LA COSTEÑA HISTORY

 

La Costeña, is a Mexican brand of canned products. It was founded in 1923 by Vicente López Recines. The company has become an important brand inside and outside Mexico. Nowadays, La Costeña sells its products across Mexico and in 40 countries around the world. While all its products in the beginning were chilies, the company later began producing new products such as beans, ketchup, vegetables and others. The production plants have been modified also, in addition there is the fact that the factories have won international recognitions for the changes in technology and process that meets the highest international food standards in the USA, Asia  & Europe.

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FROM JALAPEÑOS, CHIPOTLES TO DRESSINGS & TAMALES

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The company has a wide variety of products in different presentations. Their main products are chilies, beans, tomato puree, ketchup, mayonnaise, vegetables, creams and soups, sauces, specialties, vinegar, fruit, jams and marmalades, portion packs, Dona Chonita, Rancherita, and French’s.

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PRIZES & CERTIFICATIONS

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The company has won many important prizes at national and international levels. In June it won “El Premio Nacional de Logística 2010” (National Logistic Award 2010) for its advances in production, distribution and lower cost; this is the second time it won it, the first was in 2007.

 

They also got the ISO-9002 on October 11, 2010. This prize gives the recognition of standards for quality management systems.

 

Other certificates are ISO 22000, HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points), BRC (British Retail Consortium), IFS (International Food Standard), SQF (Safety Quality Food), BASC (Business Alliance for Secure Commerce). Most of them give the company worldwide recognition.

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