MEXICO: Acquisition boosts Bimbo profits
By: just-food.com | 24 April 2009
Mexico-based bakery giant Grupo Bimbo has seen first-quarter earnings jump by 26% on the back of higher sales from the company's US acquisition last year.
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Mexico-based bakery giant Grupo Bimbo has seen first-quarter earnings jump by 26% on the back of higher sales from the company's US acquisition last year.
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