After a year's absence because of the impact of the rust blight, the coffee trading association is once again organizing the contest in order to boost exports.
The Specialty Coffee Association of Nicaragua (ACEN) is preparing for the 2014 Cup of Excellence event, considered of great importance in keeping the franchise of the Alliance for Coffee of Excellence. Because of the impact caused by rust, last year the event was not held.
Panifresh has received the award for ‘Best Exporter of the Year’ from the Guatemalan Exporters Association (Agexport).
Under the ‘Agricultural Exporter’ category the award went to the El Injerto’ Farm, exporter of one of the best coffees in the world.
Other companies who received awards include, Ixpanpajul National Park Service, Service Exporter and Business Community Forest (Forescom), and the Exporter of Business Chains (Exportador de Encadenamiento Empresarial).
The government of El Salvador created the Salvadoran National Quality Award and Recognition of Best Practices, to encourage the pursuit of excellence in products and services.
The launch of the Salvadoran Award for Quality is part of the State Modernization Program and aims to promote the establishment of systems for quality management and continuous improvement in products and services, both in public and private organizations.
Bimbo de Centroamérica S.A. was recognized as the Best Exporter of the Year by Agexport.
Agexport, the Guatemalan Exporters Association, awarded various companies in different categories.
Local newspaper El Periodico lists the winners: Tecojate S.A. won the Agriculture Exporter award, Genesis Partnership Company won best Manufacture Exporter, Transactel won in Services, and the Productivity award was given to Paul Ecke Guatemala.
The Chamber of Industries of Costa Rica and its Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence delivered awards at the XII edition of the Award of Excellence.
In the customer focus category and the market, the winners were National Rent a Car - Alamo Rent a Car
The BAC Financial Group was the winner in the categories of leadership and planning, human resources, customer focus, processes and innovation.
Panamanian Alberto Aleman Zubieta, winner of the 2008 Excellence Award by Economia America was interviewed about his talent to lead and do business.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU AND PANAMA TO HAVE WON THIS AWARD? As human beings, it is difficult for someone not to be proud of receiving any award. But in my case I have always known that I represent an organization made up of more than 9500 persons.
Alberto Alemán Zubieta, administrator of Panama Canal and Max Novoa, founder of Publimóvil in El Salvador won the award from the América Economía magazine.
Both businessmen were among 20 of the most relevant economic leaders from Latin America, according the the 2008 Excellence Awards of the América Economía magazine.
The award will be given on Thursday at a ceremony in Lima, within the framework of the APEC CEO Summit, which is being held in the Peruvian capital along with a conference organized by the business magazine to discuss topics related to the growing integration between Latin America and the Asia Pacific region.