Best of Pangasinan food products showcased at IFEX 2025
ELEVEN micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from Pangasinan joined the three-day International Food Expo (IFEX) 2025 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City on May 22 to 24, showcasing some of the province’s best food products.
The Pangasinan delegation included eight MSMEs that have previously joined the annual event considered as the biggest export-oriented food trade show in the country: Hou Yang Food Corp (bangus and chicken karaage); Elisha Bay Dagupan Bangus and Seafoods (processed bangus); Mama Cili Enterprises (bottled processed bangus); Dimalupig and Gabriele Food Products Trading (sugarcane vinegar); Bernal Bagoong (bagoong products); Abundance Agri Tourism and Training Center, Inc. (organic agriculture products); Bantog Samahang Nayon MPC (dairy products); and Nutridense Food Manufacturing Corp. (ready to eat complimentary and fortified foods).
Three first-time exhibitors participated this year: Rotico Food Products (Romana peanut brittle); Eldica Seafood Processing (processed bangus); and Anjo Farms, Inc. (processed bangus).
“Romana is known for quality. Lahat ng niluluto namin, quality,” Maria Isabela Mendoza, production manager of Rotico Food Product and wife of former 2nd District Board Member Von Mark Mendoza, said.
Romana peanut brittle has long been a well-known Pangasinan product and is now considered an heirloom local product.
Gov. Ramon Guico III has fully supported the best Pangasinan local products since he started his term in July 2022.
In 2023, the provincial government, through the Provincial Economic Development and Investment Promotion Office (PEDIPO), partnered with Dr. Arlyn Grace V. Guico, founding president of Project Abound and mother of the governor, which saw some of Pangasinan’s export-quality locally manufactured products join the FAME Trade Exhibition.
Earlier, the provincial board passed two ordinances: the establishment of an MSMEs Trade, Investment, and Exposition Center in Pangasinan, and to institutionalize the participation of local MSMEs in the Manila Fame, the IFEX activities, and other similar trade expositions.
“Napakasaya na makasali sa IFEX. Malaking tulong ito para makilala ang ELDICA internationally,” said Eldica Seafood Processing CEO Belma T. Carrera. (PIMRO/RFR/JPdV)
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