New Milk Production Plant in Guatemala

The Salvadoran company San Julian has started operating a dairy production plant in Jutiapa with capacity to process up to 100,000 liters of milk per day.

Monday, March 6, 2017

With an investment of $6.4 million the Salvadoran company Tecnolac has set up a dairy production plant in Jutiapa, in order to serve the local market and expand its supply at the regional level.

See also : "Purchases and Sales of Dairy Products in Central America"

Federico Fernández, president of Tecnolac, told Agn.com.gt that "... the strategic location of the plant, allows us to have access to the departments of Jutiapa and Santa Rosa, demarcations where there is the highest national milk production."

Fernandez added: "... 'We want to attack the local market and export, exploiting the advantages of free trade and we are interested in leveraging the Mexican market and if possible the Caribbean one'."

"... The company aims to supply supermarket chains, restaurants and hotels in the region." 

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