Chile Plus3: Canned Goods with some Salsa (Post 5)

Today, the group and I visited two companies: Centauro and Bosque. Both of these companies were involved in the fresh food market; Centauro producing products such as canned/powdered tomatoes and peaches, and Bosque producing canned/packaged mushrooms.

            Visiting Bosque was initially very unpleasant because of the awful smell of ammonia that infested the entire property. As we learned about the multiple several-day steps, the first step was unanimously hated the most (due to the heavy involvement of manure). But, the further into the process we went/learned about, the better smelling the environments were! Not only that, but the transformation of the mushrooms was incredible; the final mushrooms were very big, juicy and white. With both of Bosque’s competitors knocked out due to the past earthquake, it is safe to say that they will be around and prosperous for many years to come.

            At Centauro, the main works were shutdown due to its number one product, the tomato, was currently out of season. Regardless of this fact however, the company was still working on the taste and quality of there tomatoes. Also, they will be producing their products in plastic wrapping rather than producing there own metal cans and canning there own products.  In attempts to minimize costs and maximize profit, Centauro has been packaging their products in plastic wrapping rather than canning all of their products. We also learned about the differentiation of products that Centauro produces, such as the lower price and quality products for different regions of Mexico, Chile, and South America.

            After the lectures on Chile, we continued our salsa lessons. Every practice, I got noticeably better, and tonight was simply one “twirl” away from getting it all right—switching up partners, I was so close to putting it all together but barely missed perfection!  We only have one more practice, about I fully intend in performing the Chilean salsa perfectly! But, in the final practice, I fully intend on performing at least one beginning to end performance!

            Today was an awesome first impression on how Chilean businesses function and conduct their transactions, I look forward to observing two other businesses, and eventually, the business I personally conducted research on!!