Miami, United States. – The Coppelia ice cream shop reopened its doors this Wednesday after a period of remodeling that began last November. A collaborator of Cubanet that he was in the place, and that three workers informed him that it was forbidden to record videos or take photos of the installation, said that there were “few flavors available” at greater prices than before the closure of the ice cream shop.
“It is relatively empty; I imagine that because many people do not know about reopening, ”said the collaborator of Cubanet. He also explained that although in the menu “a battery of ice cream” appear, there were really “three available.”
According to information released by the Official Gazette Granma and the weekly Havana Tribunethe ice cream shop will work from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 am to 9:15 pm, and marketing will be done by specialties. Traditional options such as salad, three thanks, will be maintained TWINSthe three varieties of “cows” (Blanca, Prieta and Pinta), Jimaguas, Arlequín and Sunday, in addition to the incorporation of a new creation called “the 4 jewels.”
Even so, the authorities have warned that continuity in the offer of flavors and specialties will depend largely on the supply of suppliers. For this reason, the sale is limited to a maximum of two specialties per person, with the intention of extending the availability of ice cream throughout the day. Meanwhile, prices will be set by specialties, according to Granma.
As for the payment method, Yeny González Ortiz, head of services of the Base Business Unit (EUB) of the Recreatur company, to which Coppelia belongs, informed that in areas A, C and in the 4 jewels only You can pay through the enzyme and transfer electronic catwalks. Meanwhile, in zones B, the court and the tower, both electronic payment and cash will be accepted.
In the supposedly available coppellia menu, it is stated that the mixed ice cream salad has a cost of 155 pesos, the specialty “Super Twins “ It is worth 130 pesos and the “three thanks”, 105 pesos. The “Sunday”, one of the simplest options, is marketed at 60 pesos.
Other options, such as “black cows” (ice cream mix and soda soda), cost 31 pesos. In addition, bottled water of 550 milliliters reaches the price of 160 pesos and a portion of Coffee Cake Reach 170 pesos.
Regarding the remodeling of Coppelia, Granma He indicated that the works included the renewal of hydraulic and electrical networks, the painting of the different areas and the installation of new awnings.
In mid -January this year, two Coppelia employees confirmed to Cubanet Under anonymity condition – for fear of reprisals – that the ice cream shop would reopen with new prices and some aesthetic changes.
The information was communicated during a meeting with the president of the Business Group of Internal Trade of Havana. According to the interviewee, the official justified the increase in the price of the ice cream ball with the rise in the cost of raw materials.
“She defended that it was not to raise the price and already, that the idea was not to sell the ice cream ball alone, without any other product that accompanies it as it had been doing so far. He said that the intention was to recover the adding of confectione interviewee.
None of that, however, was fulfilled this Wednesday.
