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PARMALAT (CENTRAL AMERICA).


PARMALAT Parmalat SpA (ISE: IT0003826473), is an Italian dairy and food corporation. Having become the leading global company in the production of UHT (Ultra High Temperature) milk, the company nearly disappeared altogether following accusations of financial wrongdoing against founder , an Italian food conglomerate conglomerate, in business
conglomerate, corporation whose asset growth, often very rapid, comes largely through the acquisition of, or merger with, other firms whose products are largely unrelated to each other or to that of the parent company.
, bought a controlling stake in Costa Rican dairy company Industria Industria can refer to:
  • Industria (settlement), a colonia of Ancient Rome, ancestral to Monteu da Po in the Province of Turin, Italy.
  • Industria (typeface), a sans-serif typeface designed by Neville Brody in 1984.
 Lactea Tecnificada, or Inlatec, for US$25 million.
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Author:DEMPSEY, MARY
Publication:Latin Trade
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jul 1, 2001
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