Opening of our next factory in the Mariel Zone
Hotelsa Alimentación, a Spanish Food Service Multinational, will be the first foreign company to build a factory in the new Special Economic Development Zone of Mariel in Cuba. Hotelsa began the application process for its investment in August and on the 16th, it was authorised by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba to set up a subsidiary with 100% foreign capital for the production of food products and beverages for the Hospitality and other sectors, as well as to manufacture and assemble vending machines.
Hotelsa will build a modern factory on a plot of 5,000 square metres in the Agrifood Area of the Mariel Zone with works scheduled for completion in January 2016. The Design and Engineering technical project is already complete, and all building materials, equipment and production facilities have been contracted.
Hotelsa Alimentación is a Spanish company with a strong presence in most of the world`s holiday destinations. It now has 8 factories (3 facilities in Spain, Tunisia, Morocco, Cape Verde, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic) as well as 24 of its own delegations from where it serves more than 3,500 hotels.
Our presence in the Caribbean
Hotelsa will initially invest 6 million euros in the new plant in Mariel to have modern and high-production facilities. The factory will have an R&D and quality control laboratory to adapt all of the local raw materials to the products and processes to be developed by the company. This laboratory will be in constant contact with the company `s two R&D centres in Spain to quickly implement all the new developments of the products and processes being launched.
Raw material purchasing contracts and relations with Cuban companies will be established to incorporate them into the production process (pulps, fruit concentrates, coffee, sugar, molasses, flour, spirits, alcohol, etc.). There will be a special focus on providing logistical, financial and technical support to local industries to achieve a stable, competitive and high-quality supply.
A large majority of the final products will be dispensed in automatic vending machines assembled in the Mariel facility itself, which will be installed and maintained by Cuban technicians, and used in the country`s hotel and non-hotel facilities. As such, it will be an all-round project that will establish production chains.
Our presence in Europe and Africa
The workforce for this factory will be around 50 people. The plan is for 100% of plant workers to be Cuban. In addition to carrying out all production, managerial and administrative tasks, they will also perform all commercial activities of promoting and selling all products, vehicle logistics to provide a fast delivery service, and technical tasks to ensure the maintenance of all vending machines to be installed in the tourism industry and communities.
The normalisation of bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States will provide a major boost for tourism in Cuba. Hotelsa has steady supply contracts with European and American hotel chains. This new factory promotes the modernisation of hotel and non-hotel facilities, thereby raising the prestige of the industry in Cuba and creating a high-quality image.
Hotelsa Alimentación, a Spanish Food Service Multinational, will be the first foreign company to build a factory in the new Special Economic Development Zone of Mariel in Cuba. Hotelsa began the application process for its investment in August and on the 16th, it was authorised by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba to set up a subsidiary with 100% foreign capital for the production of food products and beverages for the Hospitality and other sectors, as well as to manufacture and assemble vending machines.
Hotelsa will build a modern factory on a plot of 5,000 square metres in the Agrifood Area of the Mariel Zone with works scheduled for completion in January 2016. The Design and Engineering technical project is already complete, and all building materials, equipment and production facilities have been contracted.
Hotelsa Alimentación is a Spanish company with a strong presence in most of the world`s holiday destinations. It now has 8 factories (3 facilities in Spain, Tunisia, Morocco, Cape Verde, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic) as well as 24 of its own delegations from where it serves more than 3,500 hotels.
Our presence in the Caribbean
Hotelsa will initially invest 6 million euros in the new plant in Mariel to have modern and high-production facilities. The factory will have an R&D and quality control laboratory to adapt all of the local raw materials to the products and processes to be developed by the company. This laboratory will be in constant contact with the company `s two R&D centres in Spain to quickly implement all the new developments of the products and processes being launched.
Raw material purchasing contracts and relations with Cuban companies will be established to incorporate them into the production process (pulps, fruit concentrates, coffee, sugar, molasses, flour, spirits, alcohol, etc.). There will be a special focus on providing logistical, financial and technical support to local industries to achieve a stable, competitive and high-quality supply.
A large majority of the final products will be dispensed in automatic vending machines assembled in the Mariel facility itself, which will be installed and maintained by Cuban technicians, and used in the country`s hotel and non-hotel facilities. As such, it will be an all-round project that will establish production chains.
Our presence in Europe and Africa
The workforce for this factory will be around 50 people. The plan is for 100% of plant workers to be Cuban. In addition to carrying out all production, managerial and administrative tasks, they will also perform all commercial activities of promoting and selling all products, vehicle logistics to provide a fast delivery service, and technical tasks to ensure the maintenance of all vending machines to be installed in the tourism industry and communities.
The normalisation of bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States will provide a major boost for tourism in Cuba. Hotelsa has steady supply contracts with European and American hotel chains. This new factory promotes the modernisation of hotel and non-hotel facilities, thereby raising the prestige of the industry in Cuba and creating a high-quality image.
Some clients
