Globalization and volatile dynamics of the modern world impose on businesses to cross geographical boundaries and penetrate new markets. In this paper we take two companies to describe the internationalization process as a fundamental decision for the growth of the organization, industry and sector. First we take Danone as a model of success, which through the contrast between their decisions in foreign markets with the theories of internationalization, it has demonstrated assertiveness, positioning itself as one of the world's leading dairy companies. Furthermore, Alpina, a Colombian enterprise, that recently has positioned its own production plant in the United States, is taken as a reference to explain the dynamics of Colombian companies seeking to export and ultimately produce abroad. The comparative analysis of these two paths allow us to show how domestic firms can take, or not, bigger companies as a reference when they decide to start a path of internationalization.
