Industry Developments
Canada
According to Mexican newspaper Excelsior, Coca-Cola bottler Femsa is planning to buy the Canadian bottling operations recently sold by Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) to The Coca-Cola...
2010-03-09Mexico
Mexican bread maker Grupo Bimbo has reported rising sales and earnings for Q409 on the back of acquisitions. In the three months ending in December 2009, Bimbo's net sales were up...
2010-03-04United States
US soft drinks producer Hansen Natural has reported an increase in revenues and profits for 2009, shrugging off the weak economic environment that affected the results of many other...
2010-03-03Brazil
Brazil's largest food firm, Brasil Foods (BRF), formed after Perdigão agreed to acquire its debt-laden local rival Sadia in May 2009, has reported a drop in sales for 2009 after...
2010-03-02United Kingdom
US snack producer Diamond Foods has agreed to purchase premium potato chip maker Kettle Foods from UK-based private equity firm Lion Capital for US$615mn. Diamond is reported to have...
2010-03-01Canada
Canadian private label soft drink specialist Cott Corp has reported a return to profitability in 2009. For the 12 months to January 2 the firm recorded net profits of US$81.5mn, compared...
2010-02-26United States
Reports have emerged that The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) is in talks to buy the North American operations of its largest bottler, Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), with the tabled bid said...
2010-02-25Mexico
Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo has registered an increase in sales and profits for the fourth quarter of 2009. In the three months to the end of December, Modelo's revenues climbed by...
2010-02-22
