PROMOTION … Saripuddin (second from left) to cook food that is sold in Tesco Malaysia Shanghai.
OF 100 types of food products and drinks small and medium enterprises (SMEs) now penetrate the large Tesco supermarket in Shanghai, China through the “Taste of Malaysia” due to overwhelming response since its launch in Tesco Beijing, last year.
Through the program, 40 types of SME products from Malaysia brought in, while 60 more will follow in stages over three months in a large supermarket chain Tesco in the state.
The strict censorship over the Malaysian brand of local authorities in China, including the Hang Tuah, farm, Pertima, Madura Nevgel Industries and the participation of 25 local producers.
The ‘Taste of Malaysia “organized by the Ministry Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs (Ministry) is that the 13 held since it was introduced in 2005.
Through the program, local SMEs 2.220 brand products sold in supermarkets are now large number of major cities of Singapore, Jakarta, London, Paris, Hong Kong and Dubai.
Ministry Secretary General Datuk Saripuddin Kasim said the main goal of the program is to increase the level of government support in promoting and marketing of local products in supermarkets abroad.
He said, three more such programs will be introduced this year, in Tokyo , Hong Kong and China.
“In fact, I understand that the success of Tesco brand in Beijing Malaysia is significant when the products of SMEs increased to 144 compared with 100 products since its launch last year.
“While sales of SME products in Tesco was also increased by 224 percent with an average monthly sales of about RM6, 000 years ago,” he told reporters after launching the program in Tesco Dahua, Shanghai.
present, Consulate General of Malaysia to Shanghai, Hendy Assan; Executive Vice President of East China Region Tesco (China), Raymond Su and Chief Executive Officer of Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Sunghwan do.
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