Brazil
Companies
Per capita consumption of wine is very low in Brazil compared with consumption of beer and as such the country has historically only ever had a small wine industry. However, at the...
2009-06-29Companies
Wal-Mart Brazil's chief executive, Hector Nunez, has said that the unit will have invested BRL1.6bn (US$813mn) by the end of 2009, representing Wal-Mart's biggest ever annual investment...
2009-06-25Companies
Brazilian meat processing firm Marfrig, which in 2006 generated over 85% of its revenues from fresh beef, has announced it is to buy a domestic turkey business from France-based poultry...
2009-06-24Companies
The Antitrust Division of the Brazilian Justice Ministry (CADE) has approved The Coca-Cola Company's (Coca-Cola) acquisition of ready-to-drink (RTD) tea producer Leao Junior, but...
2009-06-22Companies
The Jamaican government has been forced to adopt a new strategy to sell off the loss-making Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) after an offer from Brazil-based Infinity Bio-Energy fell...
2009-05-21Companies
After several months of negotiations Sadia and Perdigao, two of Brazil's largest food firms, have announced they are to combine their operations. Under the terms of the deal Perdigao...
2009-05-20Companies
Three of Brazil's largest food producers have posted losses for the first quarter of 2009. Meat processor Marfrig booked a net loss of BRL38.2mn (US$18.3mn), frozen food specialist...
2009-05-15Companies
Brazil's largest grocery retailer, Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (CBD), has reported that its net income for the first quarter of 2009 nearly tripled, thanks to sales growth...
2009-05-14
