date:Jun 12, 2012
A family-owned company founded more than 40 years ago by the late Juan Ramn Poll Cabrera, El Machetazo is considered one of the most important retail companies in Panama. Among its holdings are 12 hypermarkets of the same name that operate throughout Panama and employ more than 3,000 people.
Panama is an established banking, shipping and tourism-based economy that has seen phenomenal growth in recent years, said Marc Mushkin, senior vice president of international development for Pollo Tropical