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Sial Paris Food Show 2012, a great participation !

October 29th, 2012  

At Sial Paris 2012, the Pavilion 3 for the International foods was busy all the time.  Many of the LatinAmerican exhibitors showed their best products. At the Costa Rican pavilion our company Montana Azul was receiving friends and potencial clients from 9 am to 6 pm everyday.

With a participation of 5 days of the show, more than 100 companies passed by to taste our products : pinneapple, coffee, heart of palm and cassava, we distributed information about the country and about our products and company.  We gladly realized that new markets demand our products and we will attend their request !.

Au revoir & merci !

Daloö – Boutique Coffee – our brilliant cafe bouquet

October 10th, 2012  

A new product for the coffee fanatics : Bouquet coffee, the best of our coffee with a hint of flavor.

The best gourmet creation packet into contemporary designs and easy opening cans. Daloö, a word that means “brilliant” is dedicated to sofisticated coffee consumers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montana Azul audited by NSF International shows a 9/10 result

October 6th, 2012  

 

The facilities of Montana Azul received last 6 of september the team of NSF auditors, in order to evaluate the quality systems on the production plant of Montana Azul and granted a result of 9/10. This exercise took more than 10 hours and was executed in request of one of our global clients, reviewing subjects like HACCP, BPM and many others.

Pahola Arias, Project Manager and leader of certification projects at the company said ” This result shows to our client that we are commited with improving constantly our processes, organizing the best posible our resources in order to satisfy their final consumers. Also our plant is opened to any of our clients who bring always their best team of auditors who have always an excelent impression”.

NSF International was founded in 1944 from the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health as the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) to standardize sanitation and food safety requirements.  NSF International is an accredited, third-party certification body that tests and certifies products to verify they meet these public health and safety standards. Products that meet these standards bear the NSF Mark.

Our client, a Global retailer, requested the NSF to audit our plant. NSF operates  serves companies in more than 150 countries worldwide with 1,200-plus staff includes microbiologists, toxicologists, chemists, engineers, environmental and public health professionals.

This positive results are a constant in the company. Our NSF audit result is now in our hands to review point by point of the norms and taken into consideration for the ISO 2200 certification process at the end of this year 2012.

Cassava spiced up and canned – ready to eat !

September 19th, 2012  

 

Welcome Cassava !  – Bienvenida la Yuca ! – Bienvenue la Manioc !

Montana Azul is glad to anounce the last addition to the family of gourmet products : Ready to eat – easy open – Cassava with spices !

One of the caribbean & latinamerican best kept secrets, now to your table. No cooking or cutting, no waste or time consumed. Just open the can and it’s ready to eat.

This tropical root known as mandioca, tapioca, cassava or yucca; has bene developed with the help of our Food Research consultants from the University of Costa Rica and it’s preserved in salt and water, with a shelf life of 4 years.  Very good news for those who love the new specialty dishes, that follows the trend of a high value food solution.  It allows you to save time and enjoy a delicious meal, just opening the can.

Buen provecho con la Cassava ! Bon apetit avec la Manioc !

Montana Azul at SIAL 2012, Pavilion 3, Booth F062

September 1st, 2012  

MONTANA AZUL to represent Costa Rica in SIAL Food Show, 21 – 24 october 2012, Paris France.

Heredia, Costa Rica – 01.09.2012

The well recoginzed food exporter company Agroindustrial Montana Azul confirms participation at SIAL 2012 in the Costa Rican stand: Pavilion 3, booth F062.  Also offers 10 entries for those companies that have serious interest in their products and services.

This participation confirms the company’s interest in consolidating new markets along with the ones already opened : Mexico, USA, Europe and Caribbean regions and reafirms the serious operations for clients and potential clients who want high quality canned food (in glas jars and tin cans) or packed Roasted Coffee from our the company’s propietary farms.

” We have been part of the high quailty food world for the last 12 years and we have improved constantly since then. This participation is special because it arrives at the same moment where our plant is getting the final audit for the ISO 22000 after 2 years of hard work. Certifying our quality just validates what our clients know : that we are commited to bringing excelence and always improving our selves “, said Victor Arias, Founder of the company.

Arias family will be waiting for clients and potencial clients to share a freshly grinded Costa Rican coffee, exchange news and future plans.  Please confirm in advance your visit so a meeting can be arranged on time in the Agenda for the event. Also any special sample can be requested from now to info@montana-azul.com since samples will be brought directly from Costa Rica.