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Peru's Grupo Gloria recommences dairy production in Uruguay 20 Feb 2020

Peruvian dairy giant Grupo Gloria has reopened a cheese facility shutdown in 2015 amid low prices and union conflicts.

Spanish seafood firm Marfrío in Uruguayan joint venture 6 Oct 2017

Marfrio, the Spanish frozen seafood business, has signed a joint venture agreement with Uruguay's Flisnor.

Nestle to relocate Uruguay operations under one roof 7 Jul 2017

Nestle to relocate its base in Uruguay in a bid to become more efficient and to try to drive its growth in the South American country.

Japan's NH Foods buys meat firm Breeders & Packers Uruguay 3 May 2017

Japan’s NH Foods is to buy Uruguayan major meat processing company Breeders & Packers Uruguay (BPU) to increase its meat supply capacity in emerging markets and to tap the major mature beef consumption markets in North America and Europe.

Grupo Gloria shuts Uruguay Parmalat plant 4 Mar 2015

Peru's Grupo Gloria has confirmed a decision to shut down its dairy plant in Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay, where it manufactured Parmalat's products under the brand Ercolat.

URUGUAY: Brazilian meat giant Minerva to buy Pul 19 Jan 2011

Brazilian meat-packing company Minerva has entered an agreement to acquire Uruguay-based meat firm Pul for around US$65m.