MEXICO CITY – Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Grupo Bimbo" or "the Company") (BMV: BIMBO) 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
Source: Grupo Bimbo
