Venezuela

South America's largest Coca-Cola bottled Coca-Cola Femsa has seen its Venezuelan operations severely hampered by the actions of local protestors who have picketed factories and set... 2008-04-02

The Venezuelan government has taken more steps towards nationalising the country's food industry after periodic shortages of basic food stuffs threatened to undermine President Chavez's... 2008-03-27

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has threatened to seize the assets of Colombian companies operating in the country as part of the ongoing diplomatic crisis in South America. During... 2008-03-10

Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez has threatened to seize the assets of the country's milk producers after claiming that state-owned dairy firms were having difficulty sourcing milk... 2008-02-12

Coca-Cola FEMSA's operations in Venezuela faced a three-day shutdown for alleged violations of tax regulations. The move against the Mexican based owner of the Coca-Cola franchise... 2007-03-15

Presidents Chávez and Kirchner met in Caracas last week. They concluded a number of deals that affect the food and drink sector in both countries. With Venezuela now an associate... 2007-02-26

In line with the Latin America-wide trend among mass grocery retailers (MGRs) of marketing and catering to low-income groups, the Venezuelan subsidiary of Dutch retailer SHV Makro... 2007-02-09