Heineken to acquire FIFCO’s beverage and retail business
The Netherlands | The seven central American countries with an estimated population of 52 million people have rarely been in the news in recent years, except when foreign media decided to report on its endemic violence and corruption stemming from organized crime and the drug trade. So, it was a piece of good news, highlighting the region’s business potential, that Heineken announced on 23 September, it will acquire the beverage and retail operations of Florida Ice and Farm Company (FIFCO) in a deal valued at about USD 3.2 billion in cash.