Burger King is back in Costa Rica just eight months after the former franchisee closed its operations due to accumulated debt and other financial woes.
Casual Tex-Mex restaurant Chili's Grill & Bar on Monday opened a new location at Mall Paseo de las Flores in Heredia province, the chain's fourth in the country and the first outside the capital, San José.
Look out Starbucks: Tico corporation Grupo Britt opened its first gourmet coffee store in Costa Rica this week at Multiplaza Escazú, west of the capital.
Costa Rica's restaurant sector – and specifically its fast-food sector – is showing improvement in the number of openings in the second half of this year, a trend Costa Rican Restaurants Chamber President Jorge Figueroa said is good news for job growth.
The iconic Costa Rican store Almacén El Gallito, which in recent years sold mostly party supplies and furniture, last Friday closed its seven locations in Costa Rica citing financial problems.
Colombian coffee giant Juan Valdez officially inaugurated the first of five stores it plans to open in Costa Rica this year, representing a total investment of $2 million.
