📊 A deal that goes beyond ice cream
The news snowballed through the business community: Grupo Nutresa, one of Colombia’s largest food conglomerates, confirmed that it had acquired all the shares of Industrias Tío Rico, C.A., the ice cream brand best known to Venezuelan shoppers. The deal closed on October 28, 2026, and although the company did not disclose the price, it made clear that this is the first move in a long-term growth plan in the country.