Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Camagüey, May 28th. - The link with the different forms of economic management to obtain productive chains and the purchase of raw materials, is a fundamental premise of the work of the Company of Beverages and Soft Drinks (Ember) in Camagüey, collective National Vanguard, recognized among the top 11 of the Ministry of the Food Industry, in the Cuban nation.
Liuven Veloz González, director of the aforementioned entity, explained in an exclusive interview with the Cuban News Agency that at the end of 2024 the company had 202 million pesos for the concept of profits by meeting sales, which reached around one billion pesos in a complex economic context, and this 2025 work to achieve greater results.
Since the scarcity of raw materials, the production strategy has been reconsidered, because beverages such as soft drinks, vinegars and wines suffer from the impact of the lack of sugars and alcohols, and the search for these resources had to be diversified elsewhere, but we comply with the production plan of all assortments, except for vinegar, thanks to the effort and commitment of the workers, said Veloz González.
In this link with forms of non-state economic management, he said, we were able to acquire new equipment for industry, such as two generators and a bottling line that increases productivity and reduces working time.
We have several projects linked to us, one of them with the Base Business Unit (UEB) Factory of Ron and Wines Port Principe, which is also based on the use of renewable energy sources with the aim of securing the electric matrix , said the director of the Ember.
He stressed that alternatives are implemented in transport with the workers themselves that guarantee this activity, as well as the introduction of sweeteners in some assortments, as they are substances of high sweetening capacity.
Another relevant aspect shown by this entity is the Certification of Food Safety Systems, based on critical control points in the UEB Ron Port-au-Prince by the National Office for Standardization, the highest rating granted by this centre on quality-related issues.
This served as the basis for trying to implement the Integrated Quality Management System, a more satisfactory result based on safety and the quality of its productions.
In the UEB Florida Softdrinks factory, wine productions from tropical fruits stabilized as a variant, and it has increasing demand from customers, although they work to achieve higher quality standards and position themselves in new markets.
The manager noted that they add up strategies focused on attracting foreign exchange on online platforms and have contracts and sales management in three virtual stores that are reinforced as customers know the products.
For this calendar they aspire to maintain the payment by Decree Law 87, which during 2024 remained on average above five thousand 500 Cuban pesos (CUP), and adding the distribution of profits exceeded 10 thousand CUP for each worker.
Professional preparation is another meritorious aspect through the job stability of young people, through the permanent link with universities that allow students to carry out their pre-professional internships, training and then occupy fixed places in the different units.
Continued recognition of the work of the members of the National Association of Innovative and Rationalizers, improving the working and living conditions of the collective, diversifying products and a higher quality of the work represent challenges for consecrated men and women that each difficulty make it an opportunity to grow. (Text and photo: Adelante Digital Newspaper with information from ACN)
