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CvSU MANUAL OF OPERATIONS
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Specific Functions of Marketing and Trading Center

▪ Maintains a grocery store inside the campus
▪ Supports all production unit in merchandizing their
product
▪ Conducts external business transaction
▪ Involves itself in bulk trading of basic commodities such
as rice, sugar, laundry detergents, fish and meat
products.
▪ Serves as the official product outlet of the Food
Processing Center.
▪ Serves as the marketing arm of Coffee Project under DA-
ACEF- CvSU Consortium.

Income of Marketing and Trading Center

1. The MTC obtains its merchandise thru purchase or
consignment. Through this the MTC add a mark up of
20- 30%.

2. Grocery Operation. Goods in the grocery are available
on credit on a limited basis. Such credit shall be
deducted in full from the customer’s salary during the
next payday. Customers who pay cash are given a
certain discount, depending on the volume of purchase
or on selected items. Mark up on grocery items ranged
from 10-20%.

3. Goods from Food Processing Center. Goods from FPC
are forwarded to the MTC and after passing thru a
quality control procedure becomes the responsibility of
MTC provided that the product does not deteriorate
before the expiry date. Defective products are returned
to the FPC. The mark-up of the FPC product ranges
from 20-30%.

4. Meat Products – the MTC obtains the meat products from
the Animal Production Unit of OBA. If such products are
not available, the MTC is allowed to tap supply from
outside sources. The income from this transaction may
reach up to 25 percent.

5. Uniforms and other school paraphernalia – School and PE
uniforms are available at MTC. These items are made by
consignees who share 10 percent of gross sale to MTC.

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