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$3.2b Deal: Heineken Takes over Costa Rica's Iconic Imperial Beer in Massive Central America Expansion

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HEINEKEN acquires 75% of FIFCO's beverage portfolio including Costa Rica's Imperial beer, 300+ retail outlets, and full ownership of HEINEKEN Panama. Deal completion expected H1 2026.

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Heineken announced its expansion strategy in Central America, after reaching an agreement with Florida Ice and Farm Company S.A. (Fifco) to acquire the beverage, food and retail business for $3,250 million in Costa Rica, the region and Mexico.At a conference this Tuesday, the Dutch company presented its regional plan.Heineken indicated that the acquisition of total ownership in Panama represents an opportunity to enter a growing market and focus…

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At the end of the operation, Heineken and its affiliates will be completely stopped in La Florida, Heineken Panama and Fifco Mexico.

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Heineken buys Cervecería: What will happen to Imperial? A historic movement in the brewing and beverage industry shakes Costa Rica and the region. Florida Ice and Farm Company S.A. (Fifco) announced the sale of 75% of its operations in Central America and Mexico to the Dutch multinational Heineken, for $3,250 million. With this transaction, scheduled to take place in the first half of 2026, Heineken becomes the absolute owner of the business, as…

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The acquisition also delivers to Heineken Costa Rica the Imperial beer, a beverage business with a PepsiCo bottling license.

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The brewing company Heineken is expanding its business in Central America with a billion-dollar takeover. Heineken will take over the beverage and retail business of the Florida Ice and Farm Company (FIFCO) for 3.2 billion dollars, announced the Dutch brewery on Monday. Heineken will receive, among other things, the over a hundred-year-old beer brand "Imperial" from Costa Rica.

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Florida Ice and Farm (Fifco) has signed a binding sales agreement to sell its beverage, food and retail business to HEINEKEN, in several countries, including Costa Rica. Thus brands such as Imperial, Pilsen, Pepsi, Musi or Musmanni will no longer be in the hands of this Costa Rican company. Fifco agrees to sell most of its brands to foreign company. These are the detailsAccording to a relevant fact released this Monday, the agreement was closed …

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stocktitan.net broke the news on Monday, September 22, 2025.
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