(Reuters) -Dutch brewer Heineken said on Monday it will buy the beverage and retail businesses of Florida Ice and Farm Company for $3.2 billion in cash, boosting its presence across Central America.
Heineken will gain ownership of Costa Rica’s century-old national beer “Imperial” through the deal, as well as a soft drink business with its own brands and a PepsiCo bottling license.
The transaction, which is expected to complete in the first half of 2026, will be immediately accretive to operating margin and earnings per share, before exceptional items, the company said.
(Reporting by Harshita Meenaktshi in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona)
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