Brazilian meat packer JBS has surprised many in the U.S. beef industry when it acquired Swift & Co. - the company more than five times the size of his - in 2007, then moved to the acquisition of the American's fourth and fifth largest producers of beef in 2008. JBS Swift new cut costs and restructure, turning a quarterly loss of $ 99 million, $ 140 million increase for 6 months. JBS to position itself for the supply of beef markets around the world, but he faced a growing storm of food and fuel prices, the global credit crisis and industry analysts are skeptical of the company's debt burden. "Hide
by David E. Bell, Katherine Ross Source: Harvard Business School 21 pages. Publication Date: December 12, 2008. Prod. #: 509021-PDF-ENG
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