Brazil

Chile's second-largest grocery retailer by market share Cencosud can look forward to the next few years. Increasingly well-positioned in Latin America and in particular Brazil, it is... 2010-11-05

France-based vegetable group Bonduelle has announced the opening of its first factory in Brazil. The facility, located in the Marajo, Goias State will focus on canned peas and once... 2010-11-01

Chilean retail group Cencosud has announced the acquisition of Brazilian supermarket operator Supermercado Bretas for BRL1.35bn (US$814mn). Bretas operates 62 supermarkets and three... 2010-10-19

Nestlé has renovated a factory in Chiapas, Mexico, which has been modified to produce the firm's Coffee Mate range of coffee creamers. These previously had to be imported from the... 2010-09-23

The Brazilian subsidiary of international food giant Danone has announced an ambitious target for revenue growth. Danone Brazil has said that it expects to generate revenues of BRL1.3bn... 2010-09-14

Emerging market focused private equity firm Actis has announced it is to invest US$58mn in Brazilian retailer Companhia Sulamericana de Distribuição , which owns the supermarket... 2010-09-06

It has been reported that a group of Brazilian investors are in talks to purchase US fast-food chain Burger King Holdings. The move would take the publicly listed firm private and could... 2010-09-02

Mexican bread maker Bimbo has opened a new factory in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The facility is to produce the Pullman and Plusvista bakery brands and takes the total number... 2010-08-27

The Brazilian consumer sector is one of the most dynamic in the world, with growing incomes and a strong consumer culture driving up spending and delivering impressive revenue growth... 2010-08-25

AmBev, the Latin American arm of brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev, has announced that it is merging its Venezuelan operations with local brewer Cerveceria Regional. The Venezuelan... 2010-08-23