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Companies / Brazil
Dairy Partners of America, the joint 50-50 joint venture set up by dairy giants Fonterra and Nestlé, has announced plans to build a new yoghurt plant in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The plant is designed to cater to growing demand for dairy products in Latin America and will produce yoghurt tailored to the tastes of the local population in the north eastern Brazilian
2008-07-04Companies / Brazil
Mexico-based FEMSA has announced it will invest nearly US$1.4bn this year. This represents a 40% increase in the amount invested last year, and the firm has earmarked the greatest...
2008-07-03Companies / Brazil
Brazilian meat firm Sadia has announced it will invest BRL650mn (US$406mn) in a new pork processing plant in the state of Santa Catarina. The plant, which should be in operation by...
2008-07-02Companies / China
Hong Kong-based consumer company China Resources Enterprises (CRE) has acquired Shanxi province hypermarket operator Xi'an Aijia. The purchase of the 11 hypermarkets will add around US$200mn to CRE's 2007 mainland retail revenues of US$1.51bn. More pertinently, however, the acquisition will significantly boost CRE's scale in the north of the
2008-07-02Companies / India
US brewing giant Anheuser-Busch (AB) has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Indian subsidiary Crown Beers India from partner Crown International for an undisclosed sum. The move...
2008-06-30Companies / Pakistan
Turkish Coca-Cola bottler Coca-Cola Içecek (CCI) has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in Pakistani soft drinks firm Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Ltd (CCBPL) from a number of subsidiaries...
2008-06-27Companies / Latvia
Lithuanian retailer Iki has announced further expansion plans for the Latvian market, with the aim of opening 10 supermarkets under the Iki banner and several convenience stores under the Ikiukas banner by the end of this year. Having entered Latvia in 2005, Iki has a stated ambition of becoming one of the top three retail chains in the country, with plans to expand its store...
2008-06-30Companies / Hungary
Russian brewer Baltika, part of the Danish brewer Carlsberg's Baltic Beverages Holding, has launched beer exports to Romania and Hungary and hopes to sell 150,000 litres of Baltika...
2008-06-25Companies / Croatia
Croatian company Agrokor Group has announced that it is making a major investment in Macedonia, with a EUR20mn (US$30.9mn) distribution centre. This new centre will be located in...
2008-06-23Companies / Russia
Turkish farmers have been hit with an import ban by Russia, claiming that the country's fruit and vegetables contain levels of pesticides exceeding Russia's limits. This has caused panic among the local agricultural industry, as Russia represents a key export market for Turkey's large agricultural sector. This is not the fist time local producers have faced such a ban, as a similar...
2008-07-03Industry / Egypt
Following the devastation experienced from the outbreak of bird flu in 2006, Egypt's poultry industry is finally showing signs of recovery, as businesses that made it through the...
2008-06-25Industry / South Africa
Pick 'n Pay Stores, South Africa's number two retailer, has announced its ambitious expansion plans to extend its presence in emerging markets and undeveloped regions. Pick 'n Pay...
2008-06-24Companies / United Kingdom
Upmarket food retailer Marks & Spencer has issued a profits warning after experiencing a 'marked deterioration in sales' in the 13 weeks to June 28. The firm reported that like-for-like sales during the period fell by 5.3% across the business, with clothes, homeware and food sales all falling significantly. These poor results caused the Marks & Spencer's share price to...
2008-07-04Companies / Germany
According to reports in the local Greek press, Germany-based discount operator Aldi is preparing to open its first stores in the country in September or October this year. The firm...
2008-07-03Companies / Germany
The merger of Tengelmann and Edeka's discount operations has been conditionally approved by Germany's federal cartel office. However, the competition watchdog has imposed three key...
2008-07-02
