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The company, which this year celebrates its 110th anniversary, is among the top 10 positions in the general ranking of “The 100 companies with the greatest ESG responsibility.”

Mexico City, February 27, 2024 – Grupo Herdez, the food company with the longest history in the country and which this year celebrates its 110th anniversary, is in position 7 of the 11th edition of the MERCO ESG Responsibility ranking. This leading corporate reputation monitor in Mexico, Latin America and Spain, annually recognizes the most outstanding companies for their commitment to people, communities, the environment and corporate governance.

On this occasion, Grupo Herdez obtained the following positions:

  • ESG Ranking, “Enviromental” section: Position 7
  • ESG Ranking, “Social” section: Position 7
  • ESG Ranking, “Governance” section: Position 10
  • Food Subcategory from Companies with Greater ESG Responsibility: Position 3

Since 2012, the company aligned its strategy to 7 Sustainable Development Goals, with the purpose of contributing to the commitments of the 2030 Agenda, proposed by the UN. Among some of its achievements at the end of 2022 in terms of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) impact, the following stand out:

  • Investment of 4.0% of consolidated net profit in social programs.
  • Recycling of 84.3% of the waste generated.
  • 66% of the locations have a lactation room.

Andrea Amozurrutia, Director of Finance and Sustainability of Grupo Herdez, expressed: “At Grupo Herdez we remain firm in our commitment to promoting business sustainability to achieve the objectives of the 2030 Agenda. We are proud to be recognized within the Top 10 of Merco Responsibility ESG.”

MERCO ESG Responsibility is made up of a general ranking, a sectoral ranking and three lists that respond to each dimension of ESG sustainability (environmental, social and corporate governance), thus cataloging the 100 most responsible companies in ESG terms in 2023.

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2020

2020

  • 2020: In collaboration with La Costeña® and Sanfer®, we delivered 35,000 basic food baskets to benefit more than 175,000 Mexicans affected by the COVID-19 health contingency.

    We launched the first edition of Semillero Nutrisa®, a program to support Mexican women entrepreneurs to participate in a training and business development program.

  • 2021: We became the first consumer company in Latin America to partner with Google, a global technology giant, to accelerate our digital transformation. 

    We signed an agreement with the American company General Mills® to distribute their products in Mexico, with which we entered the categories of cereal bars and prepared dessert flours.


    We celebrated the 80th anniversary of Doña María® mole with the inauguration of Casa Doña María Pons, headquarters of Fundación Herdez® in San Luis Potosí.

    We were placed in the report “Mexican Companies for the 2030 Agenda in the Decade of Action” of the Global Compact, for the actions of the Saber Nutrir® program as a reference practice to achieve Zero Hunger, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN.

  • 2022: We acquired Interdeli and Deli, Dips & Snacks, expanding our capabilities to new categories such as hummus, cheeses, and dips, integrating brands such as Libanius, Flaveur, Liguria, and Señor Cactus into our portfolio.

    For the first time in our history, we brought the best of Mexican cuisine to the United Kingdom with the Herdez® brand, through a joint alliance with McCormick & Company, Inc.

    We issued the first sustainability-linked bond in the food industry in Mexico, committing to reduce our water consumption per ton produced by 2030.

    We signed the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPS), reaffirming our commitment to gender equality.

    We joined the UN’s CFO Coalition for the SDGs, which drives the transformation of corporate finance to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda.

    We joined the Pacto por la Comida of the BAMX Network, an initiative that promotes more sustainable food production and consumption systems, with the goal of reducing Food Loss and Waste in the industry.

  • 2023: We consolidated the integration of Chilim Balam® into the Impulse segment portfolio, with which we positioned ourselves in the candy and snack category in the retail model.

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