Mexico City, Mexico, November 14, 2023 – Grupo Herdez has been recognized, along with 61 other prominent companies, by the company Bio Pappel and its Titan business unit, for the use of paper and cardboard packaging made with 100% recycled raw material through sustainable processes.

Bio Pappel is the largest manufacturer of paper and paper products in Mexico and Latin America and is among the 10 largest producers in North America. Bosque Urbano is the circular economy model through which paper and cardboard is recycled on a large scale, and to which it has added suppliers and allies to promote the design and use of sustainable packaging.

The Bosque Urbano Award recognizes the sustainability efforts and strategies of companies that use sustainable packaging, promote recycling and the correct management of paper and cardboard waste to give it new life, thus helping to combat climate change.

For Grupo Herdez, circularity is an important part of its business model. As part of the company’s sustainability strategy, in its production processes it uses local suppliers, natural resources efficiently and seeks greater reincorporation of waste into new production chains. 98.1% of its packaging is recyclable and reusable, and in 2022 alone, 84.3% of its waste was recycled.

This recognition represents and drives Grupo Herdez’s commitment to a better world through a sustainable value chain and environmental protection, leaving a valuable legacy for future generations.

 

 

2020

  • 2020: We launched the first edition of Semillero Nutrisa. Together with Nutrisa and the Victoria147 business academy for women, we invited women entrepreneurs to participate in a training program to improve the management of their businesses and have the potential to become part of our supply chain.

We established our first technological alliance with Google, which will allow us to accelerate the digital transformation of Grupo Herdez through the use of Google Cloud Platform tools such as BigQuery ML, Looker, among others.

Through the Herdez® brand and Aires de Campo® we joined the “Sowing a New Normality” initiative, promoted by the civil society organizations Ríos Tarango and Ectágono, which aims to increase the vegetation cover of the environmentally valuable area Barranca de Tarango.

  • 2021: We developed the Group’s second proprietary e-commerce platform, with the Nutrisa® online store.

We updated the apps through which we manage the loyalty programs of our retail brands, Cielito Querido Café® and Nutrisa®, improving our customers’ in-store experience.

During the year, 15 formulas had their nutritional profile strengthened by reducing some critical added nutrients (sugars, sodium and saturated fats).

  • 2022: We expanded our capabilities into new categories through the acquisition of Interdeli and Deli, Dips & Snacks. Integrating brands such as Libanius, Flaveur, Liguria and Señor Cactus into our portfolio.

We Issued the first sustainability bond through which we
committed to a 25% reduction in our water consumption.

Together with our partner McCormick & Company, Inc. we
brought the most iconic Mexican cuisine to the tables of the United Kingdom
through meal kits, sauces and condiments under the Herdez® brand.
  In less than a year, we obtained a 5.5% shelf
share in the Tesco supermarket chain.

We consolidated the integration of Chilim Balam® into retail brands, a leading brand in the snack segment