An interesting analysis of GRUPO BIMBO, the potential next buyer of Interstate Bakeries Corp. Grupo Bimbo, a Mexican based bakery has positioned itself as the #4 food enterprise worldwide. With the imminent purchase of IBC they'd become the #1 bakery business in the world. Spanish written.

Last night Steph treated me to a top-quality home-made Mexican meal. It had chicken, peppers, cheese, and mystery spices, with guacamole and chips on the side, and some Spanish red wine to drink. Beats the McDonalds I'd probably be eating for dinner a year ago.

Spanish is the second most common language in the United States after English. There are more Spanish speakers in the United States than speakers of French, Hawaiian, and the Native American languages combined. According to the 2000 United States Census, Spanish is spoken most frequently at home by about 28.1 million people aged 5 or over. The United States is home to more than 40 million Hispanics, making it the fifth largest Spanish-speaking community in the world, after Mexico, Colombia, Spain and Argentina. Roughly half of all Spanish speakers in the US also speak English "very well."