From consumers loving these brands, we became franchisees and dealers of these products. We named our Alaminos Longganisa as Longganisa ni Papa, a tribute to my Dad and the Apostol family. We trace our paternal origins from Alaminos, Pangasinan and grew up with this garlicky goodness wafting our kitchens when a relative visits or when we ourselves visit Alaminos. You will know it’s from Alaminos w
hen you see the tingting (stick) that holds both ends of the sausage. Have it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner -- cooked to a crisp is best! We heard about Itlog ni Kuya organic salted eggs from officemates. A random road trip to Laguna led us to the new highway where we saw a branch of the store. We stopped dead on our tracks and tried to buy some eggs only to be told that it was out of stock. A couple of weeks later, a random conversation with a friend led us to realize that the owner’s son is a former officemate of ours! This led us to a tasting and meeting at their main branch at Victoria, Laguna and a tour of the farm where the Pekin ducks are bred, fed organic produce like snails, and later where the eggs are hatched and turned into salted eggs. Our other products are franchised too. It came at a moment when we found ourselves tired of the same old things to cook at home, to provide more variety for the kids, and products that can be ordered online.
