Mexico

Mexico-based retailer Walmart de Mexico (Walmex) has registered acceleration in its domestic sales for the third quarter of 2011. In the three months to the end of September, Walmex's... 2011-12-12

Mexico-based soft drinks producer Coca-Cola Femsa has commenced work on a new bottling plant in Brazil. The facility, built in the town of Itabirito in the state of Minas Gerais, will... 2011-12-08

Beers from Spain's Mahou San-Miguel are set to become available in Mexico after the firm signed a distribution deal with its Mexican counterpart Grupo Modelo. The deal will see Modelo... 2011-12-07

US coffee shop chain Starbucks has announced the opening of its 500th outlet in Latin America, demonstrating its steady progress within this high potential market. Starbucks currently... 2011-11-22

Chile's largest wine producer Concha y Toro has announced the formation of a joint venture in the Mexican market with local food and wine distributor Digrans. The new business, to be... 2011-11-15

US-based trade association the Wine Institute, which seeks to promote Californian wines, has said that it hopes that exports to Mexico can rebound following the elimination of import... 2011-10-27

BMI's food and drink team are rolling out a series of new and improved risk/reward ratings for all its regions. The new ratings, introduced here for the Latin America region are more... 2011-10-24

Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo has completed the purchase of Argentina's largest baking company, Fargo. Bimbo previously owned 30% of the firm and has received approval to take full... 2011-09-22

Consolidation in the Mexican soft drinks sector rolls on with Coca-Cola Femsa announcing it is to acquire rival Coca-Cola bottled Grupo Cimsa in a deal worth MXN11bn (US$830mn). The... 2011-09-20

Mexico-based soft drinks producer Coca-Cola FEMSA has announced plans to restructure its reporting units, leading to speculation that the move could be in anticipation of further international... 2011-08-30