Análisis comparativo de los beneficios obtenidos por las microempresas y pequeñas empresas alimenticias en el Cantón Quito que tienen el certificado de BPM -Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura-, o Notificación Sanitaria

Abstract

In Ecuador, companies that want to produce and market food products must comply with certain requirements and regulations that guarantee that the product they offer is suitable for human consumption, one of the rules is to obtain the Sanitary Notification of the product or the certification in Good Manufacturing Practices –BPM-.This investigation studies the benefits obtained by two micro-companies A and B derived from the application of the Sanitary Notification, as well as the BPM certification, which are two different ways of complying with the requirements determined by the sanitary authorities to be able to produce and market their manufactured food products. The study was carried out applying a qualitative approach. This is a case study, which collects the information through semi-structured interviews carried out with employees from the two micro-companies, to later analyze it and determine representative categories of the most relevant ideas. Six relevant categories were identified for the Sanitary Notification and seven relevant categories for the certification in BPM, some of which constitute or are embedded within the activities of the value chain of your company. The benefits obtained, as well as the defined variable elements depend on the needs and reality that each company faces, therefore, its choice will be subject to the joint decisions of its managers in relation to a deep analysis carried out regarding its costs and benefits.