A pioneer in Puerto Rico’s farm-to-table movement, Departamento de La Comida is expanding its scope.
Hidden in a Guaynabo industrial park — and wedged among a department store, an air-conditioning distributor and a manufacturer of industrial equipment — Gustos Coffee Co. runs one of San Juan’s most eclectic coffee shops as well as a roasting plant aimed at satisfying the indulgences of demanding local coffee drinkers
The owners of the Taco Maker franchise in Puerto Rico, FransGlobal, announced this week its decision to buy the more than 50,000 pounds of beef consumed monthly at its 90 local restaurants from island farmers, representing an annual investment of some $1.5 million.