Swiss Chocolatier to Invest $30 million in Mexico

One of the largest confectioners in the world, Barry Callebaut, will buy the industrial part of Grupo Turin's chocolate plant in Toluca, State of Mexico and will invest $US 30 million before 2015. After sealing the deal with Grupo Turin, Barry Callebaut's CEO, Jesus Carlos Valencia, said that the purpose of the strategic alliance is 'to increase production capacity by up to 20,000 tons per year, with the idea of improving market penetration in central Mexico.'

Emerging Market Currencies, Peso and Real, Rebound on Hopes for Greece

Late Monday trading yielded positive results for Mexico and Brazil's currencies. The expectation that the euro zone and the European Central Bank will take stronger measures and take a more active role to prevent a Greek default from spreading to Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Italy helped markets rebound in late in the day yesterday. Mexico's peso (MXN=D2) rose 0.60 percent to 13.5019 to the dollar.

Honda Plans 50 Millon Dollar Expansion in U.S.

Honda Motor Co. will invest $50 million its Logan County transmission plant in Ohio. The company announced this past Wednesday that it plans to add a 75,0000-square-foot expansion in Russells Point to increase capacity for the casting of aluminum transmission cases. When the project is complete, Honda's Transmission operations will encompass 1 million square feet. Honda officials said the expansion will create more than 100 jobs by 2013. Currently, the transmission plant has more than 1,000 employees.

Mexican Soft Drink Company Coca-Cola Femsa to Acquire Grupo Cisma Bottler

Today, in Invest in Mexico news, it's been reported that Coca-Cola Femsa is going to buy local Mexican bottler company Grupo Cimsa. Putting refreshments in the hands of over 5 million people by working with over 70,000 retailers, Cimsa has been valued at $838 million by Coca-Cola Femsa. Read more about this piece of manufacturing news in the official release by the Mexican soft drink maker.