Puto at kutsinta

October 29, 2006 by reyna11
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This is a really, really nice success story that I picked up on the Inquirer. This is just to prove that you don’t really have to go anywhere else to be successful.

I know, I am one of those who is working outside of the Philippines, still hoping to make it. But I have friends who stayed in the Philippines who became successful.

And then this story… Boredom and the natural drive to create led Nenita to detour from the nursery to the kitchen, experimenting with food flavor and flour.

Everyday, she had a new batch of puto and kutsinta. Today, pandan-flavored. Tomorrow, ube-flavored. The day after, durian-flavored. She must have exhausted her entire rack of flavorings.

Nenita’s first batches of puto-kutsinta found their first market at the canteen of a grade school nearby. Before long, she was supplying seven school canteens on consignment. She wasn’t making money, however, as bilaos of the kakanin were returned unsold and spoiled.

Her luck with puto-kutsinta turned when she began supplying big hotels—Menseng Grand and Grand Royale hotels. As demand grew, she improved her bargaining position.

Today, Nenita deals with these outlets no longer on consignment but on cash basis. Within a year, Nenita had added sapin-sapin to her line of kakanin-to-go. Next, she thought of producing kutsinta solution—a mixture of lye and water. This clicked and she was soon supplying NCC Supermarkets and Park ‘n’ Shop with bottles of the solution.

Read all about this on the Inquirer. Here’s the link:

First, Davao, then, Manila … soon, the world?

Tags: Business & Economy, Profiles

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4 Comments on Puto at kutsinta

bea on Tue, 31st Oct 2006 2:50 am

I have friends who are now working abroad. Most of them have already been able to buy properties after only a year or two of working there. The promise of a better life for my family through working abroad continues to beckon. Each day I continue to look for reasons why I shouldn’t be lured.

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Reyna Elena on Tue, 31st Oct 2006 3:16 am

I on the other hand, believes that there are just a lot of opportunities in the Philippines. Bumalik lang ako nang America because of mga panloloko saakin when I did my business, but then again, that was my biggest fault. I am back here to save and start all over again. But I have so many friends and college classmates na sila na nga ang bumibisita saakin dito sa amerika. I am jealous of that.

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bea on Sat, 4th Nov 2006 2:35 am

I still believe po in the opportunities here. Kaya nga po dalawang chances na to work abroad ang pinalampas ko. Gusto ko pa rin po dito. Masarap po siyempre sa Pinas. Nag-iipon po ako. By December, makakapagtayo na ng maliit na tindahan para sa Nanay ko.

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Reyna Elena on Sat, 4th Nov 2006 7:43 am

Bea,

Talagang masarap sa Pinas! Dito sa merika, puro trabaho, trabaho, trabaho. Minsan, lumalabas din, kaso di gano kasaya. Because up ang coming tayo sa Pinas, kaya maraming opportunities. Good luck sa tindahan mo!

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