Bison charging ahead through JVs with 2 Japanese companies

Kuala Lumpur

BISON Consolidated has entered into joint ventures with two Japanese companies to produce ready-to-eat food and bakery products to be sold at its more than 360 convenience stores in a move to meet rising market demand for quality convenience offerings and to further boost customer loyalty.

On Thursday, the home-grown convenience store operator which operates MyNEWS.com announced that it would tie up with two Japanese partners in separate joint ventures in which it would take a controlling 51 per cent stake in each, and invest a total of RM35.7 million (S$11.5 million).