Chile

Chilean retailer Supermercados Unimarc SA has announced steady first quarter financial results, with moderate growth reported in both sales and gross profit terms, although net losses... 2007-05-10

The odyssey of Chilean retailer Cencosud's efforts to gain a stake in Colombian retailer Almacenes Exito took another turn following remarks by the president of Exito investor Suramericana... 2007-04-11

Chile's largest wine producer and exporter, Concha y Toro, whose American Depositary Receipt (ADR) trades on the New York Stock Exchange, reported a strong export performance in the... 2007-03-05

One of Chile's most promising export stars, the salmon industry is at once praised for the high levels of foreign currency it earns and criticised for the unacceptable number of deaths... 2007-02-22

As part of its strategy of strengthening its presence in the country's new wine regions, San Pedro announced that it has bought local winery Viña Leyda, located close to Chile's... 2007-02-12

'An offer overheard is an offer doomed', goes the saying in Spanish. Chilean retailer Cencosud's much-commented upon and unsuccessful offer to buy a quarter of Almacenes Exito, Colombia's... 2007-02-02

Chilean wine and spirits exports - in reality mostly wine exports - posted a strong increase in 2006. The National Agricultural Policy and Research Office (ODEPA) said earlier this... 2007-01-18

Chile's leading brewer, Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU), is to create a joint venture with local food and juice producer Watt's. The two companies have confirmed that CCU will... 2007-01-12

According to reports in the Chilean press, citing the managing director of

Chile's leading retailer, D&S (Distribución y Servicio), has restructured its upper management to prepare for expansion within Latin America, now that its consolidation programme... 2007-01-04