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Audit firms scrutinised over collapse of Americanas which has shocked corporate Brazil
Crisis at retailer pits some of country’s best-known billionaires against its banks
Brazilian billionaire’s exit comes as processed food group shifts strategy
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Comments follow Berkshire Hathaway’s multibillion-dollar writedown on Kraft Heinz
Founding partner Alex Behring talks about the strategy transforming the beer and food industries
Kraft Heinz’s failed Unilever bid shows the food industry has run out of growth
The story behind the failure of Kraft Heinz to win over the Anglo-Dutch giant
Warren Buffett and Jorge Paulo Lemann feared public battle would have been damaging
Paul Polman faced down ambitious adversaries in buyout group 3G Capital
Kickbacks and state patronage have been an inherent part of the country’s business for centuries
Rivals left playing catch-up after $62bn ketchup maker deal between Heinz and Kraft
World’s largest brewer to sell stake in MillerCoors venture to Molson Coors
Brewer’s chief specialises in pulling off ever bigger takeovers
Brazilian billionaire closes in on dream with AB InBev and SABMiller merger
Brewer’s approach for SABMiller driven by need for global reach and fits modus operandi
Potential deal would involve Brazilian, Belgian, Colombian and US investors
The second in a two-part series on the vast brewer’s culture and ambition
The deal-thirsty brewer opens up in the first of a two-part series on its culture and ambitions
Purported interest in the brewer from the Brazilian billionaires may be intended to flush out SABMiller
A tennis star turned financier is slicing into America’s biggest consumer brands
Brazilian trio’s record of beer sales growth eludes other businesses
Heinz-Kraft deal marks latest in which group has acted as a consolidator in a struggling sector
Buyout firm has put entire US consumer sector on alert
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