Goldilocks Healthy Salad Wrap!

The balance between a delicious snack and gaining unwanted pounds is usually unsteady. Compounding this is the fact that eating sensible foods will often eat up your wallet as well. Goldilocks Foodshop may very well have come up with a Healthy, “Sa-Wrap” solution: the all-new Tuna Salad and Egg Salad Wraps.

These latest variants of the salad wrap line comes with a fusion of refreshing ingredients like lettuce, cucumber, pepper, carrots, tuna flakes and egg slices.Both salad wraps are topped with grated cheese. And just for Php55.00, they come with a free 12oz cup of pineapple juice during Goldilocks' Buena Mano Mondays.

The Tuna Salad and Egg Salad Wraps are definitely tummy-filling, guilt-free snacks made not just for dieters, but to satisfy everyone’s craving for a quick and delicious meal. Visit your nearest Goldilocks store and grab your favorite Salad Wrap now! Healthy Na, MasaWrap pa! Enjoy!!!

Goldilocks Chicken BBQ: Bigger, Better Quality!

Chicken barbecue is big in the Philippines –  there’s a special distinct taste of that faintly sweet but savory BBQ sauce, combined with a subtle hint of smoky flavor that makes this dish a true Pinoy favorite. But having one piece never seems good enough; it always leaves you wanting more. Wouldn’t it be absolutely satisfying to have a meal that is both scrumptious and affordable?

Look no further, because Goldilocks Foodshop now has the perfect Chicken BBQ suited for your craving!Goldilocks now offers the all time Filipino favorite with even bigger and tastier portions to match your appetite.Grilled over hot coals and basted with that special smoked hickory sauce, Goldilocks’ Chicken BBQ is a classic-in-the-making. Complemented with the best atchara and your choice of Java or steamed rice, this hearty meal embodies the term “comfort food”. Perfect for any time of the day, whether lunch, snack or dinner, Goldilocks guarantees your Chicken BBQ served bigger and better.

Feeling hungry? Head over to the nearest Goldilocks for your all time favorite Chicken BBQ! Enjoy!

 

ELECTRIC VEHICLE ALLIANCE PLANS 3RD ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUMMIT

The Electric Vehicle Alliance, the group that organized the hugely successful first two editions of the Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit, is now gearing up for the third one. This will be held at the Meralco Multipurpose Hall at Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City from November 28-29, 2013.

The group EVA is composed of the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP), Meralco, Clean Air Initiative Asia (CAI Asia) and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC). EVAP President Rommel Juan said that the theme for the third EV Summit will be: “Mainstreaming the Electric Vehicle Ecosystem.”

“We will be bringing together the top EV players in the country such as assemblers, importers, suppliers, distributors and enthusiasts with those of other countries in the region. Hopefully, we can learn from their best practices and they from us. There have been so many developments in the EV industry in both the domestic and international fronts lately, that there is a need to showcase to the general public that the ecosystem needed to run electric vehicles is already being built,” he says.

Juan notes that investments have continued to pour into the country in the EV industry, with Taiwan, Japan, Korean and Chinese companies on the lookout for local partners and opportunities.  Three top carmakers are likewise looking at bringing in their electric cars to the country, with one of them introducing a new model during the Summit.  "There is no denying the EV industry is here to stay, even if it is just in its infancy in the Philippines. Some analysts even predict that by 2020, about 15% of vehicles sold worldwide will be electric vehicles, and I think we can dream the same for the Philippines.”

The 3rd Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit will feature the most active local EV manufacturers, importers, suppliers, operators and dealers. “We also wish to discuss the most pertinent EV issues of today thus we have also invited representatives from the government sector and the academe,” he adds.

Philippine Utility Vehicle, Inc. (PhUV), the country’s pioneer in local EV manufacturing and assembly, will also display their newest models of ETrikes and EJeepneys. The company which recently secured its pioneering status registration from the BOI allowing it to have a package of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives such as income tax holiday and duty-free importation, announced that it will soon get into mainstream local mass production and assembly of EVs in the country with a new plant in Cavite.

