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Pacita "Chit" Juan

Social Entrepreneur. Green Advocate. Coffee Crusader and Advocate for Women Empowerment  through business.


Chit started many businesses including a coffee shop chain, a Filipino quick service restaurant, a farm to table restaurant and a natural and organic store called ECHOstore. She is a strong advocate of Slow Food, organic farming, & sustainable agri-based businesses. 


She is  President & Co-Chair of the Philippine Coffee Board,Inc.(PCBI), a founder and President of the NextGenOrganization of Women Corporate Directors (NOWCD), & a Trustee of the Philippine Women’s Economic Network or PHILWEN.


She also sits as an Independent director in a publicly-listed REIT company focused on renewable energy.


She is a regular columnist of The Philippine Star under Food for Thought & has written three books on coffee.