers of products and services become more environmentally aware, the need for companies to reduce or even eliminate their impact on the environment also increases. Nowadays, companies seek to shift their operations toward a more sustainable future.
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Abr 2019HORSHAM, PA / ACCESSWIRE, April 11, 2019. Bimbo Bakeries USA is proud to announce that it has received the 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recognition of its company-wide commitment to energy management strategy and leadership in the baking industry. The company's accomplishments were recognized by the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019.