Dunkin’ Brands, parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has announced that Grupo Tagaropulos has acquired 13 Dunkin’ Donuts stores and seven Baskin-Robbins shops in the Central American country of Panama. This makes the group the brands’ sole franchisee in that country, according to a press release. Grupo Tagaropulos has decades of experience in Panama-based food and retail concepts. […]
In the online auction of specialty coffee known as ‘The Best of Panama’ international buyers paid the record price of $275 per pound for the geisha variety of the grain. In the auction, organized by the Specialty Coffee Association of Panama (SCAP), a record average price of $60 per pound was reached. Panamaamerica.com.pa reports that […]
A ‘crime against humanity’ is how 109 Nobel prize winners describe Greenpeace’s stance against the production of genetically modified foods. A group of Nobel laureates in various disciplines, referred to the need to produce food to feed the world’s growing population, describing the environmental organization Greenpeace‘s opposition to the practice of precision agriculture as ‘criminal’. […]
A proposal has been made to reform the law in order to better regulate the fisheries sector, which contributes 5% of GDP, expanding prohibited areas and implementing a moratorium on commercial fishing licenses. Aware of the of the importance of industrial, commercial and sport fishing for the Panamanian economy, the Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama […]
A fine coffee grown and processed in the mountains of western Panama, a new product that was a hit in a recent Panamanian international auction, has a secret ingredient: the tropical aroma and taste of mango. The Gallardo family’s Nuguo Signature was ranked the most innovative coffee in its debut at The Best of Panama […]
Bloomberg reports on how Panama will continue to be Latin Americas No.1 performer despite having to deal with the Panama Papers. Negative headlines triggered by the so-called Panama papers scandal earlier this year may have created an opportunity to buy the Central American nation’s sovereign bonds, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. The bank raised […]
The delay in the approval of the regulations of Law 80, which should be ready in August, has prevented employers from taking advantage of incentives to invest inside the country. Law 80 came into force in March 2015 and the lack of its rules has delayed the implementation of incentives for the construction of hotels within the […]
Deal Will Bring Access to the Latest Breakthroughs in Science and Medicine for Researchers and Clinicians in Panama’s Health and Academic Institutions Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that Access to Scientific Literature (ABC), the Scientific Library program sponsored by Panama’s Ministry of Health and Ministry […]
Former President Ernesto Perez Balladares announced Monday his candidacy for the post of secretary-general of Panama’s main opposition Revolutionary Democratic Party, or PRD, which has lost two successive presidential elections. “This candidacy aims to reorient our dialogue with society, to rectify some mistakes, to reunify our forces, and to have a party primed and ready […]
Panama and Mexico signed a series of agreements during a regional security summit in Panama City, highlighting the push in Latin America to foster cooperation between nations in the struggle to combat organized crime. Panama officials reported that the two countries signed 43 agreements aimed at controlling organized crime on the sidelines the Interpol Americas Regional […]