LaPaz PRIMEFOODS CORPORATION, TARLAC'S FINEST.

A Food Manufacturing Company composed of strong & dynamic individuals located at Rizal, LaPaz, Tarlac. It is seated on a 1.5 hectares of dedicated land housing high grade (as shown at Appendix E, F, and G), modern equipment and highly trained employees. It is operated in strict international standards with a goal to create an industry for the LaPazenians and help boosts the town's economy and revenue. (Nicolas, 2012)

History

La Paz Primefoods Corporation began in October 10, 2010 as a home-based cold cuts enterprise of three couples: the Panchos (Wilma and Resti), the Nicolas (Virgin and Joel), and the Gils (Merriam and Ambrosio), all natives of La Paz, Tarlac. The idea was conceptualized after a church mass, which the priest encouraged the couples to build the company. With a loan and some savings on hand, the couples started out selling tocino within the neighborhood and at the nearby palengke (public market).

The couples, especially the Nicolas, had a hand in the business - from making the tocino and longganisa, and selling it door to door. At daybreak the Nicolas couple would be up doing the responsibilities of preparing the products and would be ready to deliver the cold cuts to the market. This would become a daily couple routine of hard work and responsibility from the late 2010 through the early 2011.

During this period, the cold cut enterprise started to flourish, becoming a full-blown partnership business that allowed the three couples to produce 5 different cold cut products regularly during weekends. Three years later, the processing venture expanded into big municipal meat processing plant, ushering the stable stand of La Paz Primefoods, that distributes its products to the following business and Hospitals: Henlin, Minute Burger, St.Lukes (Quezon), and UST Hospital. (Nicolas, 2014)

Company Semiotics

Figure i ( Pancho, 2012)

The reason behind the slogan of the company: Tarlacs Finest, Tastes the difference, is to showcase the underestimated taste of the province to the country, also the slogan was inspired by the ever-popular slogan of the NYPD New Yorks Finest. And as for the logo(as shown above, figure i). Each color of the logo of the corporation which are yellow, blue, white, and red symbolizes the supporters tied yellow ribbons along the streets of Metro Manila to welcome Benigno Aquino Jr., from his self-exile in the United States, trust or the great camaraderie of the founders and staff, purity for the products quality and patriotism for the country providing it with grade a products rejecting colonial mentality respectively. And the reason behind the unusual yet familiar symbol, the yellow ribbon - the yellow ribbon would unite Filipinos here and abroad and serve as a reminder of everyones responsibility to reform the country (Valmero, 2009, para. 4); In the Philippines it is associated with former President Corazon Aquino (Crook, 2014, para. 3) - of the companys T is dedicated to the upcoming election for presidency of Noynoy Aquino with his Liberal Party at that time. In sum the La Paz PrimeFoods symbolizes patriotism and the love for the clan of the Aquinos. (Nicolas, 2014)

Organizational Chart

Figure ii (Nicolas, 2014)

The La Paz PrimeFoods Corporation follows an organizational chart (as shown above, figure ii) the regulations of the BOD, one of which is Mrs. Virgin Mary Nicolas (Board of directors) that the president sends to the general manager then sends to each department to apply changes (as shown at Appendix A). Finance Department of the La Paz Primefoods Corporation handles the weekly, monthly, and annual sales, accounts, and etc., whereas the sales department handles the promotion and offers of investors locally and internationally (i.e. Quezon, Manila, Marikina, Taguig and China). Purchasing department in the other hand handles the schedule of designated allocations of the products. Production department is considered as the heart and soul of the corporation, which it handles the intricate processes of preparing of processed meat. And technical department to be safeguards of the corporation that ensures the product is AA in accordance to international standards. (Nicolas, 2014)

Systems Breakdown

Facilities

La Paz PrimeFoods is situated in the 1.5-hectare facility located in Rizal, La Paz, Tarlac(see figure and a proud member of STaMP (Society of Tarlac Meat Processors) (see figure). It is recognized as one of the modern processing plants in the Philippines and duly accredited by theNational Meat Inspection Serviceas a MPP - 445 AA Meat Processing Plant, the second highest recognition given to Meat Processing plants. Its facilities are all in accordance to the international standards on meat processing in which certified No.12-556 with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), Class B enterprise by PISEDO and recently awarded 1st Gawad Award in La Paz, Tarlac. (Nicolas, 2014)

