Kerry Group upbeat on Latin America amid signs of recovery

The taste and nutrition group’s chief executive for the region said the outlook was good, particularly for the food sector

Kerry Group opened a new taste manufacturing facility in Mexico last week.

Emerging markets in Latin America are beginning to show signs of economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Kerry Group, the global taste and nutrition company.

Kerry, which opened a new taste manufacturing facility in Mexico last week, said economies in South America, including Brazil which had been badly affected by the pandemic, were likely to post GDP growth of up to an average of 5 per cent this year.

“Most economies in this ...