Grupo Bimbo was established in Mexico City in 1945, and is considered today as one of the most important bakeries in the world due to its production volume, sales and brand positioning.

In Mexico, as well as in many Latin American countries, it is the largest food company and undisputed leader in the national baking industry.

Grupo Bimbo throughout its many subsidiaries, produces, distributes and markets overt 7,000 products. Standing out among them, we have a great variety of loaf bread, home made style pastries, cookies, candy, chocolates, sweet and salted snacks, packed cornmeal and wheat flour tortillas, fried tortillas, and burnt condensed goat's milk candy (Cajeta).

It owns more than 150 prestigious brands such as: Bimbo, Marinela, Milpa Real, Tía Rosa, Mrs. Baird's, Oroweat, Entenmann's, Thomas', Boboli, Barcel, Ricolino, Coronado, La Corona, Pastelerías El Globo, Suandy, among many others.

Its commitment is to be a highly productive and completely humane company, as well as to be innovative, competitive and oriented to the full satisfaction of its customers and consumers. It is present in Mexico, The U.S.A., Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay, Paraguay and China.

The Group comprises 98 plants, 5 asociates and 2 trading agencies.

In 2009, Grupo Bimbo net sales amounted $8,603 million dollars.

Since 1980, Grupo Bimbo is a company traded in the Mexican Stock Exchange.

The Group has the most extensive distribution network in the country, and one of the largest in the American Continent. It exceeds 39,000 routes, it guarantees that the products are delivered uninterruptedly and fresh to more than 1,800,000 points of sale located in 17 countries.

Grupo Bimbo has made important investments through the establishment of production plants, strategic alliances and the acquisition of companies in the same industrial sector in order to consolidate its operations. Among these acquisitions we have: Pan Rico Beijing, Pan Europa, Los Sorchantes, El Globo Bakeries, La Corona, Duvalín, Bocadín, Lunetas, Wonder, Lara and Coronado in Mexico; Oroweat, Mrs. Baird’s, Four-s Baking, Pacific Pride and Weston Foods Inc in the United States of America, Park Lane in Germany, Plus Vita in Brazil.

This Mexican Trans - national company employs over 102,000 associates.

In keeping with its social responsibility, Grupo Bimbo participates in important community projects, such as the reforestation of protected natural areas in Mexico, as well as in a series of different projects for community welfare.

During the last several years, Grupo Bimbo has strengthened its quality systems in order to guarantee its inoquity and consistency of its products. The Company has obtained national and international certificates that support the effectivity of its systems, including 9000:2000, HACCP and Clean Industry. Currently, it continues implementing these systems in all of its organizations.