An evocative one penguin It is the emblem of Copal (Food Products Coordinator), which brings together food producers. The symbol has a political connotation. Copal, the third Peronist government, was born in 1975 to deal with the price freeze of the time.
Decades later they lived with the “penguins Néstor and Cristina” who “subjected them to price controls for 16 years”, recalled one of their leaders yesterday who claims that, although feels harmed by food imports promoted by Javier Milei, the “current government It’s another thing.”.
Perhaps to be more in tune with new challenges, this powerful business chamber, with its associatesThey contribute 5% to GDP and 25% to added value35% of exports and 27,000 million dollars in foreign currency, In addition to employing 500,000 people, he decided to change direction.
in an assembly displaced Daniel Funes from Rioja, president until yesterday, by Carla Bonito, with a technical profile and who has held the position of CEO of the organization for the last 8 years. She is the first woman to take on the responsibility.
The idea had been developing for some time, since the food industries declared themselves to be “poorly defended and their interests confused with those of other sectors”. But it wasn’t easy for them communicate a decision made behind the president’s back.
Thus a committee was formed that went to speak with Funes de Rioja and was composed David Lee, the king of the Coca Cola bottling companies, Adrián Kaufmann of Arcor and Amancio Oneto of Molinos. There were scoldings and white smoke.
Joining the new boss as first vice president is Diego Cifarelli, head of the Federation of Milling Industries (FAIM) and Treasurer of the Sarmiento de Junín club; and Second Vice President Adrián Kaufmann, of Arcor, former president of UIA and current member of the manufacturing plant’s board of directors.
The secretary of Copal will be Agustín Torres Campbell, from Molinos of the Pérez Companc group, who replaces Alfredo Guzmán, from Celusal and former president of Angus, who remains another vice president. Gonzalo Fagioli, from Quilmes, will be treasurer in place of Martín Cabrales, who will also continue as vice president.
Copal also expresses a condition of Argentina as one of 11 countries in the world with food production surpluses. He occupies seventh place in the ranking and fourth as an exporter. The country has the capacity to do so feed 650 million people
During the members’ meeting, which began yesterday at 2.30 pm and lasted two hours, he greeted: eat cabbage, with praise and applause for Funes de Rioja who will remain at the helm of the Argentine Industrial Union until May 2025. A lawyer by profession, Funes de Rioja has directed Copal for the last 16 years, almost as long as the legendary Alberto Alvarez Gaiani, pork producer, who presided over it for 18 years.
Forward and in the middle of a decline in sales compared to tons of food production which reached an alarming 9% in March, They will go out and communicate the factory prices. Perhaps to be in tune with the Government’s requests, they say, for example, that Arcor It has not changed its rosters since January 10 and they say their alfajores leave the factory for $400 and sell for between $850 and $1,200 at the kiosks. Something similar happens to Ledesma, which lowered the price of sugar by 12%. A classic returns: the struggle between industry and the marketing chain.
Source: Clarin
