FEMSA is a publicly owned company headquartered in Mexico, founded in 1890 with approximately 12,070 employees. Its primary focus is manufacturing. The company creates economic and social value through various businesses and institutions, operating in the retail industry through a Proximity Division managing OXXO, a small-format store chain, OXXO Gas, a chain of retail service stations, and Valora, an operator of convenience and foodvenience formats present in 5 countries in Europe. Its retail operations also include a Health Division with drugstores and related activities, and Digital@FEMSA, encompassing Spin by OXXO and OXXO Premia, among other loyalty and digital financial services initiatives. In the beverage industry, it participates through Coca-Cola FEMSA, a franchise bottler of Coca-Cola products. FEMSA also maintains a Strategic Business Unit involved in logistics and distribution, which provides point-of-sale refrigeration and plastic solutions to its business units and third-party clients. Across its various business units, FEMSA collectively employs more than 350,000 individuals in 18 countries and is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability MILA Pacific Alliance, the FTSE4Good Emerging Index, and the Mexican Stock Exchange Sustainability Index: S&P/BMV Total México ESG, among other indexes that evaluate its sustainability performance.
