For the first time in over 60 years, an American company has been granted permission to establish a physical presence on Cuban soil.
Tampa-based Florida Produce of Hillsborough County Inc. has been granted a license, which permits the firm to open a warehouse facility in Cuba. The facility is designed to enable trade between U.S.-based companies and Cuba.
On Monday, Florida Produce President Mike Mauricio, his partner, Manuel Fernandez, and his legal counsel, Tim Hunt with Hill Ward Henderson, met in Washington, D.C. with members of the U.S. State Department. The same day, Florida Produce representatives met with Cuban government officials at the Cuban Embassy in Washington.
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