MEXICO CITY, May 23, 2014 /CNW/ - Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de
C.V. ("Grupo Bimbo" or "the Company") (BMV: BIMBO) today announced
that it has completed its acquisition of Canada Bread Company,
Limited ("Canada Bread").
The integration of Canada Bread will be reflected in Grupo
Bimbo´s consolidated second quarter results starting on
May 23, 2014.
About Grupo Bimbo
Grupo Bimbo is one of the largest baking companies in the world
in terms of production and sales volume. As the market leader in
the Americas, Grupo Bimbo has 144 plants and more than 1,600
distribution centers strategically located in 19 countries
throughout the Americas, Europe
and Asia. Its main product lines
include sliced bread, buns, cookies, snack cakes, English muffins,
bagels, pre-packaged foods, tortillas, salted snacks and
confectionery products, among others. Grupo Bimbo produces over
10,000 products and has extensive direct distribution networks with
more than 52,000 routes and more than 123,000 associates. Grupo
Bimbo's shares have traded on the Mexican Stock Exchange since 1980
under the ticker symbol BIMBO.
Investor Enquiries:
Azul Argüelles, Head of Investor Relations
Tel: (5255) 5268-6962
azul.arguelles@grupobimbo.com
Estefanía Poucel, Investor Relations Officer
Tel: (5255) 5268-6830
estefania.poucel@grupobimbo.com
Diego Mondragón, Investor Relations Officer
Tel: (5255) 5268-6789
diego.mondragon@grupobimbo.com
Roberto Cejudo, Corporate
Treasury-IR
Tel: (5255) 5268-6978
roberto.cejudo@grupobimbo.com
Media Enquiries:
Pat Jordan, FleishmanHillard
O: (416) 645-8207
C: (647) 464-1916
patrick.jordan@fleishman.ca
SOURCE Grupo Bimbo