Resumen

MORALES ESPINOZA, Agustín. Estrategias empresariales en la era global: El caso del complejo sectorial venezolano de grasas y aceites. Agroalim [online]. 2001, vol.6, n.13, pp.73-84. ISSN 1316-0354.

In order to study the current restructuring processes in both Venezuelan agri-food industry and Venezuelan oils and fats industry, the first part of this work refers to tendencies that stand out within the international context as a consequence of the opening and integration economic process. In the second part, using the analytic axes made up of Cargill, Unilever, Nestlé, Mavesa and Polar industries, the restructuring business process which has occurred in the comestible fat and oil branches of the industries is analyzed. The result of the analysis indicates that since the economic opening and integration were adopted by the Venezuelan government, the process of business restructuring has intensified and, consequently, the corresponding index of concentration of these food industries has intensified. In the third part, the implications of this phenomena were analyzed on the Complex of Fat and Oils Sector, in particular in the agricultural sector, imports, consumption and also, food security.