Overview
- The federally funded facility is planned on a two-hectare site in Comalcalco and is targeted to be completed in 2026.
- The plant will feature a visitor-focused, educational design as part of Tabasco’s Ruta del Chocolate and is expected to generate jobs during construction and operation.
- Officials said Chocolate Bienestar will be distributed through a nationwide Tiendas del Bienestar network cited at about 26,000 locations.
- Program figures presented included 149 tonnes of cacao collected in the first 2025 cycle from roughly 1,300 producers, with a projection to reach 400 tonnes and new 50% and 75% cacao bars.
- Announcing the project in Tabasco, President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected recent protest violence, affirmed Mexico’s sovereignty, and touted October’s record job creation and high formal employment.