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‘I never thought we would become farmers,’ says F&N CEO

The company is in the midst of developing its first large-scale dairy farm in Malaysia in its bid to go upstream

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Janice Lim

Janice Lim

Published Sun, Dec 22, 2024 · 10:31 PM
    • Supply chain disruptions during the Covid-19 pandemic and uncertainties in the production of raw materials have led F&N CEO Hui Choon Kit to turn to local sourcing as a key risk management strategy.
    • Supply chain disruptions during the Covid-19 pandemic and uncertainties in the production of raw materials have led F&N CEO Hui Choon Kit to turn to local sourcing as a key risk management strategy. PHOTO: BT FILE

    CITRUS farms in Florida have been battered after two hurricanes in two weeks swept over the South-eastern coast of United States between September and October this year.

    One of the world’s largest citrus producers, the state expects crop yields in 2024 to be at their lowest in close to 100 years after Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton tore through Florida.

    This has exacerbated beverage manufacturer F&N’s difficulties in securing its supply of orange juice, said its chief executive officer Hui Choon Kit in an interview with The Business Times.

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