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was their native language, as it was for many
Caribbean migrants who lived in the Atlantic region of Costa Rica. With that same company, they purchased the brewery and beverages business owned by José Traube in 1912. This is how a company that was mainly an agricultural concern entered the beverages
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Cervecería Ortega. Founded in 1910 by the Ortega Family of Spanish origin, the Ortega brewery had been one of the main competitors with brands such as Imperial and Bavaria. The consolidation of these breweries allowed FIFCO to make investments in a new brewery and
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FIFCO is structured as a holding company with three subsidiaries: Florida
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In 1979 the company went public and commenced trading on the Bolsa
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that allowed it to start exporting its beer and refreshments into China, as well as importing
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bottling plant which it called “Cervecería Costa Rica” in 1966. The plant is located in Río
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403:"Florida compró cervecera en EE. UU. por $ 388 millones"
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555:"Fifco tomó posesión de empresa Kern's"
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728:Food and drink companies of Costa Rica
206:, the third canton in the province of
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574:"Empresa realiza agresiva expansión"
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677:Jaime Lopez (December 16, 2011).
180:Florida Ice and Farm Company S.A.
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277:In October 2012 FIFCO purchased
572:Leitón, Patricia (2012-10-27).
531:Noguera, Yanancy (1998-02-14).
512:Brenes, Lidiette (1999-12-20).
481:"Cien años de historia y sabor"
401:Barquero, Marvin (2012-10-27).
371:Barquero, Marvin (2012-12-10).
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651:Erman, Michael (2012-10-26).
602:Fallas, Hassel (2008-12-08).
553:Ulett, Lizbeth (2006-08-17).
604:"Entrevista: Gisela Sánchez"
533:"Empresas ticas se afianzan"
479:Calvo, Mónica (2008-12-14).
659:. New York: Thomson Reuters
621:Arce, Sergio (2011-12-21).
436:Arce, Sergio (2012-03-20).
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340:"Reporte Anual 2015–2016"
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85:Ramón Mendiola Sánchez
318:List of ice companies
514:"Empresas del siglo"
283:KPS Capital Partners
281:Holdings (NAB) from
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156:Number of employees
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748:Costa Rican brands
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306:La Ribera de Belen
94:Wilhelm Steinvorth
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722:Categories
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324:References
246:Pepsi Cola
188:Costa Rica
142:Net income
78:Key people
71:Costa Rica
627:La Nación
608:La Nación
578:La Nación
559:La Nación
537:La Nación
518:La Nación
442:La Nación
407:La Nación
377:La Nación
356:1 January
291:Magic Hat
268:Caribbean
204:Siquirres
45:Beverages
312:See also
302:Heineken
266:and the
257:Tsingtao
225:Alajuela
219:market.
108:Products
98:chairman
41:Industry
657:Reuters
295:Pyramid
287:Genesee
216:English
198:History
184:Heredia
168:Website
160:+6,300
126:Revenue
67:Heredia
55:Founded
49:Brewing
162:(2015)
350:(PDF)
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253:China
212:finca
208:Limón
112:Beers
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