SETUP, a flagship program of DOST, is a nationwide strategy to encourage and assist micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in implementing technological innovations and improvements in their operations to boost their productivity and competitiveness.
Cañete said Polyfruits has sought the assistance of the DOST as the firm aims to widen its market scope and increase production capability by upgrading their existing processing plant.
The abundance of fresh tropical fruits in Mindanao and the lack of fruit processing plants have inspired the incorporators of Polyfruits to set up one in 2005.
The firm formally began operation in 2007 with processed mango and calamansi fruits as its products, which is marketed under the name “Zamgo.”
The product of the company now includes durian and cacao tablets aside from dried green and yellow mango, pickled mango, mango concentrate, calamansi concentrate and durian jam, Cañete said.
Zamgo has reached local demand centers in the Philippines to include Cebu, Davao and Manila and export markets such as China and Tahiti, she said.
