Dutch brewer Heineken will buy the beverage and retail businesses of Costa Rica's Florida Ice and Farm Company for $3.2 billion (€2.7 billion) in cash, it said, boosting its presence across Central America. Heineken will gain ownership of Costa Rica's century-old Imperial beer brand through the deal, as well as a soft drink business with its own brands and a PepsiCo bottling licence. Growth OpportunitiesThe deal will unlock growth opportunities and enable Heineken to enter "new profit pools" across Central America, said chief executive Dolf van den Brink. ADVERTISEMENTHeineken expects its net debt to increase by €3.2 billion ($3.77 billion) after the deal. FIFCO, which makes beers, wines, non-alcoholic beverages and food, manages five production plants and 13 distribution centres across Central America, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and the United States.