Fonterra Launches 'Anchor Food Professionals' Food Service Solution

PETALING JAYA (Selangor, Malaysia), Aug 20 (Bernama) -- New Zealand-based dairy company, Fonterra Brands (M) Sdn Bhd, on Friday introduced an enhanced 'Anchor Food Professionals' food service solution for culinary businesses in the country. Foodservice Director Linda Tan said the service, aimed at helping businesses improve their profitability, was offering various solutions ranging from managing operations to preparing menus. "What we want to do now is offer more value to our existing customers while approach new ones with our business plan," she told reporters after launching the service here Friday. Tan said Malaysia was among its key markets with some 1,000 customers along with Sri Lanka, China, New Zealand and Australia. She said at present the service was offered in more than 50 countries with around 5,000 customers in total. Tan also said the global foodservice market was expected to become a NZ$5 billion business by 2023. "For Malaysia, the sector grew at annual average of 4.2 per cent, slightly lower than the global rate of 6.0 per cent, annually," she added. --BERNAMA