Fundación Gruma is a global Mexican food company and a leader in the production of corn flour, tortillas and wraps worldwide, with its largest operation in the United States and an international reach that includes presence in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania with 74 plants and facilities in 112 countries, through its “Maseca” and “Mission” global brands. Thanks to innovation and the use of new technologies, it has expanded its portfolio of products and services to adapt to the different lifestyles, cultures and needs of its customers and consumers in all countries where it is present. 

Currently, we live in a world where malnutrition, food security, hunger and sustainable agriculture have not yet been fully solved. As a food company that operates globally, Gruma is fully engaged in finding solutions to these issues. Encouraging research and international collaboration on these subjects of study, should be a priority of higher education institutions because the world needs innovative proposals to address these problems. In order to face the nutrition and alimentation problems facing the world, Gruma must understand the vision that university students are developing about how companies should adapt their products and services as part of the solution to these issues. 

The global situation requires that sustainable agriculture techniques must be found and applied by food companies. Gruma considers it a priority to collaborate with higher education institutions so that university students are able to propose innovative solutions and techniques to address these problems.

To learn more, please visit Fundación Gruma’s website. 

“At Gruma we join the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund because it is clearly aligned with the vision and commitment of our company to promote research to improve sustainable agriculture and rural development.  Most importantly, it is an opportunity to show that Mexico and the United States can work together to find solutions to common problems and create more and better opportunities for our countries, companies and people.”

Juan González Moreno, Chairman and CEO of Gruma. 

Fundación Gruma partnered with the Innovation Fund to foster higher education partnerships and student academic training & exchanges for the 2019 U.S.-Mexico Innovation Fund Competition for Economic & Financial Inclusion and Agricultural Sustainability for Inequality Reduction.