Grupo Herdez joins the BAMX Pact for Food

Mexico City, Mexico, September, 29, 2022.- September 29 is International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day.

Within the framework of this important day, Grupo Herdez, the Mexican food company led by Héctor Hernández-Pons Torres, announces its incorporation into the Pact for Food, a national initiative promoted by the Food Bank of Mexico (BAMX).

The Pact for Food – 2030 is a voluntary agreement that brings together organizations along the food chain – from producers to consumers – to make food and beverage production and consumption systems more sustainable and thus avoid food losses and waste (FLW).

The project aims to contribute to a 50% reduction in FLW in Mexico over the next 10 years, through advice on the processes of member companies and organizations, to make food management more efficient in the value chain.

The food company with more than 100 years in the country joins other allies of the Pact for Food such as Bimbo, Unilever, Nestlé, Kellogg’s, Danone, among others.

As part of its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, 2 Zero Hunger and 12 Responsible Production and Consumption of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, Grupo Herdez contributes with the goal of maintaining less than 1% of food waste in its products .

“With this initiative we reiterate our commitment to the objectives of the 2030 Agenda and SDG 12 Responsible Production and Consumption. We are convinced that alliances like this enhance our contribution to the global sustainability agenda.”

Héctor Hernández-Pons Torres, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Grupo Herdez.

With this alliance, Grupo Herdez also reinforces the long-standing relationship with BAMX, which since 2006 has functioned as an intermediary for the delivery of food for the Herdez Foundation’s monthly donation program, as well as other initiatives to support vulnerable populations or those affected by natural disasters.

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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