 

A Cheesy Way to Make Your Day!

Sometimes cheesy lines work and sometimes they don't. One thing that’s always guaranteed to get a nod of approval, however, is the new Goldilocks Cheese Tart! This delectable treat is a shortcrust pastry filled with a heavenly cheese flavor that bursts in your mouth with every bite.

The Goldilocks Cheese Tart is also easy on the budget, making it a choice for a quick snack with friends or when you’re on the go. It’s mouthwatering cheesy flavor is perfect for afternoon coffee or tea, yet will still delight kids who find it in their lunchboxes. The Goldilocks Cheese Tart is truly a cheesy way to make your day!

Visit your nearest Goldilocks bakeshop or call Goldilocks Go-Delivery at 888-1-999 to grab a box or two. Enjoy! 

COFFEE SEMINARS AT ENDERUN

For the second time this year, the Philippine Coffee Board Inc. and Enderun Extension will be offering COFFEE 101 on October 19, 2013 featuring Ms. Chit Juan, coffee advocate and book author. The seminars will run for half a day for Coffee 101 and another half day for “How To Put Up a Coffee Shop”.

Coffee 101 will include history of coffee, the different phases of specialty coffee, coffee varieties, coffee roasting and blending , how to make espresso and other coffee drinks. 9am -12nn, October 19, Saturday.

Those wanting to put up a coffee shop business may want to attend the afternoon session which explains how to open a café business without getting a franchise but starting independently.2 -5pm, October 19, Saturday.

For more information, call Florence Elumba at Enderun Colleges or email admin.pcbi@gmail.com. You can also follow on twitter.com/philcoffeeboard or find them on facebook.com/phiippine coffee board.

LANDBANK SUPPORTS COFFEE SUMMIT

PCBI President Chit Juan and Landbank Vice President Catherine Rowena B. Villanueva

The state-owned Landbank of the Philippines (LBP) will be hosting the 6^th National Coffee Summit in cooperation with the Philippine Coffee Board Inc. (PCBI) on October 23, 2013 at the Diosdado Macapagal Hall, Landbank Plaza, Malate, Manila.

The annual conference will feature success stories in coffee production from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, which may serve as inspiration to would-be farmers, OFW retirees, Landbank clients and the general public.  Attendees of past summits have started their own farms, or have otherwise gone into businesses related to coffee.

The country consumes about 100,000MT of coffee but only grows 25,000MT, and the level has not gone up due to continuous conversion of coffee lands to industrial and residential uses. “In Cavite alone, we have seen the coffee land area shrink year on year from 14,000 in the 90s to about 7000 hectares today,” say Nicholas Matti, PCBI chair and Summit in-charge.

The decline in near-urban areas have gone unabated due to increase in land prices.  However, continuous work by the PCBI with the Department of Agriculture, Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Agrarian Reform have seen new farmers planting in new areas like Bohol, Negros Occidental and Cotabato.

“We would like to showcase these successful new farmers,” according to Matti. “They attended our previous summits and went to work immediately,” he continues. Now, these new farmers are showing results in increased land areas planted to coffee.

The PCBI and DOST-PCAARRD have also partnered in coffee research headed by PCB director Dr. Alejandro Mojica of Cavite State University. “It’s all about partnerships,” says Chit Juan, PCBI president. Where we do not have funds, other agencies and institutions partner with us to make use of the wealth of information and experience from members of the Coffee Board.

Even Landbank will now be more active in supporting coffee farmers all over the country. It also is supporting local coffee by serving only coffees harvested from farmer groups and other organizations tapped by the Phil. Coffee Board, Inc.

Those interested in meeting potential partners and those wanting to get into coffee must attend this summit. It is a whole-day affair from 830am to 5pm. Lunch and snacks and seminar materials will be provided. Please register by email to admin.pcbi@gmail.com or call Chat Adelante at 813-1028.