The idea to create a baking company is born.
The name of Bimbo appears for the first time.
Start of the first administrative restructuring, creating the corporate structure, located in Ejército Nacional avenue in México City.
BIMBO® acquires the right to use in Mexico the Sunbeam® brand from Quality Bakers of America.
Lunch of strawberry, vanilla and chocolate super Submarinos® Marinela®.
Barcel® starts its operations with the acquisition of a small confectionary plant in Mexico City.
In Azapotzalco, Mexico City, Bimbo® installs Latin America’s largest bakery, and one of the 10 largest in the world.
Bimbo ventures into the jam market. The Carmel line addressed Marinela´s raw material supply need.
The Suandy® brand is born. Dedicated to produce pound cakes, cakes and cookies under the names Pastisetas®,
and Biscotel®
among others.
Conchas Bimbo® start to be produced.
Barcel launches Palomitas Barcel in different presentations: caramel, salty and with chili pepper.
Tortillinas Tía Rosa® are launched.
Ricolino® is created as Grupo Bimbo’s confectionery and chocolate leading brand.
Bubulubu® is born.
Bimbo Centroamérica is created with the construction of a plant in Guatemala that opened in 1990.
Milpa Real® corn tortillas and Lonchibón® go on sale. Barcel launches Chip’s.
Grupo Bimbo acquires the North American bakery Mrs Baird's®.
Acquisition of Plus Vita® and Pullman® in Brazil.
Acquisition of the baking business of George Weston Limited in the Western coast of the USA, owner of the Oroweat ® brand.
Joyco, producer of Duvalin®, Bocadin® and Lunetas®,
becomes part of the Group.
"El Globo®" and chocolates "La Corona®" are acquired
Acquisition of Panrico, a Beijing baking company; thus, Grupo Bimbo starts having a presence in the Asian market.
In Brazil, the baking company Nutrella® in acquired.