Panama's Ministry of Education tenders for the nationwide supply, transportation and delivery of fortified nutritive cream.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-0-07-0-99-LV-034966:
"Description: Fortified food made from extruded and/or pre-cooked flours (or any other method that allows them to be made instantly or pre-gelatinized and long-lasting) from cereals such as corn, rice, legumes, beans or soybeans; or any mixture thereof.
Panama's Ministry of Education tenders for the supply, transport and delivery of nutritionally improved cookies and fortified milk.
Purchase of the Government of Panama 2018-0-07-0-99-LV-034959:
"Supply, transportation, delivery and on-site delivery of fortified milk for the National Complementary School Feeding Program by 2019. Specifically, semi-skimmed and fortified milk is required; semi-skimmed, flavored and fortified milk with vitamins and minerals, and omega 3 DHA. Each 8-ounce (236-240ml) container must include fresh fluid milk type A or B.
The Ministry of Education in Panama is putting out to tender the supply, transportation, delivery and unloading on site of nutritionally enhanced cookies nationwide for the years 2017 and 2018.
Panama Government Purchase 2016-0-07-0-99-LV-027 972:
The Ministry of Education in Panama is putting out to tender the supply, transportation, delivery and unloading on site of milk drinks nationwide in 2016.
Panama Government Purchase 2015-0-07-0-99-LA-024375:
"Overview and general characteristics.
Product Name: Fortified Milk Beverages.
Generic Name: Dairy product, liquid, flavored and fortified with vitamins and minerals, fiber and omega 3 DHA.
The Ministry of Education in Panama is putting out to tender the supply, transportation, delivery and unloading on site of nutritionally enhanced cookies nationwide for 2016.
Panama Government Purchase 2015-0-07-0-99-LA-024353:
"Overview and general characteristics:
Food prepared from soft wheat flour, pre cooked corn flour, soy flour, shortening, sugar turbinate, iodized salt, baking powder, flavorings, vitamins and minerals.
The Ministry of Education has announced it will spend $120 million on the purchase of school meals, textbooks, educational materials and sports equipment during the year.
Of the total amount $3.7 million will be allocated for the purchase of instructional textbooks, $94 million for school dinners, $13.9 million for free education and finally $8.4 million for the purchase of books.
Students of schools in the Greater Metropolitan Area in Costa Rica spend more than $2 million a week and up to $12 million a month during recess.
Seeing this phenomenon, Christian Calderon believes the food and beverage businesses in schools may have advantages, since their customers would always be near the point of sale. Taking advantage of a decree requiring healthier meals in schools in the country's cafeterias, Calderón set up a site selling smoothies and salads in a school in the area and plans to expand the business to two more schools in 2014.