Bread from Mexico

[Calif Vetteman]

Sara Lee sold out to Grupo Bakery.

Next time you buy Orowheat or Ball Park Buns, and many other private labels, sold in all major grocery stores including Wal Mart and Cost Co.,they will be coming from Mexico.

Sara Lee sold their North American Bakery Division for $959.000,000.00 to a company based in Mexico.

Thanks to Bill Clinton and his 'Free Trade Agreement', we can now get our bake goods direct from a country that upholds the highest Health Standards NOT

[snide]

Tell us how you really feel.

[Jobaka]

Imports

Mexico was the United States' 3rd largest supplier of goods imports in 2011.

U.S. goods imports from Mexico totaled $263.1 billion in 2011, up 14.4% ($33.2 billion) from 2010, and up 93.6% from 2000. It is up 559% since 1993 (Pre-NAFTA). U.S. imports from Mexico accounted for 11.9% of overall U.S. imports in 2011.

The five largest import categories in 2011 were: Electrical Machinery ($54.3 billion), Vehicles (cars, trucks and parts) ($45.8 billion), Mineral Fuel and Oil (crude) ($44.1 billion), Machinery ($38.6 billion), and Precious Stones (gold and silver) ($9.8 billion).

U.S. imports of agricultural products from Mexico totaled $15.8 billion in 2011, the 2nd largest U.S. supplier. Leading categories include: fresh vegetables ($4.1 billion), fresh fruit (excluding bananas) ($2.4 billion), wine and beer ($1.7 billion), and snack foods (including chocolate) ($1.4 billion).

U.S. imports of private commercial services* (i.e., excluding military and government) from Mexico were $14.0 billion in 2011 (preliminary data), up 2% ($304 million) from 2010, and up 30% from 2000. It was up 89% from 2003 (Pre-NAFTA). Travel accounted for most of U.S. services imports from Mexico in 2011.

Source (http://www.ustr.gov/countries-regions/americas/mexico)

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[mike100]

Pretty sure much of it will still be made here, just the profits will head south just like the drug money and the illegals payday remittances to la familia.

[CP]

Sara Lee sold out to Grupo Bakery.

Next time you buy Orowheat or Ball Park Buns, and many other private labels, sold in all major grocery stores including Wal Mart and Cost Co.,they will be coming from Mexico.

Sara Lee sold their North American Bakery Division for $959.000,000.00 to a company based in Mexico.

Thanks to Bill Clinton and his 'Free Trade Agreement', we can now get our bake goods direct from a country that upholds the highest Health Standards NOT

El Rollo.

[mike100]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/de/Grupo_Bimbo_Logo.jpg/250px-Grupo_Bimbo_Logo.jpg

[DAB]

this keeps up, the only thing Made in America will be Mexicans. :willy:

[mike100]

this keeps up, the only thing Made in America will be Mexicans. :willy:

Well, somebody has to buy the domestic cars. Everybody else prefers imports.

[FasterTraffic]

Sara Lee sold out to Grupo Bakery.

Next time you buy Orowheat or Ball Park Buns, and many other private labels, sold in all major grocery stores including Wal Mart and Cost Co.,they will be coming from Mexico.

Sara Lee sold their North American Bakery Division for $959.000,000.00 to a company based in Mexico.

Thanks to Bill Clinton and his 'Free Trade Agreement', we can now get our bake goods direct from a country that upholds the highest Health Standards NOT

In western states, Orowheat has been a brand under Bimbo Bakeries USA since 2002.

[BuckyThreadkiller]

They own Mrs Baird's in Texas too.

I've been surprised they haven't bought Hostess yet.

[99 pewtercoupe]

Lot of people here would be surprised how many regional bakeries they own

[FasterTraffic]

They own Mrs Baird's in Texas too.

I've been surprised they haven't bought Hostess yet.

Hostess is a mess. They're going through their second bankruptcy and it's not clear the company will survive. Someone will buy the rights to individual products at auction when they liquidate the company.

[Bucwheat]

What about Arnold breads?