These past days, I had been composing in my mind how to post for my year ending blog. I can just think of blessings. Am sure I had my share of trials, but those are learning expeditions for future realizations.
For Sunshine Chicken, I can't ask for more. Only on our 3rd year for the dressed chicken market, we got a lot of media mileage for 2010. How many TV shows featured us? At least six (6). Mag Agri tayo featured us twice this year. I have to look at their support and of course to Mr. Zac Sarian, Editor for Agriculture of Manila Bulletin, who is always documenting our moves in the pastured, free range chicken industry. Both of them had been covering our transition from colored to white. The last segment we had in December 25 with Mag Agri tayo will be followed up soon by a TV shoot again next week. That show got a lot of good reviews and feedback. Mr. Sarian just wrote about us last week and will follow up in the January issues of Agriculture Magazine and Panorama.
As for our sales for dressed Sunshine Chicken? Take it from the cue that we are always loading dayold chicks :)
Just as I was composing in my mind how to "Thank" 2010 and everyone...I got a call informing me that Bobby Inocencio passed away while vacationing in Dumaguete. Bobby is the Father of Free Range Chicken industry in the Philippines. He reintroduced and opened our eyes again to how chickens should be raised, not just for backyard, but for commercial too. Solraya Enterprises as that time was just into distributing of dayold chicks for Bobby's Teresa Farm. I may not agree with his business styles, but after we stopped doing business, we maintained friendship. Later on, when we started importing and selling chicks, roles were reversed and he bought our Sunshine chicks and sold them the the clients who trusted and just wanted to buy from Bobby :) That is one thing that remained, and SASSO of France knows that...that triangle of work and respect remained between SASSO of France, Bobby of Teresa Farm and Solraya Enterprises. I had to let France know right away about Bobby's passing away....even before I remembered to call Bobby's UP College barkada (we had common friends).
There will be no Sunshine Chicken if there was no Bobby Inocencio. We have no unfinished business together and he knew we were friends even after the business deals were over. Last contact was to greet each other for Christmas.
Thank you to all for the joys and blessings shared. If we shared trials....that is it...just trials to see how we deal with all of these :)
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