Mission Foods Mexico investing in tortilla plant

MERIDA, MEXICO — Mission Foods Mexico, a subsidiary of Gruma SAB de CV, said it plans to invest 1.5 billion pesos ($87.5 million) over the next six to eight years to build a production plant in Hunucma, Yucatan, in Mexico. Mission Foods said it will make tortillas, toast and packaged snacks at the facility.The plant will have the capacity to produce 56,000 tonnes of product per year that will be exported to the…