Overview

• Desembarco says negotiations are in their final stages and signals potential announcements in the coming weeks.
• BBVA holds the sale mandate and has sounded out other candidates, including DGSA, Inverlat, and Ecuador’s Int Food.
• Burger King’s local network counts just over 100 restaurants, reported between 116 and 118, ranking third in the market.
• Desembarco pledges to keep stores operating, protect employment, and maintain local supplier relationships during any handover.
• Alsea is divesting Burger King regionally while retaining Starbucks and PF Chang’s in Argentina, following a 2024 sale of 54 BK stores in Spain to Cinven.