Mama Sita's Holding Company facts for kids
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| Private | |
| Industry | Food processing |
| Founded | 1980 (as Marigold Commodities Corporation) |
| Headquarters | San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Bartolome B. Lapus Clara R. Lapus Esmeraldo B. Lapus |
| Products | Condiments, sauces |
Mama Sita's Holding Company, Inc. is a company from the Philippines that makes delicious sauces and mixes for cooking. It started as Marigold Commodities Corporation in 1980. The company's products are sold under the brand name "Mama Sita's." This special name comes from Teresita "Mama Sita" C. Reyes, who was the mother of the company's founders, Bartolome B. Lapus and Clara C. Reyes-Lapus.
Mama Sita's products are popular all around the world. You can find them in North America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and many countries in Europe. They are also sold in places like Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, India, and Pakistan. The Middle East is a very big market for Mama Sita's, especially in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar.
Since 2014, another company called Monde Nissin Corporation has been in charge of selling and distributing Mama Sita's products.
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Who Was Mama Sita?
Teresita "Mama Sita" C. Reyes was born in Manila on May 11, 1917. She was the oldest child of Justice Alex Reyes and Engracia "Aling Asiang" Cruz-Reyes. Her mother was famous for starting The Aristocrat Restaurant.
Mama Sita loved Filipino food very much. She decided to start a business focused on creating new recipes and selling different kinds of sauces and vinegars. Her company and her name became very well-known in the Philippines. Filipinos living in other countries also loved her products.
In 2013, the Philippine government honored Mama Sita by putting her picture on a 10 peso postage stamp. This showed how important she was to Filipino culture and food. Mama Sita also shared her cooking knowledge in books. Two of her cookbooks are Mama Sita's Cookbook (published in 1996) and Mama Sita's Homestyle Recipes (published in 2010).
Mama Sita's Products
Mama Sita's makes many different products to help people cook tasty Filipino dishes easily. These products include various sauces, marinades, and cooking mixes.
Liquid Sauces and Marinades
These are ready-to-use sauces and liquids that add flavor to your food.
- Mama Sita's Oyster Sauce
- Mama Sita's Garlic Oyster Sauce
- Mama Sita's Premium Soy Sauce
- Mama Sita's Mushroom Oyster Sauce
- Mama Sita's Liquid Seasoning
- Mama Sita's Java BBQ Sauce
- Mama Sita's Vegetarian Oyster Sauce
- Mama Sita's Adobo Marinade
- Mama Sita's Barbecue Marinade
- Mama Sita's Fiesta Barbecue Marinade
- Mama Sita's Tapa Marinade
- Mama Sita's Bacolod Style Inasal
- Mama Sita's Pang-Inihaw (for grilling)
- Mama Sita's Ginger Spiced Paksiw Vinegar Mix
- Mama Sita's Cashew Vinegar
- Mama Sita's Distilled Cane Vinegar
- Mama Sita's Sukang Iloko
- Mama Sita's Anghang Sarap Spiced Tuba Vinegar
- Mama Sita's Coconut Nectar Vinegar
- Mama Sita's Sinamak
- Mama Sita's Sukang Tuba
- Mama Sita's Toyo't Kalamansi (Soy Sauce with Calamansi)
- Mama Sita's Pinoy Anghang Hot Sauce
- Mama Sita's Hot Pepper Sauce
- Mama Sita's Buffalo Wings Sauce
- Mama Sita's Sweet Chili Sauce
- Mama Sita's Soy-Stir Sauce
- Mama Sita's Sweet & Sour Sauce
Cooking Mixes and Other Items
These mixes help you prepare traditional Filipino meals quickly.
- Mama Sita's Kare-Kare Mix
- Mama Sita's Caldereta Mix
- Mama Sita's Menudo/Afritada Mix
- Mama Sita's Adobo Mix
- Mama Sita's Sinigang na Sampalok Mix
- Mama Sita's Sinigang na Bayabas Mix
- Mama Sita's Pang-Gisa Mix (for sautéing)
- Mama Sita's Chopsuey/Pancit Canton Stir Fry Mix
- Mama Sita's Pancit Bihon Mix
- Mama Sita's Barbecue Mix
- Mama Sita's Sweet & Sour Sauce Mix
- Mama Sita's Palabok Mix
- Mama Sita's Lumpiang Shanghai Mix
- Mama Sita's Tinola Mix
- Mama Sita's Ginisang Monggo Mix
- Mama Sita's Ilonggo Pinapaitan Mix
- Mama Sita's Tocino Mix
- Mama Sita's Kapampangan Sisig Mix
- Mama Sita's Breading Mix
- Mama Sita's Achuete (Annatto powder)
- Mama Sita's Arroz Caldo (Rice Porridge)
- Mama Sita's Champorado (Chocolate Rice Porridge)
Flavors and Juices
Mama Sita's also offers mixes for refreshing drinks.
- Mama Sita's Samalamig Pandan (Pandan flavored drink mix)
- Mama Sita's Samalamig Brown Cane Sugar (Brown sugar drink mix)
- Mama Sita's Samalamig Muscovado (Muscovado sugar drink mix)
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