Food Magazine November 2014 | Page 60

ALTAMAR FOODS CORP .
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The inception , growth and success of Altamar Foods are parallel with the evolution and progress of Alberto Pescatore , current President and founder of the company , who at age 17 started operating this new business by traveling to the East Coast of Venezuela in his journey to bring quality seafood to the capital , and to what later was established as the first headquarters of Altamar in Caracas .

His first business transaction was so successful that he was able to acquire credit to buy a truck for transportation . Months later , Altamar Foods had a respectable fleet and business in the country .
Some of their milestones include :
1 . A direct distribution into restaurants , hotels and hospitals .
2 . An increase in its portfolio of products .
3 . Becoming a well-known company , with drivers , a fleet and sales managers .
Altamar Foods currently exports to all South America and the United States with products that maintain quality and integrity .
“ We have personnel that have worked in other companies and have not been able to succeed in those places because no one detected or
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