Alsea S.A.B. de C.V (ALSSF) Q2 2025 Earnings Call

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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Alsea's second quarter 2025 earnings video conference. My name is Gerardo Lozoya, head of investor relations and corporate affairs. Today, you will hear from our newly appointed chief executive officer, Cristian Gurria, and Federico Rodriguez, our chief financial officer. I'd like to take a moment to warmly welcome Cristian to his first earnings call as CEO. With over two decades of experience at Alsea, he brings deep operational knowledge and strategic insight into this new leadership role. Before we continue, a friendly reminder that some of our comments today will contain forward-looking statements based on our current view of our business and that future results may differ materially from these statements. Today's call should be considered in conjunction with disclaimers in our earnings, released in our most recent Bolsa Mexicana de Valores report. The company is not obliged to update or revise any such forward-looking statements. Please note that unless specified otherwise, the earnings numbers referred to are based on pre-IFRS 16 standards. I will now hand it over to Christian for his initial remarks. Thank you, Gerardo, and thank you all for joining us today. This is my first earning call as CEO of Alcer. I am honored and excited to step into this role. After more than 25 years with the company, a journey that began as a manager in a Domino's Pizza store in Cuernavaca, in Mexico, over the years, I've worked with exceptional teams across multiple brands and regions, gaining a deep understanding of our operations, culture, and long-term potential. I want to sincerely thank Armando and the entire Alsea team for their trust and support in ensuring a smooth and successful leadership transition for the past five months. It's an...