There are at least 15 Costa Rican restaurant chains where burgers are the highlight dish on the menu.
International brands include Mc'Donald's with its 50 stores, Burger King with 31 and Wendy's with 13 restaurants. Other fast foodfranchises with burgers on the menu are "Carl's Jr., which debuted in 2011 and has six locations, and Smashburger, which opened its first store in Lincoln Square, earlier this month."
A 480 MW thermal plant under construction in Colombia could export electricity to Central America.
The U.S. company Inin Corp., is studying exporting energy to Central America and the Caribbean from its Termo Palermo project in the Colombian department of Magdalena, which will have a capacity of 480 MW, said company general manager, Jorge Castellanos.
In 2011 fast food chains plan to open 20 new restaurants.
The average investment ranges between $ 1 million and $ 1.5 million for opening of new stores. Also, remodeling of some stores was announced with values between $ 120 thousand and $ 400 thousand.
Wendy's, Taco Bell and McDonald's have launched new advertisement campaigns to attract consumers.
Elperiodico.com.gt reports: "Taco Bell launched its publicity campaign called 'Who said Crisis?' and is offering its tacos and burritos at prices between 6 and 12 quetzales, while McDonald's launched its new hamburger, McChicken Guacamol Jr, at 10 quetzales and will reduce the price of its hamburgers, for example, a Big Mac will go from Q19.25 to Q12 and a McMuffin from Q12.75 to Q9, at its 68 restaurants."
Recognized Brazilian company of backhoe loaders, telescopic, articulated and other types of cranes looking for companies interested in representing the brand and distributing their machinery in Central America and Mexico. The company manufactures and sells telescopic,...