Baja California Sur will host its second annual “Hecho en BCS” business summit on April 23 at the Krystal Grand Los Cabos hotel in San José del Cabo, connecting local producers with major retail and hospitality buyers across the state.
The event, organized by the Secretaría de Turismo y Economía (SETUE), the state tourism and economy agency, in coordination with the Los Cabos municipal government’s Economic Development Office, runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the hotel’s Mar de Cortés ballroom. It targets micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises looking to break into supply chains for the region’s tourism and commercial sectors.
80 Producers Registered From Across the State
Abril Urueta Martínez, director general of Economic Development for Los Cabos, reported that 80 producers have already registered. Of those, 33 come from Los Cabos, 33 from La Paz, eight from Comondú, and six from Mulegé. Twelve strategic buyers have also confirmed their participation.
The first edition of the summit brought together 80 local producers who secured supply agreements with Walmart, OXXO, Ley, and Arámburo supermarkets, along with hotels and restaurants throughout the peninsula. Organizers expect the second edition to expand participation, with a particular focus on value-added producers and companies seeking to source locally.
How to Register
Registration closes April 20. Interested producers must be enrolled in the “Hecho en BCS” program and can sign up at setuesbcs.gob.mx/encuentrodenegocios. Those seeking more information can call (612) 124-2400.
The summit is part of a broader state government effort to integrate BCS-made products into the supply chains of the region’s hotels, restaurants, and grocery stores. For a state where tourism drives the economy, connecting local food producers, artisans, and manufacturers directly with large-scale buyers could reduce the costly reliance on goods shipped from the Mexican mainland.
Baja California Sur faces higher prices on many consumer goods because of its geographic isolation at the tip of the peninsula. Programs like Hecho en BCS aim to shorten supply chains by putting local products on hotel buffets and supermarket shelves that have traditionally been stocked with imports from Guadalajara, Mexico City, or beyond.
Details were first reported by the Baja California Sur state government’s official news site, bcs.gob.mx.