Grupo Bimbo To Power Its Plant Using Wind Energy

Food Industry  Including major bakery manufacturers have been trying various renewable energy source such as  Solar energy , Bio mass and other alternative energy  to conserve and reduce cost .Grupo Bimbo  is exploring to harness wind energy  to get power for its factories . With this  step it has set  an example other major food  manufacturers to adopt wind energy for sustainable growth .

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Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. has begun construction on "Piedra Larga," which is expected to be the largest wind farm in the food industry, generating nearly 100 per cent of the electrical power at Grupo Bimbo in Mexico.
According to Grupo Bimbo, the wind farm, which will be located in Union Hidalgo, State of Oaxaca,will have installed capacity of 90 mega watts, and will be able to supply power to 65 of the company's facilities.
Grupo Bimbo also has invited Grupo Calidra, Frialsa Frigorificos and Papalote Museo del Nino to participate in the project.
"The construction of this wind farm is a milestone in our effort to continue growing with the force of nature, making us the first company in the food industry to embrace the transformation to renewable energy," said Daniel Servitje, chief executive officer of Grupo Bimbo. "It represents an unprecedented effort in the use of renewable, clean and virtually endless energy: green energy."
Mr. Servitje continued, "Grupo Bimbo continuously seeks to reduce its environmental footprint, and as such it operates under the highest performance standards. This is an effort we have undertaken for 10 years and is gaining greater importance within our five axes of environmental sustainability: energy conservation, water conservation, emissions reduction, waste management and corporate social responsibility.

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Global Brands Eye Indian Pizza Market

Pizza  Corners and Cafe  have sprung all across Indian cities in last 2- 3 years . You name any global pizzeria  and would find one in the metros . Changing lifestyle with  more money in pcoket has contributed  for people  going out  or getting these pizza delivered at home . Domino''s and Pizza Hut  have  become synonomous with Pizza   Even local pizzerias  are popular among masses .

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The strong debut of Domino’s Pizza in the stock market early this year has fuelled interest among global pizzerias such as US-based Little Caesars and Papa Murphy’s to enter the Rs 470-crore Indian pizza delivery and dine-in industry.

Other global chains, including Sbarro, Pizza Hut, Papa John’s and Chicago Pizza, who already have some presence in the country, are looking to expand in an industry that is growing annually at 40 per cent.

“After the Domino’s initial public offer, which raised over Rs 320 crore, we have seen a greater interest from global food and beverage chains to form associations with a local franchise partner in India,” Gaurav Marya, president of Franchise India Holding Ltd, told The Telegraph.

Jubilant FoodWorks, which runs the Domino’s Pizza brand in India, became the first fast food company to list on the bourses. Industry players said RJ Corp, which runs Pizza Hut, Yum Restaurants and KFC, could also be looking at divesting its equity stake.

Marya said this year there were more participants from food and beverage firms, including companies from the UK, the US and Russia, in Franchise India 2010 — an annual convention for firms looking for potential franchisees or franchisors in the country.

Pizza and pasta contribute barely two per cent to the Rs 32,000-crore eating-out industry in the country. Indians consumed 3.5 million pizzas a month in 2008, said the Food Franchising Report 2009. In 2001, only 1.5 million pizzas were consumed per month.

Popular Pizza  Chain 's In India 

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The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Business | Global pizza chains vie for local pie