Investment In Brazil Bottled Water To Accelerate

AmBev, the Latin American arm of beverages major Anheuser-Busch InBev, is to invest BRL152mn to expand capacity at a bottled water plant in Viamão, southern Brazil. The firm is to expand production at its Águas Claras do Sul facility by 30%, which raises the plant's capacity to 9.9mn hectolitres. The Brazilian bottled water sector is expanding at a rapid rate and with its enviable distribution network, AmBev is well placed to capitalise on this growth. However, the firm is up against competition from the sector's leading global players, Nestlé and Danone, which are also investing in the market in a

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