San Francisco Consular Corps Spouses Indulges in Seafood City Treat

Mr. Raymond Olgado, Marketing Head of Seafood City Supermarket, gives a short introduction about the flavorful authentic Filipino dishes, such as sinigang na hipon, pancit bihon, crispy bagnet, chopsuey, and many more, prepared by the management of Seafood City Supermarket. Olgado, who flew in from Seafood City Supermarket Marketing Office in Los Angeles, spearheads the hosting of the League of the San Francisco Consular Corps (LSFCC) members at Seafood Supermarket in South San Francisco on 11 October 2019. (San Francisco PCG photo)

SAN FRANCISCO 31 October 2019 - Members of the League of San Francisco Consular Corps (LSFCC), led by the League’s President Madame Mariza S. Bensurto, spouse of Consul General Henry S. Bensurto, Jr., received a sumptuous treat from the popular Filipino supermarket complex Seafood City in South San Francisco on 11 October 2019.

The group was treated to authentic Filipino dishes, such as sinigang na hipon, pancit bihon, crispy bagnet, chopsuey, buko pandan, among other recipes prepared by Seafood City Supermarket.

In her remarks before lunch, Madame Bensurto welcomed the group and expressed the hope that LSFCC members would feel the warmth of Filipino hospitality and enjoy Filipino cuisine.

Seafood City Supermarket’s Marketing Head, Raymond Olgado, also toured the group in the supermarket complex and introduced the products and services that cater to the Filipino-American and Asian communities in the area. The complex includes a grocery, a food court, Filipino owned fast food chains Jollibee, Red Ribbon and Chowking, Filipino remittance centers, such as Philippine National Bank (PNB) and MLhuillier, among others.

“The visit allowed us to know more about Filipino and Asian products and Filipino cuisine,” LSFCC members said based on their feedbacks.

Seafood City Supermarket is the premier Filipino supermarket chain in Northern California with seven flagship stores in the Bay Area. It has branches in Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego, Chicago, Nevada, Honolulu, and Ontario, Canada.

LSFCC is composed of spouses of members of the SF Consular Corps and the US Support Group. END

Raymond Olgado, Marketing Head of Seafood City Supermarket, is giving the League of the San Francisco Consular Corps (LSFCC) members led by Mrs. Ann Mariza Sanchez-Bensurto (first on the left), LSFCC President, a tour on the products and services it offers to the Filipino-American and Asian communities at Seafood Supermarket in South San Francisco, California, on 11 October 2019. (San Francisco PCG photo)

For more information, visit https://www.sanfranciscopcg.dfa.gov.ph,  https://www.philippinessanfrancisco.org or https://www.facebook.com/PHinSF/.