Industry Developments

Brazil's largest retailer CBD has revealed that it spent less that it had planned on capital expansion in 2011. The firm had originally set an investment target of between BRL1.2bn... 2012-01-11

Japanese brewer Kirin has set out plans for the Brazilian market, following its successful bid for full control of Shincariol. Kirin's President and CEO Senji Miyake has revealed that... 2012-01-10

US discount retailers have continued to post market-beating rates of growth and have outlined ambitious expansion plans; however, the latest results posted by Family Dollar fit with... 2012-01-09

Increased international interest in the Brazilian biscuit sector looks to be pushing local producers to consolidate their operations, with local market leader M. Dias Branco announcing... 2012-01-05

Netherlands-based brewer Heineken again demonstrated its desire for emerging market expansion by boosting its stake in Haitian brewer Brasserie Nationale D'Haiti (Brana) from 22.5%... 2011-12-23

Soft drink firm Coca-Cola FEMSA continues to drive consolidation within Mexico's soft drink sector, announcing that it is to purchase the drinks arm of Mexican group Fomento Queretano.... 2011-12-23

The latest results from US food producers Conagra and General Mills continue to point to the difficulty that firms are having in passing on increased commodity costs at a time when... 2011-12-22

Canadian retailer Sobeys has reported positive figures for the second quarter of its fiscal year, with sales up by 3.4% to US$3.98bnn and same-store sales increasing by 1.9%. Operating... 2011-12-16

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