Employees

La Paz PrimeFoods currently has 51 staffs/employees, working in different departments and all LaPazenians or La Paz natives. Employment is held in the process of in-house recruitment. Routine basis of day-to-day operations of all staff and/or employees starts as early as 5 in the morning to 8 in the evening from Monday to Saturday. Regarding to the prescribed attire for the staff is simply corporate attire - Business attire for men includes suits, sports jackets and pants that are typical of business formal attire at work. For women, business attire includes pant and skirt suits and sports jackets appropriate to a formal business attire environment (Heathfield, 2014, para. 2). As for employees inside manufacturing/production facility they follow a strict dress code that includes rubber boots, white shirt, turban and hairnet or helmet, and pants (as shown at Appendix J). The staff and employees are paid in a payroll system every 15th or 30th day of a month; Contractilizaation may vary due to different departments. Recreational events (as shown at Appendix I) for the staff and employees happen every October 10, 2010. (Nicolas, 2014)

Financial Statement

The La Paz PrimeFoods financial statement (is confidential) as of 2014 the generate approximately 6 million a month though is not liquid since the corporation broke even there sales of 2013-2014, the statement of account of the first thirty-seven staff/employees of the corporation. (as shown at Appendix H)

Products

The corporation is open for bulk orders for their ready-to-cook Filipino cuisine which are the following: Special Tocino, Beef Tapa, Footlong Cheesedog, Prime Cheesedog, Beef Sausage, Special Sausages (Hungarian Sausage, Italian Sausage, Bratwurst, German Sausage) Special Bologna, Chorizo LaPazeno, Native Longanisa, Pork Longanisa, Smoked Hamonado Special, Smoked Hamonado RonRon, Skinless Longanisa, Skinless Longanisa RonRon, Hawaii Ham, Burger Patties, Prime Bologna, and Cordon Bleu. (Nicolas, 2014)

Contact Information

Address: P3 RSPAT Compound Rizal, LaPaz 2314, TAR

Tel: 0922-835-3595 / 0932-869-1288 / +639228648192

E-mail: lapazprimefoodscorp@gmail.com / genenicolas.primefoods@yahoo.com

Website - None provided

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Paz-Prime-Foods/271823736217294?sk=timeline

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Problems

The corporation experienced semi-climatic events, which made the partnership even stronger as years go. The first two years of the business as Miss Gene Nicolas characterized it, Dont expect anything positive at the start, the business at that moment was bleeding to carry on due to the fact of bad orders (political issues in meat processing lingo), and almost closed the company yet later on late 2011 bounced back. In 2012, misunderstandings of the BOR were evident in every meeting of the company, which is another problem and later in the third year of the partnership due to this problem the partnership of the company almost split. Along side with the stated problems are business registration, and product patronage. (Nicolas, 2014)

Plans

The La Paz Primefoods Corporation plans to open a spot in the PSE (Philippine Stock Exchange) in five years along side the big leagues (e.g. Jollibee) or when the company produce a minimum of 50 million pesos as assets, let the company be accredited by HASSIV and ISO in the near future and to build a bakery and a cheese factory. Other than that the corporation sees itself producing their products in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, and the production of products to peak 10 tons a day per product. (Nicolas, 2014)

Prognosis

The LaPaz Primefoods will be the next big thing in food processing in the Philippines along side the big companies (e.g. Mekeni) satisfying the countrys ever changing appetite for economic growth. (Nicolas, 2014)

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Abstract

In recent years, food-processing companies have expressed their dominance in turning municipalities into cities, and alarm about the growing problem of the economy of provinces in the country, which is unemployment and lack of revenue, or in other words the slow economic growth. While most agree that the issue deserves attention, the concurrence dissolves around how to respond to the problem. The paper examines one approach to treating the problems in municipalities or towns: the process of industrialization specifically creating food-processing companies. The paper shows a recent established company in the municipality of La Paz, Tarlac that promises to generate jobs to fellow La Pazeo or LaPazenians and train them further to be competent and self sufficient individuals. The examination of food-processing companies for unemployment, points out what lies ahead of the town whether or not progress will show or not.

Board of directors

President

General Manager

Finance Department

Sales Department

Purchasing Department

Production Department

Accountant

Accountant Staff

DMOER DICER

Staff

REPSUL Staff

Production Manager

Production Supervisor

Production Staff

Technical Department

Food tech

Microbiologist

Chemist