UPN Students Launch 'Pepa Bites', Chips Made from Avocado Seed

Students from the Administration and Marketing program at the Cajamarca campus of Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) have been recognized in the local entrepreneurial ecosystem thanks to the development of an innovative and sustainable product: Pepa Bites, chips made from avocado seeds. The team is composed of Adriana Tavera Sánchez, Daniel Peña Vigo, Mariana Lezama Revilla, Esteban Rivas Centurión, and Alexa Quiroz Cerna, who have demonstrated leadership, strategic vision, and commitment to sustainable development. This venture, which combines sustainability, creativity, and nutritional value, has been awarded at events like Expoinnova, establishing itself as a proposal with high commercial and environmental potential. Thanks to their outstanding participation, the students presented their product to investors at an event organized by the Cajamarca Chamber of Commerce and Production. Currently, they are in the process of business consolidation, with the goal of entering the ...