MEXICO – Grupo Bimbo, through its subsidiary Bimbo QSR has formed a joint venture with Food Town, the exclusive buns supplier and franchisee of McDonald’s in Kazakhstan. Grupo Bimbo said that the joint venture, in […]
MEXICO – Global food ingredients supplier, Azelis has signed an agreement to acquire Megafarma, a Mexican specialty distributor for food, pharma as well as veterinary industries. According to Azelis the integration of Megafarma will provide […]
MEXICO – Grupo Lala, Mexico’s leading dairy company has announced that Mauricio Leyva will be stepping down as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective December 31, 2019. Grupo Lala has appointed former CEO and current […]
MEXICO – Nestlé is investing in Angel Ventures, a Latin American venture capital firm that seeks to raise US$100 million by the end of second quarter 2020, to support startups across Mexico, Colombia, Peru and […]
MEXICO – World’s second largest brewer, Heineken has opened its largest production facility in Meoqui, Nothern Mexico as the Dutch brewer seeks to further increase its footprint in the dynamic and promising market. The US$440 […]
KENYA – The Ministry of Agriculture in Kenya has halted importation of 11.1 million bags of maize from Mexico and will instead be importing the commodity from Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) […]
MEXICO – Beer group, Grupo Modelo has unveiled interlocking cans for its Corona brand to replace six-pack rings in an innovative approach to tackle the problem and impact of plastic waste on the environment. The […]
USA – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration other partners are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Uganda and have potentially linked the outbreak to whole, fresh papayas imported from Mexico. FDA, which […]
MEXICO – Arca Continental has launched a new hydrating beverage containing coconut water and electrolytes designed to offer a more dehydrating category in the market. Called Isolite, the new beverage was produced in Mexico using […]
GHANA – The Ghana Standard Authority (GSA) is partnering with the Mexican Government to introduce the Nixtamalisation technology in Ghana that aims at combating aflatoxin contamination in maize. The technology, which has been successfully utilised […]
