Café Britt Opens New Stores in Costa Rica

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The economic crisis has indeed caused a decline in the arrival of tourists to the Hotel Paradisus Playa Conchal resort, but the General Manager of Café Britt, Pablo Vargas, is “convinced that once the crisis ends the harvest from the current investments will bring better fruits,” according to Elfinancierocr.com.

Simultaneous to the installation of the locations at Hotel Paradisus Playa Conchal, the Costa Rican company is building a 240-square meter store in the airport on the island of Antigua.

Within Café Britt’s investment plans, there are another three stores in tourist areas in Costa Rica within the mid-term time frame.

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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