Brazil

After acquiring the promising beer business of Mexico-based FEMSA in early 2010 in an all stock deal worth more than US$7bn, BMI was of the opinion that if Heineken acquired the well... 2011-08-03

With sales in excess of US$35bn, AB InBev is comfortably the biggest beer company in the world and nearly 1.7 times the size of Heineken. Borne out of the Belgian-Brazilian giant InBev's... 2011-07-27

AmBev has had an incredibly successful time in post-2009 Brazil. It is one of the crown jewels in AB InBev's global portfolio with the lion's share of the Brazilian market and some... 2011-05-26

The Israeli food and drink giant Strauss has reported a 34.4% decline in Q1 (to March 2011) net income, despite growing its sales by 4.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) as high input costs (namely... 2011-05-20

Israeli food companies can only grow so much domestically because the industry is quite mature, so international expansion is absolutely pivotal. The likes of Strauss and G. Willi-Food... 2011-03-17

There is currently much discussion in the global food, drink and retail industries about the largest companies needing to strengthen emerging market (EM) exposure to try and uphold... 2010-09-15

Brazil is likely to attract the interest of an increasing number of Middle Eastern and North African investors, among others, as the World Islamic Banking conference (WIBC) held in... 2008-11-28

Production in Syria's largest sugar refinery has now begun, with an output of 1,000 tonnes a day, and plans to triple output within three months. The al-Wataniyah refinery, located... 2008-02-22

Brazilian sweets and dairy producer Embaré has announced that it is looking to expand its presence in the lucrative Middle Eastern market. Embaré has been exporting its caramel... 2008-02-20