Mexico's Grupo Bimbo suspends operations in Ukraine plant, citing safety concerns
February 27, 2022 at 12:39 pm EST
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican breadmaker Grupo Bimbo said on Sunday it has temporarily suspended operations in its Dnipro plant to ensure the safety of its 150 workers, all of whom are Ukrainians, citing the ongoing crisis with Russia.
One of the world's largest breadmaker, Grupo Bimbo said in a statement that it operates in Ukraine under the brand of Bimbo QSR, providing baked goods to quick service restaurants. It said it had suspended operations in Ukraine four days earlier.
Grupo Bimbo also operates in Russia though the statement did not mention whether its presence there would be affected.
Earlier this week, Mexican tortilla-maker Gruma suspended operations at its plant in Ukraine, local media had reported.
(Reporting by Noe Torres; Writing by Stefanie Eschenbacher; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV is a Mexico-based company engaged in the food processing sector. The Company focuses on the manufacture, distribution and sale of bread, breakfast bread muffins and bagels, frozen bread, cakes and smaller cakes, sweet and non-sweet cookies, tortillas, pita bread, pizza bread, tostadas and tortillas, snacks, salads and candies, among others. Its segments comprise Mexico; North America, including the United States and Canada; Organization Latinamerica (OLA), including Central and South America, and Europe. The Company operates in over 20 countries and has approximately 100 brands. The Company offers over 10,000 products under various brand names, such as Bimbo, Barcel, Sara Lee, Oroweat, Marinela, Arnold, Entenmann's, Ricolino, Dempster' and Thomas'. It operates through Groupe Adghal.
GRUPO BIMBO, S.A.B. DE C.V. 
