Grupo Herdez emite exitosamente $3 mil millones de pesos en Certificados Bursátiles

México D.F., a 14 de noviembre de 2013 – Grupo Herdez S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Herdez” o la “Compañía”) (BMV: HERDEZ, OTC: GUZBY) anunció hoy la exitosa emisión de dos bonos de largo plazo denominados en pesos (Certificados Bursátiles) por un monto total de $3,000 millones de pesos en el Mercado de Valores mexicano. La transacción estuvo sobresuscrita 2.5 veces y fue colocada entre una base diversificada de inversionistas.

Ambas emisiones tienen una calificación de “AA(mex)” por parte de Fitch (Fitch Ratings) y de “mxAA por parte de S&P (Standard and Poor’s).
Los recursos obtenidos serán utilizados para pagar anticipadamente deuda de corto plazo, incluyendo un préstamo bancario por $350 millones de pesos con vencimiento en 2014 y $2,640 millones de pesos del crédito puente contratado en mayo de este año para financiar la adquisición de Grupo Nutrisa, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: NUTRISA). Como consecuencia de lo anterior, el plazo promedio de vencimiento de la deuda de la Compañía será de 5.9 años y estará compuesta por una mezcla de tasas 44% variable y 56% fija. Esta estructura es consistente con el compromiso de Grupo Herdez de mantener un perfil financiero sólido y flexible.

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