New Morinaga subsidiary to boost operations in APAC

JAPAN-BASED dairy company Morinaga Milk's new subsidiary in Singapore, Nutritional Foods (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd., is expected to boost the company’s sales operations in Asia Pacific and fast-track its globalization.

Morinaga is aiming for a bigger slice of the ASEAN market for dairy products made with higher quality ingredients. The company has been expanding export of functional and food ingredients for decades. Its new subsidiary will handle Morinaga Milk’s safe and innovative functional and food ingredients - Bifidobacterium longum BB536 and other probiotics, whey proteins, lactose, lactoferrin and hydrolysates that are used in high-value nutritional products such as infant formulas by global and local customers. With the unique product values and innovative technology, Morinaga Nutritional Foods (Asia Pacific) is expected to establish a strong presence in the area.

“Singapore is now becoming a focal point for major global infant formula manufacturers and raw material suppliers as a location to strengthen their sales activities in Southeast Asia and Pacific Rim countries, thus we selected Singapore for the base of our ingredient sales activity in the region,” said Ko Shiino, General Manager of International Department in Morinaga Milk. “The location will enable the new subsidiary to better and faster serve its Asia Pacific customers and meet the growing market demand.”

“Our ingredients, such as probiotics, whey proteins and hydrolysates have been used in our own various food products with great success in Japan for many years, and have been also sold as raw materials overseas,” Shiino added. “We are well prepared to take this step to expand our ingredient business in the area and contribute to human health and nutrition throughout the world.”

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