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CCU buys stake in Danone unit

CCU buys stake in Danone unit

May 2, 2022 | Charles Newbery
Chilean beverage company picks up 49% of the French food company's bottled water subsidiary in Argentina

Corporate & Sovereign Strategy M&A Argentina Chile Coronavirus France

Chilean beverage company Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU) said Friday that its Argentine unit agreed to buy a 49% stake in an Argentine beverages producer from French food company Danone, a latest move to step up investment in Argentina. CCU bought the shareholding in Aguas Danone de Argentina through CCU Argentina, according to a securities filing. The alliance will help "strengthen both companies in a highly competitive market," Danone said in a statement. Danone markets the Villa del Sur and

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