Cooking with my Doctor lands airport deal, expands to US Walmart stores
July 1, 2025
The company unveiled three new additions to its “Pónselo a” seasoning line at the 2025 MIDA Conference and Food Show. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico consumers cut back on entertainment, boost essentials
June 4, 2025
MIDA’s Consumer X-ray 2025 shows rising spending, growing concern over tariffs. #NewsismyBusiness
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Private sector, government officials address plastic ban challenges
February 4, 2025
One of the key issues raised during the discussions was the lack of a structured industrial recycling system in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
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MIDA, Caritas Puerto Rico partner to promote food security
November 22, 2024
The partnership gives Caritas a presence in MIDA’s publication and its annual Conference & Food Show. #NewsismyBusiness
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Ballester Hermanos gets ‘Business Excellence’ award from MIDA
June 25, 2024
Ballester has maintained an uninterrupted 110-year trajectory in the food industry in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
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MIDA: Tech, economy redefine grocery shopping in Puerto Rico
June 5, 2024
The Consumer X-Ray also revealed that average monthly spending on food purchases stayed flat when compared to 2023. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico grocers tackle rising food prices differently than U.S. retailers
June 3, 2024
Puerto Rico’s food industry is subject to additional inflationary pressures. #NewsismyBusiness
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Study: Puerto Rico consumer budgets compromised by debt, escalating prices
June 30, 2023
The Chamber of Food Marketing, Industry and Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish) released the full findings of this year’s Consumer X-Ray study. #NewsismyBusiness
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59% of Puerto Rico consumers changed shopping habits due to power outages
June 14, 2023
The full results of the Consumer X-Ray 2023 study will be presented on June 29, as part of the MIDA Conference & Food Show 2023. #NewsismyBusiness
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MIDA study: Consumers worried about recession, cost of living hikes
August 10, 2022
Consumers spent 14% more for their household products in 2022, versus a year ago.
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Puerto Rican consumers juggling budget to handle price hikes, product shortages
October 27, 2021
The Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution’s (MIDA, in Spanish) most recent Consumer X-Ray shows a Puerto Rican consumer who is juggling their budget in the face of price hikes, product shortages and daily expenses. The 29th edition of the study also shows that fluctuations in monthly spending on groceries reflect the greater influence […]
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Puerto Rican consumers embrace technology during pandemic
June 3, 2021
In the past year, 79% of Puerto Ricans have made online purchases, which places the island among the top five most active places when it comes to buying through the internet, according to “The Connected Consumer,” a study commissioned by the Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish). The analysis, which is […]
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MIDA tweaks annual convention, Consumer X-Ray due to pandemic
May 7, 2021
The Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish) announced that, in response to the situation that the island is going through with the increases in infections by COVID-19, the events related to its annual convention are moving forward, although, but split into different dates. MIDA President Ferdysac Márquez said the event has […]
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MIDA files federal lawsuit to halt application of transport rate hikes
April 9, 2021
The Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish) has filed a civil lawsuit seeking an injunction to prevent the enforcement of new transportation rates on existing contractual agreements, to prevent a hike in food prices. According to the lawsuit filed at the US District Court for Puerto Rico, the trade group seeks […]
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MIDA: Puerto Rican consumers spent 18% more on groceries this year
October 5, 2020
Puerto Rican consumers spent an average of $500 a month on groceries, or 18% more than the average $422 spent last year, the Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution’s annual Consumer X-Ray revealed. “Spending appears to be driven by an increase in the frequency of visits to supermarkets, which registered an average of eight […]
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