Venezuela

BMI's food and drink Risk/Reward ratings assess a market's attractiveness to industry investors in comparison to its peers. The Reward part of the rating takes into account market size,... 2012-01-18

The Venezuelan government of President Hugo Chávez has enacted a new law imposing price freezes across a range of fast moving consumer goods. Vice President Elias Jaua announced that... 2011-11-28

Within the major countries of Latin America the beer sector is highly concentrated, with AmBev dominant in Brazil and Argentina (as well as in Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay ), SABMiller... 2011-08-16

BMI's Food and Drink Risk/Reward Ratings assess a market's attractiveness to industry investors in comparison to its regional and global peers. The ratings take into account market... 2011-07-22

Mexican soft drink bottler Grupo Embotelladoras Unidas (Geupec) has struck a deal with PepsiCo that will see the two firms merge their Mexican bottling and distribution facilities.... 2011-07-20

There has been a limited amount of change in BMI's Latin America Risk/Reward ratings over the last quarter. Brazil continues to top the table, underlying the country's position as one... 2011-04-15

The problems for companies operating in areas of high inflation have been brought into focus in Venezuela, where Coca-Cola FEMSA is currently struggling to reach an agreement with its... 2011-01-21

In line with our expectations, the Venezuelan government devalued the bolívar on January 1 2011 by unifying the 'essential goods' rate of VEF2.6000/US$ with the higher 'non-essential'... 2011-01-05

French dairy producer Leche Pascual has announced plans to build a yoghurt factory in Venezuela through a joint venture with local food producer Empresas Polar. The two firm's will... 2010-11-16

The Venezuelan government of Hugo Chávez has fired a warning shot at the country's largest food producer Empresas Polar after accusing it of orchestrating a protest against the nationalisation... 2010-11-03