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. […]

Welcome to the Azteca Blog!

Hector and I moved to South Africa in the late 90’s with his company at the time – Mullins Food Products. His task was to set up a South African operation supplying sauces to companies like McDonalds. It was a scary move, with two small children but we weren’t going to let the opportunity pass […]