Abstract: This study was quantitative in nature using descriptive method of research to determine the impact of colonial churches on the growth and development of food enterprises. It aimed to determine the impact of colonial churches on the growth and development of food enterprise in terms of; revenue/sales, number of customer, number of competitors, number of employees, number of branches, and number of product line. In addition, it aimed to determine the impact of colonial churches on food enterprises, and the most problems encountered by the owner of food enterprises. The researcher constructed self-made questionnaire which was used as a research instrument. Sixty nine (69) respondents answered the survey questionnaire from different municipality of 1st, 2nd, and 4th district of Quezon Province particularly in Lucban, Tayabas, Sariaya, and Gumaca. The average distribution of 2011, 2012, and 2013 increased in terms of annual sales, for the annual number of customers most remained constant, and for annual competitors majority increased, and for annual branch most remained constant, and for annual number of employee it increased, and for the annual product line it remained constant. Indicators showed that colonial churches had a high impact and was clearly felt and observed with an average weighted mean of 3.40 on the growth and development of food enterprises. Colonial churches in Quezon Province had a high impact and was clearly felt and observed on the food enterprises with an average weighted mean of 4.04.
Keywords: Implications, colonial churches, food enterprises, growth and development.
Title: Colonial Churches: Their Implications on the Growth and Development of Food Enterprises in Quezon Province, Philippines
Author: Leomar C. Miano, Maribeth B. Villon
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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