October 23, 2024, 12:19 PM
October 23, 2024, 12:19 PM
María Cecilia (Cily) Bruno Velasco, born in Santa Cruz, is 56 years old and always had a passion for cooking and traveling. Married to Ismael Quintana, she shares the upbringing of her only son Nicolás (11 years old). She notes with affection that her parents José Bruno and Anita Velasco have always been supporting her in her baking dreams, in addition to her siblings Eduardo and Becky Bruno.
Entrepreneur, her beginnings in the field of tourism and travel
Graduated in Tourism in Chile and Hospitality in Bolivia, she says that she first worked on several projects in the tourism sector, which included the opening of American Airlines in Bolivia and the development of the Hotel Buganvillas and the Amboró Eco Resort. Starting in 2008, he coordinated a project for the sustainable tourism development of Bolivian Chiquitania, supported by the IDB.
His passion for cooking
Throughout her life, her family has played an essential role in her endeavors, with her mother instilling in her a love of cooking, and her husband unconditionally supporting her in her business ideas, Cily Bruno is known as an example of woman who takes on challenges, bets big and, in addition, has among her objectives to contribute to the development of the country.
His venture Deliplus is shown as a non-traditional gourmet pastry offering that marks the beginning of a new chapter in his life.
“We offer artisanal products, without preservatives or colorants, made in our production center, and thus little by little we have managed to combine quality and authenticity,” says Cily. It all started in the middle of the pandemic in 2020, and he says that “we opened our pastry shop, using my mother’s millefeuille cake recipe to enter the market, and since then we have expanded the offer with new recipes, conquering the palates of customers and among them my lifelong friends.”
Mobile coffee and sweets table
In 2023, the idea arose to get even closer to its customers by creating DeliPlus To Go, an innovative mobile cafe concept mounted on a traditional Piaggio Moto Ape. This mobile cafe, with a modern and minimalist design, includes a menu of specialty coffees and several sweet and savory products exclusive to Deliplus.
A gastronomic experience
Since its inception, Deliplus’ main sales channel has been delivery, ensuring that the products arrive in perfect condition to meetings with friends, birthdays and entertainment. Its extensive menu includes snacks, individual and complete cakes, as well as savory options, sandwiches and other delicacies of Spanish cuisine. The diversity of products makes it difficult to record monthly sales, but it includes several weekly orders for its ‘box lunch’, consolidating the brand in the market.
Cily has demonstrated constant updating and learning in techniques and trends in the world of pastry and gastronomy. Their innovative vision and desire to offer products of the highest quality without the use of preservatives or colorants have been the key to the success of Deliplus and DeliPlus To Go.
