Heineken to buy FIFCO businesses for $3.2 billion in Central America push

(Reuters) -Dutch brewer Heineken will buy the beverage and retail businesses of Costa Rica's Florida Ice and Farm Company for $3.2 billion in cash, it said late on Monday, boosting its presence across Central America. Heineken will gain ownership of Costa Rica's century-old Imperial beer brand through the deal, as well as a soft drink business with its own brands and a PepsiCo bottling licence. South and Central American regions have become increasingly attractive for leading brewers such as Heineken and ...