Food Magazine September 2015 | Page 41

LATIN AMERICA
since 2010 , shortly after the integration of all agribusiness units . Under his administration the company has completed several commercial , sustainable and internationalization projects .
After generating profits and doubling all productivity , MaxAgro expects to consolidate this volume in the domestic market .
“ We want to consolidate our pork business in the short run and grow our fruit production by 20 percent ,” said Kühlenthal .
Agricultural diversification MaxAgro has three main agribusiness units :
1 . Fruits . Agricola Lyon is the trade name of the company ’ s cultivation unit . Lyon cultivates grapes , kiwis , avocados and cherries , among other fruits . Always following the highest quality standards for export to customers in Europe , USA , UK and Asia . Additionally , MaxAgro ’ s San

Key People

Cristian Kühlenthal Becker CEO of MaxAgro
Industrial Engineer from the University of Chile ( Universidad de Chile ) and with more than 10 years of agribusiness experience in MaxAgro . He joined the mentioned company in early 2005 , as manager of the construction project of the slaughtering plant “ Planta Faenadora Las Pataguas ”. He remained in this position for about four years , during which he also developed the commercialization of meat products in local and international markets . In mid-2010 , Kühlenthal became General Manager of Commercial MaxAgro . Subsequently , he integrated an entire operation that until that day existed under various business names , assuming this great challenge as General Manager of the new restructure company MaxAgro .
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