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The company is placed within the first 15 positions in the general ranking of “The 100 companies with the greatest ESG responsibility”. 

Mexico City, February 11, 2025 – Grupo Herdez®, the food company with the longest history in the country, is in position 11 in the 12th 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, Environmental section: position 8 ESG Ranking
  • Social section: position 13 ESG Ranking
  • Corporate Governance section: position 16 ESG Ranking

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 notable contributions in sustainability are the issuance of the first bond linked to the sustainability of the food industry in Mexico, with a commitment to reduce water consumption per ton produced; the annual investment of around 2.5% of its consolidated net profit in social programs; as well as a portfolio where 98% of the packaging is recyclable.

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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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