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26 March 2015

Utusan Malaysia

Malaysia Expects More Investments in Halal Parks

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 Malaysia expects to attract more investments from local and
foreign investors for all halal parks in the country this year.
Malaysia has seen a huge number of investments in the halal industry from food and non-food
sectors. All the halal parks, which are located throughout the country, have so far attracted a
total of RM 14 billion in investment. This encouraging figures suggested significant prospects for
food and beverage companies seeking to create a stronger foothold in the global halal market.
The number of investment coming in could be bigger, as there will be new halal parks,
alongside additional investments from existing companies. Of late, there had been a lot of
interest among Japanese and Korean companies, in investing in the halal parks in Malaysia.
There was good response from Singaporean companies as well, especially in Johor.
Currently there are 24 halal parks located throughout the country, of which 13 were awarded
Halmas status. Halal Development Corporations (HDC) accords the Halmas status to halal park
operators who comply with requirements under the HDC Designated Halal Park Development
Guidelines. Under the accreditation, the halal operators, industry players and logistic
companies can enjoy incentives provided by the HDC. Each halal park is focused on specific
industries, which includes biotechnology, food and beverages, pharmaceutical and education.
At present, more than 140 companies, mostly small medium enterprises, and 15 multinationals
are operating in various halal parks throughout the country, with an export value of more than

RM500 million. Among well-known investors of halal parks in Malaysia are Coca-Cola, F&N,
Kelloggs, Pure Circle, Cargill, EVYap and Ramly. Coca-Cola is the biggest investor to date with a
total of RM1.2 billion in investment.
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Newspaper info: Utusan Malaysia is one of the oldest Malay language newspapers in Malaysia, with
readership no. of 563,000 and 171,000 circulations (Q3 2014, Nielsen and ABC Malaysia)

27 March 2015

Sinar Harian

CCBM helps retailers

Photo caption: Lusk (second from left) with the food operator at Kota Bharu Stadium who
received Coca-Colas flood relief assistance.
Kota Bharu, 27 March - Coca-cola Bottlers (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (CCBM) has allocated RM1 million
to help 2,700 Coca-Cola retailers affected by the floods last December. CCBM contributed 20
cartons of drinks including Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Fanta, Sprite and a cooler for free to each
retailer to help them rebuild their business quickly.
Stephen James Lusk, CEO of CCBM said, To date, we have assisted more than 870 provision
shops that sell Coca-Cola products in Kelantan and we have distributed close to 1,000 coolers.
On top of that, Coca-Cola also provides credit extension to all owners of these provision shops
to help them in managing their cash flow.

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Overall tonality: Positive (Good for our reputation)
Newspaper info: Sinar Harian is a Malay language newspaper. It is a regional newspaper in the Peninsula
of Malaysia which was first published in 2006. It was created to cater to the needs of readers according to
their individual state. They are quite strong in East Coast, especially in the state of Kelantan and
Terengganu, popular amongst Malay/Muslim community. Circulation 160,000; Readership 509,000.