September 3

THIS MOUTH IS MINE / By Juan M. de Anda
(24 Horas pg. 13)
Gruma backs Mexican agriculture. One company in line with the Fourth Transformation policy to promote domestic agriculture is Gruma. In a joint effort with the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development, the company is working to reduce its corn imports in the medium term and buy the product from domestic producers.The company led by Juan González Moreno has announced it will stop buying 400,000 tons of white corn from the United States and buy it from producers from the state of Tamaulipas.

September 5

MEXICO’S 50 TOP EMPLOYERS
(Mundo Ejecutivo pg. 58-62)
Mundo Ejecutivo recognizes the companies that generate high-quality jobs and take actions to promote human development, thus elevating the quality of life of workers. Gruma was ranked 19 in the overall ranking of the 50 top employers in Mexico. Gruma ranked 23 in Best Labor Practices, 14 in Production Per Employee, 10 in Profit Per Employee, and 22 for Number of Employees. In 2017, the company had 20,584 employees.

September 6

GRUMA, A MEXICAN COMPANY ON FIVE CONTINENTS
(SDPnoticias.com)
September in Mexico, the National Patriotism Month, includes the country’s Independence Day celebrations. It’s also a good time to remember that Mexicans have spread our culture, art, traditions, and businesses to all the corners of the globe. In business, Gruma stands out as an example, as a company founded 70 years ago in Cerralvo, Nuevo León, that currently sells its products in more than 200 countries and has 75 plants worldwide. Gruma is a 100% Mexican company and symbol of the economic potential that our country can have through one of our traditional products: the tortilla. The company led by Juan González Moreno has established itself as the global leader in the production of corn flour, tortillas, and wraps. The company has won over millions of people on five continents with its food.

September 9

PUSH AND PULL / By J. Jesús Rangel M. (Milenio Diario pg. 26) (Milenio Online) In 2020, while the federal government develops social policy, the private sector will be in charge of creating growth (GDP) through productive investments, with the support of public investment. Therefore, business leaders such as Carlos Slim Helú and his son Carlos Slim Domit of Grupo Carso and AMX, José Antonio Fernández Carbajal of Femsa, Carlos Hank González of Grupo Financiero Banorte, and Juan González Moreno, President and CEO of Gruma, have pledged to invest and participate in the plans of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

MEXICAN COMPANIES WINNING OVER TASTE BUDS WORLDWIDE
(El Financiero pg. 18)(El Financiero Online)(El Financiero/Bloomberg TV)
Alsea, Bimbo, Gruma, and Lala are Mexican companies that have won over consumers worldwide over the last five years. Total sales of these companies in Mexico fell from 62% to 46% on average between Q214 and Q219. These four companies reported MXN 51.676 billion in revenues in Q219, 42.2% up from the same period in 2014. Gruma, the producer of corn and tortillas, saw only 28% of its sales coming from Mexico, compared to 32% in the same period in 2014. In this same period, the company’s share of sales in Europe and new markets such as Asia and Oceania have grown exponentially, after opening a new division in 2015. In Spain, the company acquired Azteca Foods and Mexifoods, from which the share of sales increased from almost zero to 12%. The remaining 60% of sales comes the United States and Central America.

September 13

GREAT COMPANIES, THE FOUNDATION OF MEXICO TODAY
(Newsweek Mexico pgs. 30-31)
Mexican companies are increasingly offering world-class products, but their success isn’t only a matter of market forces, but is also based on the innovation, mindset and philosophy behind these companies. Gruma, the maker of Maseca tortillas, is part of these globally dynamic and robust companies. Founded in 1949, the company now has sales in 112 countries, including Malaysia, Russia, and Turkey. Gruma opened the first nixtamalized corn flour plant in Mexico.

September 14

GRUMA PROMOTES MEXICAN FOOD WORLDWIDE
(Milenio Online)
The corn tortilla is the icon of Mexican food since pre-Hispanic times, and like chili peppers, is globally recognized as one of the most representative foods of our country. While still an emblematic product of Mexican cuisine, the tortilla has been popularized internationally thanks to companies like Gruma. Founded 70 years ago in the northern state of Nuevo León, the company sells corn flour, tortillas, and dozens of corn products in five continents, helping introduce Mexican cuisine to palates in Asia, Australia, England, Russia, and the United States, among many other countries. The tortilla’s popularity lies in its high nutritional value, but also its inherent flexibility to combine it with practically any other food. However, in terms of Mexican dishes, the taco reigns supreme. To speak of tacos anywhere around the world is to speak of Mexico and its cuisine recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an intangible cultural heritage.

September 17

The Private Sector and AMLO: They’re not like you, Mr. Junco (El Norte/Reforma), they’re like M. Arroyo (El Financiero)!
(https://www.sdpnoticias.com/columnas/federico-arreola-amlo-empresarios-reforma-alejandro-junco-manuel-arroyo-financiero.htm) By Federico Arreola.There are few people left like Alejandro: the traditional business class of Monterrey, less than ten men and women in the private sector who have developed Mexican tourism without the help of the government. The only Mexican company that has developed technology with a worldwide impact is Maseca. This is because the company’s founder, Roberto González Barrera, may he rest in peace, decided to invest in research to discover the full range of possibilities of corn. 

