Minerva Foods’ ambitious plan to reshape the South American meat processing industry has encountered a significant obstacle in Uruguay. The country’s antitrust authority, Coprodec, recently rejected Minerva’s appeal to acquire three of Marfrig’s slaughterhouse plants within its borders. This decision impacts a small but crucial part of Minerva‘s larger R$7.5 ($1.3) billion deal to purchase […]
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