Palmares S.A., an extrahotel entity of Cuban tourism, has decided to rescue the DiTú coffee shop chain, famous in the early and mid-2000s, which are currently mostly unused.
The announcement, made last Thursday, was presented as an effort "to strengthen tourism in Cuba," reported the official Prensa Latina.
Jorge Luis Acosta, general director of Palmares, announced that the recovery of the DiTú cafeteria network will begin with the establishments located near hospitals in several municipalities of Havana.
The executive pointed out that the DiTú cafeteria in front of the Central Military Hospital Dr. Carlos J. Finlay is already operational, equipped with a soda dispenser, fryer, blender, griddle, and refrigerators, among other essential equipment for the preparation of food and beverages.
Additionally, he said that in a second stage, the Ditú cafeterias located in "vulnerable and hard-to-reach neighborhoods" will be rescued.
In these latest ones, it is planned to offer "a less expensive and more feasible service to the population of those areas", through in-house productions and productive linkages, indicated Acosta.
The company has 17 branches, three of them in Havana and the rest distributed in the country's provinces. It manages approximately 678 facilities with 1,333 options that include various products and services, mainly in tourist destinations.
The return of these cafeterias aims to improve the deficient tourist offer in Cuba, which has often been the subject of criticism.
Currently, the so-called Ditú stand out in the reality of Cubans for their limited supply, which is often sold at very high prices.
A video shared by the news portal ADN Cuba shows the precarious situation in which one of these cafeterias is located.
"Salty crackers for 2,900 pesos per package, Red Bull for 220, Ron Mulata Reserva for 2,700... They no longer sell chicken, croquettes, or hamburgers. This will soon turn into a small or medium-sized enterprise," a man stated in the video.
That same shortage was also reported by Anibal Ferrand on Facebook.
"Truly sad. Ditú my fellow countryman. Baracoa Oriente CUBA," is the message accompanying a photo showing the shortage of this cafeteria.
Recently, a group of Cubans in Houston, Texas, decided to open a "DiTú," replicating the popular business of selling croquettes and fried chicken that existed in Cuba in the late 1990s.
In the small restaurant, food is sold in a space located outdoors and another more intimate one inside the establishment. Beers and other drinks are also sold, and the venue transforms into a nightclub as the early morning approaches, as mentioned in a video circulating on the TikTok social network.
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