Colombia &ndash the colombian subsidiary of the venezuelan alimentos polar recently invested more than us 2,4 million 4,3 million colombian pesos in a new machine that it will allow the company to pack in block or brick up to 100 one kilo packages of precooked corn flour in one minute and another 110 packages of the same product in500 grams. According to polar, the strategy will help to increase production capacity for products in this category, allin brick, to 763 additional tons.
The precooked corn flour, which is sold in the country under the brand pan, is a leading product portfolio of the company. Also comprehends the following brands quaker, don pancho, promasa, aunt jemima, frescavena, and a new line of pet food, dogourmet and donkan.
The investment is part of a program that already consumed about us 44 million to make alimentos polar sell within three years more than us 240 million. The company keeps an eye on the local corn flour market, since per capita consumption of precooked corn flour incolombiais 2.6 kilos.
