Proyecto de factibilidad de la industria productora de licor, zumo y mermelada de Mucilago de Cacao en la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

In the last century, Ecuador has stood out worldwide thanks to the production of high quality cocoa beans, becoming the number one producer of fine cocoa in the world unlike other countries that focus only in quantity; however, Ecuador has limited itself to selling the beans, leaving behind the creation of added value that could generate higher incomes to the country, in this matter, there are few business plans looking to make innovative products and market them. The Project described below presents a feasibility study for the creation of a new production plant of juice, jam and liqueur made out of cocoa mucilage that is developed in Guayaquil city, with the purpose of using and giving added value to a by-product of cocoa beans that is currently considered a complete waste; this could not only generate revenue for the manufacter, but also jobs to nearby communities of this project and the Ecuadorian cocoa producers.