Fortified Coffee to be Marketed in Guatemala

Coffee growers from the country's west ready the October launch of their fortified coffee brand "Oro Maya".

Friday, July 24, 2009

A new processing plant has benefited 3.500 small producers from the Fecceg, the Guatemalan Federation of Special Coffee Cooperatives.

"Fortified grains would be marketed in one pound and 20 grams packages, the latter the most popular...", published ElPeriodico.com.gt, "...Fecceg output nears 40.000 quintals each year".

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