CEDIS Herdez del Fuerte Opening

2017-03-01

The facilities have a construction area of ??15,360 m² with an installed capacity of approximately 25,000 automated positions and operated by state-of-the-art machinery. Additionally, there are around 1,500 manual storage positions.

"With this investment, we reaffirm our long-term commitment, creating a productive value chain that positively impacts our clients and consumers, collaborators and members of the community in the region," commented Alejandro de la Barreda, CEO of KUO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Herdez Del Fuerte.

For his part, Héctor Hernández-Pons, General Director of Herdez Del Fuerte, stated: “We are proud to inaugurate this Distribution Center that will be the nerve center for our operations and reflects our commitment to customers and consumers in offering the best value proposition, as well as with the development and growth of Mexico”.

The opening ceremony was attended by our Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Fernando Senderos Mestre; Enrique Hernández-Pons Torres, Vice President of Grupo Herdez and Lic. Quirino Ordaz Coppel, Governor of the State of Sinaloa, as well as state and municipal authorities and special guests.

• 15,360 square meters of construction
• 25,000 Automated positions
• 1,500 Manual storage positions

This opening will mean an improvement in response times to our clients and consumers in the Pacific and Northwest areas of the country, as well as optimizing time and reducing the cost of primary freight nationwide.