January 7, 2014
Greenfields set to expand into Malaysian milk market
In tandem with its growth in the region, Greenfields Milk, a leading dairy producer in Southeast Asia, plans to aggressively expand into the Malaysian market.
Greenfields has been distributing milk and dairy products to some of the regions' and world's leading food services businesses. It expanded into milk processing two years later, and now distributes its products in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
Jan Gert Vistisen, Head of marketing and sales for AustAsia Food, a distributor for Greenfields Milk, projected a 4% annual growth in volume in Malaysia, with Indonesia growing at about 18-20% in volume and Singapore at about 7%. He said he does not see any major investment in local farm production or milk production in Malaysia, adding that Greenfields has gotten approval from the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia and DVS in early November last year to export its cheese to Malaysia.
"We actually in the past brought farmers from Malaysia to our farms in Indonesia to train them in good farming methods so we have a very, very good relationship with the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS)," he said.
