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Local businesses mull Cuban trade possibilities

Dulce de leche is not currently a flavor offered by Philadelphia-based Bassetts Ice Cream Co. "Closest to that is our classic butterscotch vanilla, which has . . . those caramel notes that a dulce de leche does," Bassetts president Michael Strange said Wednesday when asked whether and how his company would serve Cuba if a U.S. plan to reestablish diplomatic ties and expand economic trade after nearly 53 years succeeds.

Bassetts Ice Cream president Michael Strange (left) with Fred Hochberg, head of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, in October. Before pursuing trade with Cuba, Strange said, Bassetts will wait for Congress to act and for U.S.-based tourism to develop in Cuba.
Bassetts Ice Cream president Michael Strange (left) with Fred Hochberg, head of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, in October. Before pursuing trade with Cuba, Strange said, Bassetts will wait for Congress to act and for U.S.-based tourism to develop in Cuba.Read moreCream president Michael Strange (left) with Fred Hochberg, head of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, in October. Before pursuing trade with Cuba, Strange said, Bassetts will wait for Congress to act and for U.S.-based tourism to develop in Cuba.
    by By Diane Mastrull, Inquirer Staff Writer
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