Big Food’s stake in the future – in-house venture-capital funds
A guide to some of the in-house, corporate-venture arms operated by the world's major packaged-food companies.
Grupo Bimbo
Grupo Bimbo teams up with Obvi on cookie-flavoured collagen
The Super Collagen Protein Powder Chocolate Chip Cookie can be mixed with coffee or milk.
Mexican bakery Grupo Bimbo snaps up US cookies maker Emmy’s Organics
The Mexican firm said the deal provides an opening into the better-for-you cookies market.
Hatching new ideas – Big Food’s incubator and accelerator programmes
Our guide to some of the main incubators and accelerators operated by major food manufacturers as they look to tap into some of the consumer trends shaping demand.
Bimbo to quit frozen bakery in Argentina
The decision from the Mexican giant comes after a fire last month destroyed a production facility.
Grupo Bimbo invests in new QSR supply facility in US
Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo is to spend US$25m on re-purposing a facility in the US state of Georgia. The plant will be used by the US arm of its…
Bimbo to buy Spain plant from Cerealto Siro Foods
Grupo Bimbo is to acquire a factory in Spain, one of the Mexican company's largest overseas markets, from local peer Cerealto Siro Foods. The two companies have signed a deal over…
Grupo Bimbo acquires India’s Modern Foods from private-equity owners
Mexican bakery major Grupo Bimbo has acquired Modern Foods in India from its private-equity owners Everstone Capital, ending earlier speculation over a possible deal. Back in September, a media report…
Rule Breaker Snacks sells minority stake to Grupo Bimbo’s venture arm
Rule Breaker Snacks, a New York-based maker of vegan and gluten-free treats, has sold a minority stake to the venture-capital arm of Mexican bakery firm Grupo Bimbo. Bimbo Ventures, set…
Grupo Bimbo’s US arm launches direct-to-consumer channel
Grupo Bimbo, the Mexico-headquartered bakery giant, has launched a direct-to-consumer service in the US through its subsidiary Bimbo Bakeries USA. Through the online site sweetsnacking.com, customers can order the Bimbo Bakeries' (BBU)…
2020 – The year in food industry M&A
As this year has been dominated by Covid-19, it is impossible to examine M&A activity in the global food industry without doing so through the prism of the virus. For…
