DTI intensifies food
export promotions in the Middle East
By Nelly Dillera with reports from DTI-TIIC
The Metro Kidapawan Chamber of Commerce and Industry represented by Dr. Ramon Floresta, DVM, owner of RNF Summit Industries recently participated in an outbound mission to the Middle East organized by the Department of Trade & Industry.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is pressing for more export promotion activities in the Middle East to take advantage of the region’s continued economic growth. Promotional activities include in-store promotions, food festivals, exchange visits, trade fair participation, and strengthening of trade ties through bilateral agreements.
DTI-Sarangani Conducts Business Opportunities Training
By: Nelly Nita N. Dillera
The Department of Trade & Industry – Sarangani Provincial Office conducted a series of Business Opportunities Seminar and Skills Training under the Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program or CLEEP.
In a Report made by DTI- Sarangani Provincial Director Nenita Barroso to the DTI-12 Regional Director Ibrahim K. Guiamadel, she said among the trainings conducted were:
Techno- Transfer on banana catsup making from cardaba & cavendish bananas, coco- based food product processing like coco jam and nata de coco; and street food processing like bibingka, banana cue, barbeque, side street carenderias and grill stalls operation.
An Orientation on Good Manufacturing Practices was also conducted to ensure that the food producers are properly guided in producing food products that are safe to eat. This is also a pre-requisite to getting Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) registration or license to operate.
The 16 micro, small and medium entrepreneurs who participated in the recently concluded National Trade Fair at the SMX Convention Hall, Mall of Asia, Manila earned more then P12 Million in cash, booked and under negotiated sales.
DTI-12 Regional Director Ibrahim K. Guiamadel said, this made Region 12 the top seller nationwide generating as much as 22% of the total.
Rank 2 and 3 were Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) with P7.08 Million or 13% of the total and Region 7 with P6.4 M or 12% of the aggregate.
The national total sales was pegged at P54.3 Million per report made by the organizer, DTI-Center for International Trade Exposition Mission (CITEM).
Roast Rice Hot Bev on the Rise: Cresing’s Food Products
by: Nelly Nita Dillera
The idea of producing an alternative drink out of rice just like what Nieda Ramos’ grandmother was doing when she was a child started it all.
She wanted something that gives good health to the body. Since rice coffee is natural, contains no preservative or caffeine, Nieda’s best choice for a product was rice coffee. Nieda remembers during her childhood when her grandmother used to serve them roast rice for their coffee.
Nieda would recall each time their mother does not feel well, she drinks rice coffee and feels better afterwards. Even up to now, though bed-ridden, she makes it a practice to drink a cup or two everyday.
The product is new and not common. Since Maitum is the biggest rice-producing municipality in Sarangani, Nieda thought that raw material is not hard to find. Also, the product is non-perishable. Later, they decided to use organic brown rice to make the product more healthful. And from here, Cresing’s started to produce corn coffee for variation. Cresing’s Food Products is named after her 82 year old mother, Cresilda.
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Ibrahim K. Guiamadel, she said among the trainings conducted were:
booked and under negotiated sales. 
The idea of producing an alternative drink out of rice just like what Nieda Ramos’ grandmother was doing when she was a child started it all. 