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: 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