DFA: PHL food company Mama Sita hopes to expand business in Spain
04/08/2011
GMANews.tv
GMANews.tv
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday said the Philippine Consulate in Spain is assisting a Filipino food company, Mama Sita, in promoting its food products in the European country.
In a statement, the DFA said Clara Lapuz, daughter of Mama Sita’s founder Teresita Reyes, is on a European visit to discuss the exportation of her family’s business products and the importation of food ingredients from Europe.
The Philippine-based Mama Sita is a producer of Filipino food mixes and sauces.
During Lapuz’s visit to Barcelona, she gave a Filipino cookbook to Casa Asia, a Spanish institution dedicated to promoting greater awareness and understanding between Spain and countries in Asia and the Pacific, the DFA said.
Casa Asia said the book would be an addition to the Filipiniana portion of the library, the DFA added.
According to the DFA, another objective of Lapuz's trip to Europe is to “talk to local Filipino community members about the need for more Filipinos in the Philippines to take up farming."
“It is getting more difficult for Filipino restaurant owners and food producers to secure locally-cultivated ingredients for their industries," the DFA quoted Lapuz as saying.
A number of Filipino restaurants are already operating in Barcelona, including one near the world-famous Ramblas tourist destination, which is frequently patronized not just by Filipinos but by Spaniards and Latin Americans.
“It is hoped that its unique combination of Asian and Western influences will continue to earn adherents abroad," the DFA said. — JE/VVP, GMA News
In a statement, the DFA said Clara Lapuz, daughter of Mama Sita’s founder Teresita Reyes, is on a European visit to discuss the exportation of her family’s business products and the importation of food ingredients from Europe.
The Philippine-based Mama Sita is a producer of Filipino food mixes and sauces.
During Lapuz’s visit to Barcelona, she gave a Filipino cookbook to Casa Asia, a Spanish institution dedicated to promoting greater awareness and understanding between Spain and countries in Asia and the Pacific, the DFA said.
Casa Asia said the book would be an addition to the Filipiniana portion of the library, the DFA added.
According to the DFA, another objective of Lapuz's trip to Europe is to “talk to local Filipino community members about the need for more Filipinos in the Philippines to take up farming."
“It is getting more difficult for Filipino restaurant owners and food producers to secure locally-cultivated ingredients for their industries," the DFA quoted Lapuz as saying.
A number of Filipino restaurants are already operating in Barcelona, including one near the world-famous Ramblas tourist destination, which is frequently patronized not just by Filipinos but by Spaniards and Latin Americans.
“It is hoped that its unique combination of Asian and Western influences will continue to earn adherents abroad," the DFA said. — JE/VVP, GMA News
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