The Price Stabilization Institute (unexpected) reported this Monday that more than 100 thousand people they were benefited with low-cost food sales and special combos during the Christmas festivities.
This weekend the sale of Christmas combos ended in San Cristóbal.
According to information from the entity, supplied in a press release, community members from the National District, Santo Domingo Norte, Este, Oeste, Los Alcarrizos, San Francisco de Macorís, Santiago and San Cristóbal expressed satisfaction with the holding of these fairs in the who had access to more than 70 quality products at low costs, as well as special combos.
“Those present also benefited from cooked food provided by the Economic Soup Kitchens and free transportation from the OMSA; as well as services from the Reserve Bank, a day of affiliation to the National Health Insurance (Senasa), 911 medical services, animation, music, product raffles, access to the Granjita del unexpected and other amenities,” the note says.
The director of the unexpectedIván Hernández Guzmán, stated that the fairs had a positive impact on the population and represented considerable savings in the budget of Dominican families from different social strata.
He stressed that dozens of national producers who were able to market their food in the Great Christmas Fairs of Change with Inesprecarried out by order of the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader.
“I am grateful for the trust placed by the president, by the Dominican people, by the national producers and the private companies that accompanied us in these eight great fairs and that made them possible. In addition, I congratulate the work carried out by the great work team of the unexpected”, said the official.
More than 15,000 people attended the San Cristóbal fair held at the Temístocles Metz Stadium this weekend, including authorities from the area such as the governor, Pura Casilla; the mayor, José Montás; deputies Nelson de la Rosa, Margarita Tejada, Gustavo Lara and Otoniel Tejeda; the former senator, Antonio Rosario; the provincial manager of unexpected, Felipe Troncoso; the coordinators of the fair Edgar García, Marcos Rodríguez and Alexandra Álvarez; among other local and government officials.
Most selled products
The best-selling products at the fairs were pork legs, suckling pigs, chicken, rice, pigeon peas, grapes, sweets, wines and a super combo of 15 products for 650 pesos.
Attendees were also able to purchase items from the companies La Famosa, Linda, Chef, La Fabril, Chojoba, Sociedad Industrial Dominicana, Productos Victorina, Industrias Banilejas with its Santo Domingo coffee product, Eri-B beauty products, Sausages from Cruz and Cerro products and services of the Exporters Association.
The director of the unexpected He announced that in 2023 institutional programs at the national level for producers’ markets, mobile warehouses, combo sales in supermarkets, training for producers, fairs and others will increase.
