Our eye fell on the Dominican Republic: a country with an infallible tobacco reputation and tradition, in the heart of the Caribbean, America's very backyard. Opportunities galore! The business plan was rolled out post haste: establishing the company, aligning the time schedules of the contractors and the suppliers, and setting up the organization. With support from Belgium and Sri Lanka, we worked literally day and night to transform UTP-DR into a new state-of-the-art factory. The client expects nothing less than the quality and service they have been accustomed to from UTP - Sri Lanka.
The first bobbins are already rolling towards the customer. In true Cortèsien spirit, UTP-DR wants to give everyone a taste of the Dominican Republic, the land of rum and cigars.