Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV history, company profile (overview) and history video
Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. is a multinational food processing company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It offers a variety of bakery products, such as bread, rolls, cookies, biscuits, cakes, sweets, chocolates, snacks, and tortillas, as well as processed food.
HISTORY
Grupo Bimbo was established in Mexico in 1945 by Lorenzo Servitje, Roberto Servitje, Jose T. Mata, Jaime Sendra, Jaime Jorba and Alfonso Velasco.
The name Bimbo was first coined in 1945, a mixing of the words bingo and Bambi.
In 1980, Bimbo was listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange.
LOCATIONS
- Mexico;
- North America;
- Central America;
- South America;
- Europe;
- Africa;
- Asia.
With more than 135,000 employees in over 30 countries, Grupo Bimbo is considered one of the largest bakeries in the world. According to Forbes, it is considered one of the Largest Public Companies in the World.
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and www.grupobimbo.com.
**Video published on YouTube by “Grupo Bimbo“
