Something you may not know about our SHUGAS is that we come from a long standing company that is dedicated to the production and marketing of specialty natural liquid sweeteners in the Dominican Republic. We take pride in all of the great quality products our parent company, Caribbean Liquid Sugar, manufactures.
Recently we got to join the big team during the 2014 PMA Fresh Summit, where many other Dominican brands were represented. This event was huge… over 22,000 attendees!
As a first time exhibitor, Caribbean Liquid Sugar got to present our stevia farm project, Rostevia Agroindustrial. Record attendance at the 2014 Produce Marketing Association Conference created an exciting venue to share our work in the Dominican Republic, stated our Business Development Manager Andrew Colehower. He also said that “Having the opportunity to showcase the quality and growth of our certified organic Stevia farm in the Caribbean was a great experience… the timing was perfect, as some of the world’s biggest and most trusted food brands are formulating with stevia”.
We are so proud about the Rostevia Agroindustrial farm program as it supports the local economy and creates jobs with a farmer co-op model. 2015 promises to be a pivotal year for the project, as acreage for the farmers will scale up from 25 hectares to 100+ hectares, with both powder and leaf forms of organic stevia available. This speaks volumes about our core as a company.
We loved attending, meeting so many people, getting wonderful feedback and presenting our sweeteners to the world. That’s why we wanted to share a few pics with you. If you want to see more follow the hashtag #freshsummit and do not forget to follow us on social media as well with our hashtag #theSHUGAway