“You compete with service, attention and quality.”
With their great human sense, Opita idiosyncrasy, and aspirations for improvement, the people who are part of the private company Surabastos are identified, the most important wholesale center in the city of Neiva and whose foundation has allowed the marketing of various products from the family basket. .
The wholesale center, which is about to celebrate 27 years of history, has been the center for the purchase and sale of various products for the sustenance and well-being of Huila families. Its importance lies in the continuity of the tradition of the peasant market as well as the quality and diversity of the products.
It is one of the most emblematic places in the city of Neiva, its creation took place in 1997 as a solution to the problems in terms of mobility, which occurred due to the high flow of merchants and street vendors in the streets of the city. opita capital. Over the years it has had important changes in its administration, seeking to improve its services, to offer quality and satisfy the needs of all its clients.
It is important
Surabastos, which has contributed to the generation of employment for more than 1,200 people among merchants, braziers and street vendors, sells more than 15,000 tons of market per month, produced in part by the high influx of visitors from 2:00 am, on days Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Those who visit this site can find hardworking, kind, loving people, with a great attitude to provide multiple items such as fruits, vegetables and other mass consumption items.
Offering wholesale and retail sales and positioning itself as the strategic distribution site, this agri-food supply center collaborates with small businesses and large and medium-sized companies, which within their activities depend on food consumption. The Surabastos plant has set its objectives towards the revitalization of the economy, respecting free competition as established in article 4 of law 472 of 1998, favoring diversification and new business proposals, which project the sector with approaches innovative, according to new business models.
Photo caption: Germán Peña, administrator of Surabastos.
For Germán Peña, manager of the company, implementing these changes ensures a larger space within the wholesale markets, also positioning the city by taking advantage of opportunities, as it ensures “you compete with service, attention and quality.” Among their great achievements, in addition to their permanence, they are proud of the push for merchants to grow and the possibilities of obtaining a better quality of life in the case of street vendors, as well as supporting various foundations with food.
What was projected
Surabastos’ policy, which is focused on customer satisfaction, takes into account each of the processes within the marketing of its products, as this ensures the ability to stand out within the industry and as stated by Germán Peña, manager of the organization, “We must modernize, provide excellent service, with attention and hygiene.” That is why, despite the difficulties presented regarding insecurity, the company continues working to guarantee food safety to its clients, transforming the culture on SST issues and hygiene habits in the premises, as well as with the payment intended for maintenance of sewage and hydraulic lines.
Regarding the projections for the company and its affiliates, Surabastos plans to integrate itself into the care of the environment, through the use of approximately 1,300 tons of waste that remains, to use them – after its installation – in a waste treatment plant. organic waste, which favors the production and marketing of fertilizer with special properties for the land.
Likewise, this plant hopes to change the roof to install solar panels for the production of renewable energy, which will allow them to be self-sufficient. On the other hand, as its administrator, Germán Peña, comments, the Surabastos administration has paid special attention to the accommodation inconveniences due to the location of the agri-food center, therefore the project is being designed to build a three-story hotel, with service station that meets the need for accommodation for drivers and merchants from other cities, as well as the tanking service for large vehicles.
Proud of the quality of its services, its autonomy and large projects, Surabastos continues working to grow in various aspects, which ensure not only the food safety of all its clients, but also the continuity of tradition and respect for agriculture, the main support for the well-being of Colombians.
