Tuesday, August 18, 2015

San Isidro receives Cacao tablets processing facilities



DAVAO DEL NORTE (PIA)  - A group of Cacao farmers in the municipality of San Isidro, Davao del Norte received recently Cacao tablets (Tableya) processing facilities from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

DTI Region XI Director Maria Belenda Ambi turned over on Thursday (August 13) to Chokolate de San Isidro, Inc., Shared Service Facilities, specifically Cacao bean roaster, colloid mill and tempering machine worth P 730,000.

According to the data from DTI, the equipment will double the monthly production volume of the company from two tons to four tons.

Director Ambi said that the CSI has been one of the pillars of the Cacao industry in the country.

“As of today, 80% of the Cacao production in the country comes from Mindanao and most of it from Davao Region, where CSI is one of the biggest producing company,” Ambi said.

CSI Vice President Theodore Delfin Garcia said that their company is exporting Cacao products to Netherlands and Germany.

“We are also expanding our market to Japan and Australia soon,” Garcia said. (PIA11, Michael Uy)

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