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Beer, Perrier water, cod, blueberries, shrimp, chistorra, Clamato, cheeses, dates, Serrano ham, machaca, smoked salmon, fresh Chilean salmon, rompope, and Nutella
are some of the products purchased b y Nacional Financiera SNC (NAFIN) , a government-owned national development bank ; some of the products were purchased at a higher price than average .
The expensive grocery list includes 14 different kinds of cheese including Roquefort, goat cheese, cotija, and Parmesan ; 80 kilos of high-quality white quinoa that cost Mexican taxpayers MXN $10,400, and 38 kilos of Spanish mushrooms.
According to documents available at CompraNet, NAFIN awarded a contract to Pigudi Gastronómico S.A. de C.V. to provide the institute with products for the cafeterias and meeting rooms, for MXN $2,790 million .
On February 26, the company was chosen because its “proposal was solvent .” The contract was signed on March 7 and became effective on March 15.
Moreover, the winning company is the same one that provides the food services to the National Science and Technology Council (Conacyt).
The company Pigudi Gastronómico gave NAFIN a document that explained that in order to stock the list of food for their cafeterias, the company would need MXN $3,272,140 , 17% more than NAFIN 's maximum budget .
Some of the priciest items on the list include:
1. 300 kilos of fresh Chilean salmon
for MXN $118,800
2. 1 kilo of smoked salmon
for MXN $1,496
3. 2,100 beers
for MXN $42,750
4. 294 packages of mineral water
for MXN $14,502
5. 10 kilos of Spanish Serrano ham
for MXN $5,906
6. 10 kilos of Roquefort cheese
for 14,000; 9 kilos of goat cheese for MXN 2,367; 20 kilos of Parmesan cheese for MXN $2,560, and 10 kilos of cotija cheese for MXN $1,952
7. 35 kilos of ravioli
for MXN $10,150
8. 20 kilos of labneh
for MXN $2,052 and 40 packages of flatbread
9. 80 kilos of couscous
for MXN 11,600
10. 8 kilos of high-quality dates
for MXN $1,048
11. 165 kilos of hanger steak
for MXN $33,600
12. 180 of fresh tuna
for MXN $37,620
13. 65 kilos of shrimp
for MXN $12,298
14. 200 of meat
for MXN 37,180
The NAFIN also bought 16 bottles of silver cleaner.
In 2019, Pigudi Gastronómico was awarded 5 contracts with federal institutions to manage cafeterias or serve food during events at the National Free Textbooks Commission (Conaliteg), Doctor Manuel Gea González General Hospital, Conacyt, and the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
On May 3, President López Obrador issued a memorandum for public servants , where he indicated that additional austerity measures should be implemented, including an additional 30% reduction of the food budget for public servants.
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