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Grupo Herdez receives second fssc 22000 certification

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Mexico City, November 24, 2011 – Grupo Herdez, S.A.B de C.V. (“Grupo Herdez” or “the Company”) (BMV: HERDEZ) today announced that the Industrias plant in San Luis Potosí of its associated company Herdez Del Fuerte received FSSC 22000 certification (Food SafetySystem Certification, 2010 version), equivalent to a more complex and complete ISO 22000 certification. This recognition reflects the high quality standards for foods produced by this facility.

This is the second such certification granted to Grupo Herdez, with the Barilla Mexico plant recognized in May of this year. It should be noted that these are the first FSSC 22000 certifications granted in Mexico. The Company thus reiterates its quality commitment to
consumers in both Mexico and the United States.

“This recognition is the result of Grupo Herdez’s commitment to society, by continuously working to implement the strictest quality and safety systems available internationally,” said Salvador Badui Dergal, Technical Director at Herdez Del Fuerte.

This certification is granted by the Bureau Veritas Certification, a world leader in compliance assessment and certification which verifies and ensures that products, infrastructure and processes that it endorses comply with the required standards and regulations in terms of
quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. This certification system was developed by the Foundation for the Certification of Food Safety, based on FSSC 22000, ISO 22000 and PAS 220 norms for food producers, which is backed by
FoodDrinkEurope and is recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. health authority.

“At Grupo Herdez we strive to constantly improve our processes in order to provide consumers with the highest quality products. We will continue to seek certification at the rest of our plants in the coming months,” added Alberto Garza Cabañas, Supply Chain Director at Grupo Herdez.

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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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