Grupo Bimbo (MEX: BIMBOA)

Grupo Bimbo is a corporation based in Mexico City, Mexico. Established in 1945, the company is an international baking-products manufacturer. The company operates in over 22 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company's key product categories are packed bread, sweet baked goods, salty snacks, cookies, solutions (tortillas, pitas, wraps), prepacked foods, confectionery, and others. The key brands are Bimbo, Ideal, Ricolino, Oroweat, Arnold, Thomas, and Sara Lee. Grupo Bimbo has a large direct distribution network that allows the company to distribute products from its own plants (based in Uruguay, Rio de Janeiro, China, Santiago de Chile, and Argentina) to sales centers and warehouses. The assets of the company are managed by the board of directors.