COCONUT ROADSHOW COMES TO LOS ANGELES

Leaders and members of the Philippine coconut industry launched a coconut roadshow on Friday, September 8 at the San Gabriel Hilton Hotel in San Gabriel, Los Angeles. The show was the first out of four being held throughout the United States meant to share the outlook of the Philippines’ booming coconut oil industry that was recently threatened by a report by the American Heart Association (AHA) report, The Asian Journal reported from Los Angeles.  

Sponsored by the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), the United Coconut Association of the Philippines (UCAP), and the Philippine government through the Department of Trade and Industry, around 20 coconut industry companies and organizations came together to promote coconut products for both food and non-food markets.

Key speakers at the lunch panel included Virgin Coconut Oil Producers and Traders Association of the Philippines (VCOP) founding member Marco Reyes, and United Coconut Association of the Philippines (UCAP) President Dean Lao, Jr.  Renowned Filipina chef Cecilia de Castro also made an appearance.  The roadshow will continue until September 22, and will visit Florida, Colorado, and Baltimore.