DILI, 19 january 2024 (TATOLI) – Local company AFES has raised more than US$70,000 by running Café Espresso Business since 2018.
AFES President, Evangelino Monteiro Soares said that AFES’s Cafe Espresso called ‘Café Povo Timor-Lorosa’e’ are sold in all municipalities, except RAEOA and Ataúro.
“We want to produce our brand of espresso coffee (Café Povo Timor-Lorosa’e) in order to compete and prevent the imported café espresso from other countries,” Soares told Tatoli.
He said that the production of Café Povo Timor-Lorosa’e aims to contribute to the diversification of the country’s economy.
With the production of espresso coffee in large quantities, the company hired nine employees who are still working at AFES.
The Minister of Trade and Industry (MTI), Filipus Nino Pereira, expressed his appreciation for the company’s initiative, saying that this business activity will contribute to the diversification of Timor-Leste’s economy.
Minister Pereira encouraged the AFES team to keep up the good work, adding that their business activity not only contributes to the national economy but also promotes Timorese coffee, one of the best coffees in the world.
“I would like to encourage the Timorese people to better consume our coffee, which is produced in the country. MTI looks forward to supporting AFES to help it grow even more in the future,” he said.
AFES has been planning to send Café Povo Timor-Lorosa’e to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which would help to generate more income for the company.
Journalist: José Belarmino De Sá
Editor: Filimono Martins
