FMX Stock, Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. Information

Based in Mexico, Femsa is a conglomerate with controlling interests in four entities: publicly traded Coca-Cola Femsa (47% economic interest and 56% voting interest), Femsa Comercio, logistics and distribution, and CB Equity. The latter has a roughly 15% stake in Heineken, while Comercio operates through three business units: proximity, which contains Oxxo, the largest small-format chain in the Americas, with convenience stores in Mexico and South America (including Brazil through a joint venture with Raizen); health, which operates pharmacies across a geographic footprint like Oxxo; and fuel, which operates retail service stations under franchisee arrangements in Mexico. Femsa is also building logistics services and specialized distribution in the United States.