ANGELES CITY – A marshmallow maker has bagged the “Olympics.”
Bulacan-based marshmallow manufacturer Markenburg International Foods Corporation (Markenburg) has been named as the first in Central Luzon to be awarded the government’s Productivity Olympics Prize under the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) category.
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Sec. and National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) chairperson Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz personally conferred the prize to the corporation in ceremonies held recently in Manila.
“The Productivity Olympics is a biennial competition of best productivity practices of MSMEs nationwide.
Business excellence which includes total productivity; expansion and growth; and awards, recognitions and certifications received as well resource management were the basis in determining the winners,” said DOLE regional information officer Jerry Borja.
Borja added that Markenburg shared the medium industry category prize with Tesoro’s Printing Press of Davao city.
He said the Bulacan-based confectionery manufacturer was cited for its compliance with labor laws and international quality standards.
“Markenburg’s personality development trainings for employees and its stature as the marshmallow distributor of big local and international companies such as Jollibee, Nestle and Red Ribbon were likewise commended,” Borja said.
Apart from Markenburg and Tesoro, other Productivity Olympics winners were Pamora Farm Inc. of Abra (micro agribusiness category), Our Tribe Food Products of Kalinga (micro industry category), Stanfilco Makilala Labor Union Consumer’s Store of North Cotabato (micro service category), J. Peyra Poultry Farm of Camarines Sur (small agribusiness category), Farmtec Foods Inc. of Cavite (small industry category), St. Joseph’s Academy of Mandaue city (small service category) and Escalante Public and Private School Teachers Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Escalante city (medium service category).
Each winner received P100,000 and trophy plus the privilege to use the Productivity Olympics 2011 logo for three years and priority endorsement to training programs of DOLE and its attached agencies.
Meanwhile, five companies were also given special citations for their productivity initiatives in the areas of business excellence and people management. These include Technovate Enterprise of Quezon City;
Kabinulig Para ti Panagdur-as ti Abra Inc. of Abra; San Rafael Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Murcia, Negros Occidental; Almora General Hospital of Kalinga and Elim Agricultural and Poultry Dressing Plant of Misamis Occidental.
