Business
Establishment Labs (NASDAQ:ESTA) hit $2.1 billion in market cap under CEO Peter Caldini, with the stock up 96% in a year.
Wealth
From hidden estates to off-grid compounds, Costa Rica’s wealthiest residents are increasingly paying for distance, privacy, and control.
Business
Cafe Britt posted $111.6 million in revenue in 2025. Hotels, restaurants, and supermarkets generated more than $80 million of it. The company most people associate with airport gift shops is quietly becoming an everyday coffee business.
Cafe Britt posted $111.6 million in revenue in 2025. Hotels, restaurants, and supermarkets generated more than $80 million of it. The company most people associate with airport gift shops is quietly becoming an everyday coffee business.
Florida Ice and Farm Company no longer makes beer. After 118 years, Costa Rica's most iconic consumer company sold its entire beverages, food, and retail empire to Heineken for $3.201 billion. What the five public filings reveal about what was sold, what remains, and what comes next.
Before Holcim Costa Rica's 2025 financials arrive, its last public filing tells the story of a cement giant remaking itself under competitive pressure, with zero debt, ₡17 billion in profit, and a construction services bet still waiting to pay off.
Costa Rica Intelligence
Florida Ice and Farm Company no longer makes beer. After 118 years, Costa Rica's most iconic consumer company sold its entire beverages, food, and retail empire to Heineken for $3.201 billion. What the five public filings reveal about what was sold, what remains, and what comes next.
Before Holcim Costa Rica's 2025 financials arrive, its last public filing tells the story of a cement giant remaking itself under competitive pressure, with zero debt, ₡17 billion in profit, and a construction services bet still waiting to pay off.
Costa Rica's economy expanded 4.7% in February 2026, but the drivers are changing. Construction surged 11.8%, free trade zone growth cooled, and exports to Asia jumped over 50%.
