Molinos de Puerto Rico, the Caribbean arm of Ardent Mills', the flour-milling and ingredient company, was honored in June with the “Manufacturing Company of the Year” award from the Puerto Rico Chamber of Food Marketing, Industry and Distribution (known as MIDA by its Spanish acronym.)
Two of the most recognized brands in the Puerto Rican market have joined forces to create a new cold, ready-to-drink Cortés Chocolate product, that is 100 percent manufactured in Puerto Rico and combines Chocolate Cortes’ rich consistency with Suiza’s fresh milk.
Puerto Rico consumers are spending 4 percent less on their groceries this year, in comparison to 2015, to $406 from $425 a month, representing the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure registered in the last decade, this year’s edition of the Puerto Rico Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution Chamber’s Consumer X-Ray study revealed.