From Home-baker to Entrepreneur Rockstar: the success story of Caramela Sweets

Ana Carmela Paredes (3rd from Left) arrives at the 2022 ProPak Asia in Bangkok Thailand on June 15, 2022, joining the other delegates from the MIMAROPA region.

More than a “Marine Wonderland”, Occidental Mindoro is home to a thriving baking industry with several pastry shops and other bakeries fulfilling the sweet cravings of every Mindoreño. A budding name in the industry is Caramela Sweets from the municipality of San Jose. Relatively new in the business, Ana Carmela Paredes, owner, accepted and fulfilled … Read more