The Mexican group Bimbo reported this Monday a majority net profit of 2.37 billion pesos (about US$ 138.2 million) in the first quarter of 2024, a drop of 41% compared to the same period in 2023. In its earnings report, the world’s largest bakery company noted a year-on-year drop in 0.3% in net sales up […]
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Bimbo will invest 50 million dollars in bakery in Mexico City
Group Bimbo announced investments for 50 million dollars in the capital mexicanon the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its bakery located in the Azcapotzalco mayor’s office. The conglomerate with more than 203 bakeries and plants, as well as 1,600 centers and 3.3 million points of sale in 33 countries, explained that this investment will […]
Indecopi withdraws Cheese Tris from the market
The Consumer Protection Commission No. 3 of Indecopi ordered the withdrawal from the Peruvian market, for containing trans fats in an amount higher than the current regulations, of the products Bimbolete marbling (Bimbo), panettone with raisins and candied fruits (Bell’s) and Cheese Tris (Frito Lay). The decision taken –with a majority vote– orders the suppliers […]
ASPEC recommends observation of laboratories that carry out product quality reports
This Friday, December 3, the precautionary measure for the cessation and commercialization of the products was issued Marbled bimboletes from the Bimbo brand, Panettone with raisins and candied fruits, from the Bell’s brand; and Cheese Tris of the Frito Lay brand, which would contain trans fats in an amount greater than that established by current […]
Lawsuits against companies that sell Cheese Tris, marbled bimboletes and Bell’s panettone
It is not the first time that corporations like the Group Bimbo, Peruvian Supermarkets and Latin America Snacks will no longer be able to sell some of their products. This last episode takes place after Indecopi imposed a precautionary measure for the health of the buyer. The Consumer Protection Commission No. 3 ordered the cessation […]
Bimbo on irregular decision in Indecopi: “The company will abide by what the authorities decide”
As a result of the journalistic complaint of the newspaper La República, about an alleged irregular favor to the company Bimbo by the Indecopi, the Mexican capital bakery assured that its operations comply with Peruvian food legislation, as in all the countries where it is located. “Bimbo follows all the regular channels and complies with […]
Indecopi: official involved in Bimbo case suspends her position as manager at SNI
The National Society of Industries (SNI) reported that Silvia Hooker, a member of Indecopi’s Specialized Chamber for the Defense of Competition (SDC), suspended her activities as Manager of International Affairs of the institution. This, after the irregular favor of this court to the bakery Bimbo was known, which in 2019 did not consign the warning […]
Bimbo case: Minsa will challenge Indecopi resolution that opens the doors to trans fats
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) announced that it will file a legal appeal against the resolution of the Indecopi Specialized Chamber for the Defense of Competition which freed Bimbo from a fine for failing to provide the warning about its trans fat content on rimless white bread. According to said room, made up of officials […]
Aspec: “Decision of the Indecopi Chamber on Bimbo is an attack against public health”
The Peruvian Association of Consumers and Users (Aspec) expressed its rejection of the recent Resolution No. 0134-2021 / SDC-INDECOPI adopted by the Specialized Chamber for the Defense of Competition of Indecopi, which annulled a sanction against the company Panificadora Bimbo del Perú SA for marketing white bread without warning advertising “Contains trans fats: Avoid their […]
Indecopi paves the way for the sale of trans fats without octagons
The Specialized Chamber for the Defense of Competition of the Tribunal of the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (Indecopi) annulled a sanction against the company Panificadora Bimbo del Perú SA for marketing white bread without the advertising warning “Contains trans fats: avoid their consumption”, despite the fact […]