Argentina

Chilean beverage firm Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU) has reported that its total volume sales in the third quarter of 2008 were up by 11.4% compared to the same period a year... 2008-11-04

Retail giant Wal-Mart has announced plans to open between 12 and 15 new stores in Argentina by the end of 2009. The firm has revealed that the expansion will require an investment... 2008-08-22

Argentine brewer and soft drink producer Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa) has reported strong results for the first half of 2008. For the six months ending June 30 2008, Quinsa, which... 2008-08-20

In Argentina, controversial agricultural export taxes look likely to become permanently enshrined in law after they were narrowly approved by the country's lower house. The tax increases,... 2008-07-09

Chilean beverage firm Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU) has announced that its total volume sales in the first half of 2008 were up by 12.1% compared to the same period a year ago.... 2008-07-08

On May 30 US-based coffee shop chain Starbucks opened its first outlet in Argentina and revealed it could open up to four outlets in the country by the end of the year. The firm already... 2008-06-02

Mexican Coca-Cola bottler Embotelladoras Arca has announced it will buy the Coca-Cola Co. franchise for north-eastern Argentina. The franchise will give Arca control over the provinces... 2008-05-19

Chilean beverage firm Embotelladora Andina has announced a significant decline in its net profits for the first quarter of 2008. The firm, which holds a franchise to bottle Coca-Cola... 2008-05-02

Angry farmers in Argentina have paralysed agricultural exports from the country's major ports through a combination of strikes and roadblocks. Shipments from the main port of Rosario... 2008-03-28

Beverage firm Quilmes Industrial, which operates in Latin America and is owned by brewing giant Ambev, has reported fairly strong 2007 figures. The firm has reported a 17.9% increase... 2008-03-17