Colombia
Companies
Brewing giant SABMiller has warned that a planned tax rise on beer in Colombia could have a significant impact on its volumes in the country. On February 1 value-added tax (VAT) on...
2010-01-27Companies
Colombian coffee roaster and coffee shop operator Café Oma has revealed that its sales in Venezuela have been hit by a decision to apply pricing regulations to speciality coffee....
2009-12-21Companies
Colombia's largest retailer Almacenes Exito has announced plans to raise COP435bn (US$223mn) through a share issue. The extra capital will be used to acquire the 22.5% stake in its...
2009-10-28Companies
Finnish food group Raisio has announced plans to launch a line of Benecol products in Colombia through a partnership with local food group Cooperativa Colanta Limitada (Colanta)....
2009-10-23Companies
UK-based brewer SABMiller has reported a 1% decline in lager volume sales in Latin America for its fiscal first half. In the six months to September 30 volumes in both Colombia and...
2009-10-22Companies
The director of corporate affairs at Peruvian beverage company Ajegroup, Alfredo Paredes, announced that the firm expect sales volumes to increase by 10% in the current year despite...
2009-09-07Companies
Relations between Venezuela and Colombia are continuing to deteriorate with the Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez threatening to sever all relations after Colombia granted the US...
2009-09-02Companies
Relations between Colombia and Venezuela have deteriorated after Colombian officials announced that members of the Colombian guerrilla group FARC were found with Swedish-made rocket...
2009-07-30
