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Rescue Local Brewery Brand Operation
With the help of: Puerto Rico Manufacturing Extension Inc. (PRiMEX)
About
Destileria Nacional Inc. was incorporated in 2012 in Carolina, Puerto Rico to set up a craft micro-brewery. From 2012 to the later part of 2015 the company was engaged in acquiring the formula and assets of a local beer company- Old Harbor – located in old San Juan, Puerto Rico, that had filed for Bankruptcy. Once this was completed Destileria Nacional Inc. was prepared to start its business concept.
The Challenge
As a start-up, the owners commenced operations without local and federal permits and documents related to their process, in a building that was under the previous owner and had not registered the manufacturing activity with PRIDCO and PR Treasury Department. Personnel from this last entity visited the premises and since it had no permits place the operation “on-hold".
Starting this new business we have to deal with significant municipal, commonwealth, and federal government bureaucracy, permits, certifications, records, meeting, applications, compliance and tracking of all types of issues. PRiMEX has been the lighthouse that leads us through this complex process. Without the experience and guidance of PRiMEX we have no possibility of reaching our goals. PRiMEX is so far one of our best investments.
MEP's Role