September 19

Mexico and China Look to Deepen Bilateral Relationship
https://dnf.com.mx/index.php/2019/09/18/mexico-y-china-quieren-profundizar-relacion-bilateral/
During the forum “A New Era for China, Mexico, and Latin America Relations: 70^th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China,” Senator Ricardo Monreal Ávila, president of the Political Coordination Committee, said that China is on the verge of becoming world’s dominant political, economic, and military force and that Mexico must build a productive and harmonious relationship with China. On the other hand, China has become a leading market for certain large and successful Mexican companies. Bimbo, Maseca, Nemak, Softek, Grupo Kuo, and ICC (a joint venture including Interceramic), are some of the Mexican companies that have successfully entered the Chinese market.

September 23

GRUMA CELEBRATES 70 YEARS
(El Norte Online — Nuevo León) (Excélsior pgs. 1-2) (Milenio Diario pg. 26) (El Financiero pgs. 20-23)(El Sol de México pg. 21) (El Heraldo de México pg. 28)(Contraréplica pg. 18)(La Jornada pg. 19) (El Universal pg. 32)
“After 70 years of operations, at Gruma we are now better, stronger, and have grown with the satisfaction of seeing that the company offers a promising future to all,” said Gruma President and CEO Juan González Moreno during the company’s 70th anniversary celebration. Since 1949, the company has maintained a consistent expansion strategy that has led it to operate in countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania with its global Maseca and Mission brands, along with numerous leading local brands, such as Guerrero in the United States, and TortiRicas and Tosty in Costa Rica. The Gruma president and CEO spoke of the work and efforts made by the farmers who plant and harvest the corn, those who carry out the nixtamalization process, and those who work in the thousands of corner tortilla shops across Mexico. “They are all part of our strength and DNA as a wholly-owned Mexican company,” he said.

PUSH AND PULL / By J. Jesús Rangel M.
(Milenio Diario pg. 26)(Milenio Online)
The Boardroom. Juan González Moreno, President and CEO of Gruma, celebrated the company’s 70th anniversary by speaking of the farmers “who plant and harvest the corn, those who carry out the nixtamalization process, and those who work in the thousands of corner tortilla shops across Mexico. They are all part of our strength and DNA as a wholly-owned Mexican company,” González Moreno said.

September 24

CORPORATE ANGLE / By Rogelio Varela
(El Heraldo de México pg. 27) 
GRUMA, LED BY JUAN GONZÁLEZ MORENO, CELEBRATES 70 YEARS OF STRONG INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION One company currently partying it up is Gruma, the corn flour and tortilla giant led by Juan González Moreno. The company is celebrating 70 years in global markets. Gruma is currently the world leader in the production of nixtamalized corn flour, tortillas, and wraps, in addition to revolutionizing the production of tortillas. It does businesses in more than 100 countries on four continents, with 72 production plants strategically located in 17 countries.

GRUMA CELEBRATES 70 YEARS OF OPERATIONS
(Milenio TV News, 2-3 p.m.)
Elisa García: Juan González Moreno, President and CEO of Gruma, noted that the company’s reason for being over the last 70 years has been to uphold Mexican traditions.

September 30

SUPPORT FOR NATIVE CORN (El Norte Print Edition, Sep. 30, 2019)
(El Norte pg. 9) (La Jornada pg. 19) (Excelsior pgs. 1-3) (24 Horas pg. 17) (El Sol de México pg. 23) (El Heraldo de México pg. 32)
Gruma joined forces with the Secretariat of Agriculture to implement a program to purchase native corn from Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla. Five thousand tons of native corn will be bought at prices above international market rates from more than 200 farmers.

PUSH AND PULL / By J. Jesús Rangel M.
(Milenio Diario pg. 26)
The Boardroom. Gruma will purchase 5,000 tons of native corn from more than 200 Mexican farmers in the States of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla, thanks to an agreement signed with the Secretariat of Agriculture. Juan González Moreno, President and CEO of Gruma, backs his commitment to the men and women who work the fields.

CORPORATE ANGLE / By Rogelio Varela
(El Heraldo de México pg. 27)
Follow the Money. Gruma, led by Juan González Moreno, joins the Secretariat of Agriculture to spearhead the efforts to recover native corn production. For now, the company has made an agreement with farmers and agricultural workers in the states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla to purchase native corn at above-market prices. The agreement, announced on National Maize Day, includes the purchase of 5,000 tons of native corn from the three states, benefitting more than 200 farmers. According to estimates by Gruma, the purchases could reach MXN 50 million, representing twice the amount purchased by the company in previous years. Gruma also recognizes the intrinsic quality and nutritional value of native corn, in addition to the priceless nature of this crop’s stewardship for Mexico, the birthplace of corn, by communities of those three states.