Grupo Bimbo Snapshot
Do not take this Bimbo lightly. In Mexico -- where "pan Bimbo" is synonymous with soft, white sandwich bread -- Grupo Bimbo is that country's largest commercial baking operation. It is one of the top bakers in the world as well, with some 35% of its sales taking place outside of Mexico. Offering 7,000 products under 150 brand names, Grupo Bimbo produces bread, cookies, and tortillas under the Tia Rosa, Bimbo, Wonder, and Marinela brands. It also makes salty snack foods under the Barcel brand and candies under the Ricolino brand. Not content with dominating the Latin American bread markets, the company owns Texas-based Mrs. Baird's and Bimbo Bakeries USA, both of which serve the southwestern US.
