Grupo Herdez informa sobre la desincorporación parcial del negocio de atún

Ciudad de México, México, a 29 de julio de 2020 – Grupo Herdez, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Herdez” o la “Compañía”) (BMV: HERDEZ) informa que su asociada Herdez Del Fuerte, S.A. de C.V., ha concretado diversos acuerdos para la desincorporación parcial de su negocio de atún. Bajo estos acuerdos, Grupo Herdez y su asociada están vendiendo sus embarcaciones para la pesca de atún y equipo relacionado, su planta de procesamiento y empaquetamiento de productos de atún ubicada en Chiapas, así como los derechos sobre la marca “Nair”.

Por otro lado, Grupo Herdez y su asociada permanecerán en la distribución y comercialización de productos a base de atún bajo la marca “Herdez”, mismos que serán maquilados por terceros.

Vale la pena mencionar que la marca Nair representó 1.4% de las ventas netas consolidadas del Grupo al cierre de 2019. Al cierre de junio de 2020, la Compañía había reconocido en sus resultados financieros el 70% de los ingresos derivados de estas transacciones y espera concluir el resto en el transcurso de 2020.

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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