by Gabriela Castro-Fontoura | Jul 22, 2021 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Argentina, Doing business, General, Manufacturing, Mercosur
We often encourage clients and those attending our training and capacity building sessions to look at Latin America laterally. One of the ways of doing this, is to focus on regions rather than countries. This is particularly the case for big and high complex markets...
by Gabriela Castro-Fontoura | Mar 22, 2021 | Doing business, Energy, mining & infrastructure, General, Manufacturing, Mercosur, Uruguay
In a recent blog post, I controversially mentioned that I have a weakness for cable cleats and I must explain myself before you think I’m (way too) weird. It all started about 9 years ago when I visited Ellis Patents in Rillington (near Malton in North Yorkshire) – I...
by Gabriela Castro-Fontoura | May 11, 2020 | Doing business, General, Manufacturing
Last month we discussed how certain products and services are very much in demand right now across Latin American and we don’t mean the obvious like facemasks, ventilators, and medicines. Today, let’s look at hygiene control. Hygiene is one area that we see plenty of...
by Gabriela | Oct 21, 2019 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Manufacturing, Uruguay
I know, shocking. You probably know Fray Bentos in the UK because of the steak pies. As Uruguayans, we know Fray Bentos for other reasons: it is a small town in Uruguay and home to a world-famous abbatoir, now UNESCO World Heritage Site (and Torreira’s...
by Gabriela | Sep 19, 2019 | Argentina, Manufacturing, Trade Shows
One of my favourite sectors to work in is, without doubt, packaging. So when I heard there was a trade show in Buenos Aires to coincide with one of my visits, I didn’t hesitate to pop in and have a look around. I found some interesting competitor information for...
by Gabriela | May 1, 2018 | Chile, Manufacturing
I am lucky enough to travel to Chile around four times a year. A country full of contradictions but equally a lot of opportunities for British companies, with a clear taste for British food and drink, and for UK brands in general. A 2 to 3-hour flight from Montevideo,...
