Food Magazine December 2015 | Page 79

LATIN AMERICA
This industrial know-how regarding the export market is now being applied to their brand Alamar , with plans to internationalize their tuna products to neighborhooding Latin American countries , starting with Colombia , Peru and Chile .
“ From the beginning , our company has been geared to meet the needs of the international market ,” said Daw .
Safe fishing
Alamar Productos
Tuna fishing is monitored and regulated globally by both government officials and international NGOs . Therefore , fishing operations at Gralco have the Dolphin Safe certification , plus the rest of the business has received compliance approval under ISO standards : 9001 , BRC ( British Retail Consortium ) and IFSS ( Index Fordham Social Health ).

“ Our plans show a prominent future for our brand Alamar and Gralco ”

– Guillermo Daw , EVP for Gralco S . A . www . gralco . com . co 79