by Gabriela | Sep 8, 2014 | Doing business, Manufacturing
Food service is growing in Latin America and Asia more than anywhere else in the world. That was the first message of the Euromonitor International presentation I attended in Santiago de Chile as part of my visit to trade show Espacio Food & Service last week. In...
by Gabriela | Aug 23, 2014 | Chile, Manufacturing
In 2013, Chile joined China and the United Arab Emirates as one of the three top growing export destinations for the UK. Although oil exports have a lot to do with it, food and drink exports also increased. We know of one of the businesses that has something to do...
by Gabriela | Aug 11, 2014 | Doing business, Mercosur, Uruguay
Shopping in Montevideo It’s no secret that I’m rather fond of “retail research” or, as most people call it, shopping. And whenever I travel around South America, those of you who follow me on twitter (as well as our newsletter and blog readers) can have a glimpse for...
by Gabriela | Aug 6, 2014 | Doing business, Uruguay
Every export market is different. And when you return to your home country after 13 years abroad, you seem to develop a knack for spotting the singularities of a new (old) market. Take Uruguay, for example, and think just about the way in which people pay for what...
by Gabriela | Jul 31, 2014 | Argentina
Argentina is now officially in default. In plain English: it has not reached an agreement on how to pay its debts. You will find a lot of analysis (not without bias, by the way, it’s amazing how financial markets can stir up so many emotions!) on global sites like The...
