Overview
- Officials said the Chocolate del Bienestar facility will be built on a two-hectare site provided by the Tabasco state government, with completion expected in 2026.
- Alimentación para el Bienestar will run the plant, working directly with local growers to extend the value chain, cut intermediaries, and sell products in Tiendas del Bienestar.
- The design will include visitor-friendly and educational features, and authorities expect jobs during construction and operation.
- In her Tabasco address, Sheinbaum said government and people are united and rejected efforts to provoke violence following recent protest incidents.
- She criticized actors seeking foreign backing in Mexican politics and cited a stable peso, record foreign investment, higher wages, and peak formal employment to bolster her government’s legitimacy.