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Tuna Sector Dominates Top Performance List General Santosff

30 April 2003 The Philippines

Ten top performing companies in General Santos City, Philippines were recently cited by the provincial office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

The citation was based on a survey conducted recently by DTI.

Topping the list is RD Group of
Companies, which
is engaged in manufacturing, services, banking and real estate, and owns extensive interests in the tuna fishing, storage and canning sector.

Also named as top performing business firms are Cargill Philippines Inc.
(feed processing), Celebes Canning Corporation (cannery), San Andres Fishing Industries Inc. (tuna fishing), and PhilBest Canning Corporation (cannery).


Rounding up the top ten companies are Ocean Canning Corporation (cannery), Monsanto Philippines, Maranaw Canning Corporation (cannery), Sarangani Packaging Products Corp (label and carton supplier to the tuna canning industry), DEALCO and General Tuna Corporation (cannery)
. 

DTI said it based its findings in the ongoing operations of business
establishments in the city and how they relate to their clients and customers.

DTI further added that the performances of these companies, along with other business establishments in the city were among the bases of the Asian Institute of Management to declare General Santos as the most competitive city in the country for 2002.