Young adults in Puerto Rico and across the globe are increasingly choosing to abstain from alcohol, a behavioral shift that is reshaping the beverage industry and challenging long-standing social norms. Data indicates that Gen Z—the cohort born roughly between 1997 and 2012—is consuming alcohol at lower rates than previous generations, favoring functional beverages and non-alcoholic … Read more
2026-01-18 16:01:00 La semana pasada, 17 de los 32 gobernadores del país se unieron para desconocer la emergencia económica decretada por el Gobierno Nacional en diciembre, al considerar que la medida es inconstitucional. El Decreto 1474 de 2025 aumentó el IVA de las bebidas alcohólicas del 5 al 19 por ciento y modificó la destinación … Read more
The Chilean Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE) recently gave its approval for the sale of Iansa to the American firm Hartree Partners, a company connected to the well-known Oaktree fund. This decision follows Iansa’s notification in November that ED&F Man, the British company holding a majority stake, had reached a deal to sell its shares in … Read more