14-Jun-2018

Mexicans are among the biggest soda drinkers in the world, so residents of the southern city of Ciudad Altamirano were hit hard when first Coca-Cola then Pepsi closed their distribution centers amid drug gang extortion demands. To paraphrase an old Saturday Night Live routine, it's "No Coke, no ...

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05-Mar-2018

Heineken N.V. (HEINEKEN) today opened a new brewery in Meoqui, Chihuahua, Mexico. The brewery, the company's seventh in Mexico, has a production capacity of 6 million hectolitres per year and will produce leading brands such as Tecate, Dos Equis and Heineken® for the Mexican market as well as for ...

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20-Sep-2017

Multinational Mexican company Femsa announced that it completed the sale of a 5.24% stake in Grupo Heineken Group. The shares offering raised near 2.5 billion euros. The operation consisted of 22.485 billion shares of Heineken N.V., representing 3.90% of the issued capital at a price of totaling ...

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07-Aug-2017

A Mexican federal court has made an unusual ruling that bans the import of U.S. potatoes on the grounds the imports violate Mexicans' right to food sovereignty and a healthy environment.A group of Mexican potato growers had sought a constitutional injunction on the imports, claiming they ...

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03-Feb-2017

If the United States imposes a border tax on Mexican imports, it's not just tequila, beer and avocados that would jump in price. Mexico is the world's leading exporter of refrigerators and flat-screen TVs. Cars and trucks such as the Ram 1500 crew cab, Ford Fiesta and Chevrolet Trax fill U.S. ...

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22-Nov-2016

Taco Bell, the Mexican fast-food chain owned by Yum! Brands Inc., has introduced its first-ever queso cheese dip. The cheese sauce is now available with two new limited-time dishes. Queso is an appetizer or side dish of melted cheese and chili pepper served in Tex-Mex restaurants as a dip for ...

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