SUGBO MERCADO Food Bazaar, Inc., (SMFBI) will soon open a daily food bazaar to give Cebu’s home-based “foodtrepreneurs” an expanded venue to sell their products. SMFBI President John Paul Chiongbian said in a press conference last week that the company will open a 3,000-square meter food market, to be called The Market, at the North Reclamation Area (NRA). “We want to reinforce our advocacy in bringing up the entrepreneurial spirit of Cebuanos,” said Mr. Chiongbian. He added that a container-van food market concept is part of the expansion plans of SMFBI, which is celebrating its second year in business since opening the 1500-square meter Sugbo Mercado weekend food market at the Cebu Business Park. The new food park at the NRA is set to open in the first quarter of 2018, with slots for 25 exclusive tenants. “We are excited to announce our intent to enter Mandaue City with week-long operations and a themed setup in the burgeoning entertainment and lifestyle hub in the area,” said SMFBI Marketing and Communications Director Michael Karlo Lim. The company is also looking at opening a park in Mactan. In 2016, Sugbo Mercado was officially endorsed by the Department of Tourism-Central Visayas as Cebu’s “First Weekend Food Market.” — The Freeman

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