Chile

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

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

New Zealand-based dairy giant Fonterra has paid US$201.9mn to increase its holdings in Chilean dairy firm Soprole. Fonterra has purchased an additional 42.6% share of the Chilean... 2008-04-30

Colombian coffee shop chain Juan Valdez has announced plans to open 17 stores in Ecuador in a joint venture with a local supermarket chain. This move mirrors its expansion into Chile,... 2008-04-18

Chile-based retailer Falabella, which currently derives the bulk of its revenues from non-food sales, is making moves to expand its share of the Chilean food market. This revelation... 2008-04-11

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

Trading in the shares of Chile's largest grocery retailer D&S was suspended on March 10 2008 after rumours emerged that the firm was in takeover talks with US retail giant Wal-Mart.... 2008-03-11