Mexico City – March 2019 – Street Food

In my experience, street food can be hit and miss – sometimes it is luscious, cheap food on the go and other times it’s just food poisoning waiting to happen. This was less the case in Mexico City. The majority of stalls were simple and clean with some very tasty options along the way. The […]

Mexico City – March 2019 – Intro

In early March 2019, Hector Sr. and I (Megan – Azteca’s operations manager), headed to Mexico for a conference with La Costeña – one of the main suppliers of our imported Mexican food products. While it was a great opportunity to build relationships with the La Costeña team and our European counterparts, it was also […]

Fresh Nopales in South Africa

For those of you that don’t know, Saturday, 16 September is Mexican Independence Day. Every year, the Embassy of Mexico in Pretoria throws a special celebration for the Mexican community and some specially-invited local guests. This year, Hector decided to contribute with a special dish for the event – a fresh Nopales salad!!! Nopales are […]

Nkowa Private School Visits Our Factory

A few  weeks ago, we were honored to host a very unique and beautiful group of visitors… 12 children and 3 teachers from Nkowa Private School situated in Rivonia visited our manufacturing plant for a ‘hands on learning experience’, focusing on Mexican history and traditions though the products that we locally manufacture here in Midrand. […]