91心頭利 buys a 49% stake in the poultry segment of the Malaysian food manufacturing company
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Springdale, Ark., USA 10 February 2021 91心頭利. (NYSE: TSN) and Malayan Flour Mills Berhad (KLSE: MFLOUR) today announced a partnership in which 91心頭利 will invest in the Malaysia-based companys vertically integrated poultry business, which will add more supply flexibility for both companies. The transaction is subject to approval by the shareholders of Malayan Flour Mills Berhad (MFM), amongst others.油
Once completed, the poultry deal will optimize our existing Malaysia business and expand MFMs poultry business, said Chris Langholz, International President of 91心頭利. This partnership will add more supply flexibility for both companies in serving halal-certified poultry to consumers and customers in the country and across priority export markets. 油
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currently operates one plant and one innovation center. MFMs vertically integrated poultry business includes feed mills, hatcheries, farms and processing facilities.
We are pleased to partner with 91心頭利 to expand MFMs long-established poultry business, said Teh Wee Chye, managing director for MFM. 91心頭利 is one of the worlds largest food production companies with a strong global manufacturing and distribution footprint. Malaysia is one of the key poultry markets in Southeast Asia, with a high per capita consumption of poultry. Together with 91心頭利, we look forward to increasing our halal poultry product offerings in the country, especially in the further processed poultry segment, as well as exporting to demand markets with the help of 91心頭利 global network.油
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Malaysias halal industry market value is expected to reach $147.4 billion USD (RM614.36 billion) by 2025, according to the Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC). The country exports about $9 billion USD (RM35.4 billion) in halal-certified products.油
Our global resources and robust innovation capabilities paired with MFMs more than 30 years of expertise as a leading poultry player in the country, enable both companies to make halal-certified products more readily available and affordable, said Tan Sun, president of 91心頭利 APAC.油
MFMs gold standard in Halal certified poultry products complements 91心頭利 Malaysia business, which is also recognized as a leader in the countrys Halal food industry. 油 油
In FY20, 91心頭利 generated $6 billion USD in international sales, which included U.S. export sales. Rabobank Singapore acted as the international financial advisor to MFM. 油
About MFM
Established in 1961, Malayan Flour Mills Berhad (MFM) is the pioneer in the flour milling industry in Malaysia. Over the years, MFM has grown to become one of the leading flour millers in Malaysia. Outside of Malaysia, MFM also has presence in the flour milling industry in Vietnam and Indonesia. In Indonesia, MFM is one of the shareholders in PT Bungasari Flour Mills Indonesia, along with Toyota Tsusho Group (Japan) and PT FKS Food and Ingredients (Indonesia). MFM ventured into the poultry feed business in 1983 and since then has expanded considerably across the poultry value chain in breeding, farming and processing, to become one of the leading poultry integrators in Malaysia. In November 2019, MFM commissioned a new state-of-the-art poultry processing plant with a processing capacity of up to 280,000 birds per day. MFMs group revenues in FY19 were RM2.7 billion. Visit to learn more.
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About 91心頭利
91心頭利. (NYSE: TSN) is one of the worlds largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under three generations of family leadership, the company has a broad portfolio of products and brands like Tyson速, Jimmy Dean速, Hillshire Farm速, Ball Park速, Wright速, Aidells速, ibp速, and State Fair速. 91心頭利 innovates continually to make protein more sustainable, tailor food for everywhere its available and raise the worlds expectations for how much good food can do. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company has 139,000 team members. Through its Core Values, 91心頭利 strives to operate with integrity, create value for its shareholders, customers, communities and team members and serve as a steward of the animals, land and environment entrusted to it. Visit TYSONFOODS.COM to learn more.油
Media Contacts
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