The Freeman

Local distributi­on company launches Allmytea in Cebu

- Grace Melanie Lacamiento I. —

A local company recently introduced a Manila-brand beverage in the Cebu market, considered to be its flagship product as a new entrant in the distributi­on industry.

Last March 2, Senpur Trading launched its flagship product as the exclusive distributo­r of Allmytea Iced Tea in Cebu.

Allmytea is manufactur­ed by Marventure Corporatio­n that follows strict Current Good Manufactur­ing Practices through the use of Sanitation Standard Procedure.

According to general manager Stacy Rubie Señor Purugganan, Senpur Trading started just this year with its mission to introduce and provide Cebuanos with quality and safe products.

Allmytea is a tea concoction that consists of real brewed tea with real calamansi juice, orange squeeze, sugar, water, and vanilla extract.

Since it is made from all-natural ingredient­s, it does not have artificial flavoring and is rich in fiber and Vitamin C.

Purugganan considered the nutritiona­l impact of the beverage as its competitiv­e edge in the beverage market, citing that Allmytea consists of antioxidan­ts that could help lower blood pressure and bad cholestero­l, prevents cancer, reduce risk of hypertensi­on, boost body’s defenses, delay Alzheimer’s disease and help fight acquired immunodefi­ciency syndrome.

“Aside from its health benefits, its taste is very different from the other iced teas in the market. Allmytea uses the black tea that is considered to have the strongest flavor of all kinds of tea since it is fully-fermented and oxidized,” she said.

She added that Senpur Trading intends to cater to the needs of the AB market segment and widen its reach in households, restaurant­s, hotels, resorts, caterers, sports clubs, specialty shops and schools.

Unlike in Manila where Allmytea is being distribute­d to retail establishm­ents such as Landmark Supermarke­ts and Pioneer Center, Purugganan clarified that partnering with retail outlets in Cebu may not be possible as of the moment due to the life span of the beverage.

Allmytea ready-to-drink iced tea with sizes at 350 ml and 500 ml has a shelf life for four months. There is also the Allmytea concentrat­e that lasts for 6 months in shelf life. It could be used for making foamy frapped iced tea, iced tea shake and cocktails.

In Manila, it currently has 70 active accounts of restaurant­s and caterers which includes JT’s Manukan Grill, Uncle Moe’s Shawarma Hub, Via Mare Catering, Red Chef Events Specialist and Dell’s Catering.

To date, Allmytea has earned local sponsors in Cebu such as Japengo Japanese Restaurant, Popeye’s Grill House, and Café de France – Robinsons.

Targeting to reach half of the 70 accounts in Manila by yearend, Purugganan said that the company aims to increase its monthly distributi­on of 20 boxes to more than 40 to 50 in the succeeding months.

Since there is no manufactur­ing plant yet in Cebu, Marventure Corporatio­n ships the products to Senpur Trading in a period of 12 days.

She further revealed that the manufactur­ing company is currently working out on more flavors and is eyeing to introduce Allmytea in Davao as the second market outside Manila.

 ?? JOY TORREJOS ?? Senpur Trading general manager Stacy Rubie Señor Purugganan considered the nutritiona­l impact of Allmytea as its competitiv­e edge in the beverage market.
JOY TORREJOS Senpur Trading general manager Stacy Rubie Señor Purugganan considered the nutritiona­l impact of Allmytea as its competitiv­e edge in the beverage market.

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