The opening of the new store has generated 80 direct jobs and 100 indirect jobs.
"La Colonia has also conducted long-term agreements with cooperatives engaged in the production of fruits and vegetables from the north, west and south. 'We have received certification of good agricultural and manufacturing practices, our most consumed fresh products are guaranteed as hygienic ', said Leyton Cano, La Colonia’s marketing and purchases manager.
Source: laprensa.com.ni
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September 2010
Thesupermarket chain will open two new stores in Juticalpa and Danlí before the end of the year.
This projects will provide about 200 new direct jobs.
The Operations and Development Director of La Colonia, Paul Handal, commented that they will hire mostly local providers.
March 2010
La Colonia inaugurated its 17th supermarket in the country, creating 50 direct and 150 indirect jobs.
Fernando Cáceres, marketing manager of La Colonia, explained the company is committed to the country’s development.
Cáceres said that as a company they worry for the economic situation of families, using the slogan ‘Beetwen Honduras we help each others’.
August 2009
The supermarket chain expects to open 4 new stores for the remainder of 2009.
Two stores will be built in Tegucigalpa and two in other regions of the country, explained Paul Handal, Operations and Development Director at La Colonia Supermarkets.
"For 2010, the supermarket chain expects to own 16 stores, with more than 5.000 daily customers per store.
December 2011
With an investment of one million dollars, Supermarkets La Colonia, has opened store number 22 in Honduras.
Located in the Premier de Comayagüela Mall, the 1,500 square meter supermarket has generated 60 direct jobs and over 180 indirect jobs.
Latribuna.hn reported quoted Fernando Caceres, La Colonia’s marketing manager who said, "We are extending our services to all areas of our country, we invite all Honduran families in the area north of Tegucigalpa not to miss the amazing variety of national and international products that only La Colonia offers."