Grupo Herdez reporta resultados del cuarto trimestre y anual 2014

México, D.F., a 26 de febrero de 2014 – Grupo Herdez, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Grupo Herdez” o “la Compañía”) (MSE: HERDEZ, OTC: GUZBY), reportó hoy sus resultados correspondientes al cuarto trimestre y el año concluido el 31 de diciembre de 2014.

A pesar del desafiante entorno de consumo, nos alegra haber excedido nuestros pronósticos de crecimiento gracias a las inversiones en nuestra estrategia comercial, lo que derivó en un sólido desempeño de los volúmenes y una rentabilidad sostenida. Viendo hacia el futuro, estamos cautelosamente optimistas acerca del inicio de 2015”

Afirmó Héctor Hernández-Pons Torres, Presidente y Director General de Grupo Herdez.

DATOS RELEVANTES CONSOLIDADOS DEL AÑO

  • Las ventas netas consolidadas crecieron 8.6%, principalmente debido a los sólidos resultados en México.
  • El margen de operación y el margen UAFIDA se situaron en 14.8% y 16.9%, respectivamente.
  • La utilidad neta consolidada fue de $1,504 millones, 31.1% superior al año anterior.
  • Nutrisa abrió 53 puntos de venta y concluyó el año con 429 tiendas.

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