Davao-based dessert company to open store soon

• Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/business/2016/01/03/davao-based-dessert-company-open-store-soon-449770
• Sunday, January 3, 2016

By Ace June Rell S. Perez

GET yourself some taste of classic as LaraMia, a Davao-based Dessert Company that is set to open its first and newest concrete dessert parlor in March 2016.

As a budding food business, LaraMia Dessert Company will kick off the year with expansion located at the Talisay St. Juna Subdivision Matina, Davao City to cater the growing dessert-loving customer demand in and outside the city.

"We are very excited to open our very first store here, finally our valued customers can now dine in our dessert parlor," said Lara Tonogbanua, owner of LaraMia.

She said the decision to finally put up a store came after they observed an increasing demand, as orders keep on coming even during ordinary days.

At present, the store is under construction and development.

When asked how the sales were during the yuletide season and the rest of the year 2015, Tonogbanua said that 2015 was a very good year.

"Our sales, so far is performing well, however we have not checked yet if it was better in 2015 than last 2014, but definitely busier this year because we offered and added more range of product and dessert choices," she said.

Tonogbanua said that LaraMia now offers chocolate s'mores broundies, white chocolate matcha broundies, and almond financier, among others.

LaraMia is known as a classic dessert companion with its chocolate walnut fudge, an heirloom recipe that dates back to the 1920s.

A recipe passed by their great grandmother Concepcion "Enas" Sarenas, the wife of Juan A. Sarenas, former mayor of Davao City who served from 1943 until 1944.

The Chocolate Fudge is also available in new flavors for the modern palate such as Vanilla Almond, Sea Salt, Mint and Chili flavor.

"Our love food, travel and family inspired us to recreate our great grandmother's well-loved recipes, as well as innovate," she added.

Aside from fudge variants, LaraMia Desserts Company also offers Fruit and Nut Cakes, French Macarons, Double chocolate cookies, brownies, white chocolate tart, chocolate Financier, Meringue with Davao Chocolate Nibs, Hot Chocolate spoons and more made especially for sweet-toothed beings within everyone.

Also, the budding food business supports Davao Cacao as it offers Meringue Drops with Davao Cacao nibs at a very affordable price.