Jimmy Soh
Chye Choon Foods Pte Ltd
Singapore

“Consumers are now sourcing for healthier alternatives. For us, we have our brown rice noodles and macadamia oil. Although our brown rice noodles have been launched for a while, they still managed to stir some interest.”

Raj Kumar
Export Manager
Indian Tropical Agro Products (P) Ltd
Tamil Nadu, India

“Due to the global crisis, product prices generally dipped. With the current oversupply of our main export product: the Gherkins (young cucumbers pickled with vinegar and stored in jars), we see our product prices dropping even further. However our key export markets are slowly picking up.”

Nabil Rassam
General Manager
Nabil Company for Food Products
Amman, Jordan

“Since 1945, our family business has been marketing our items to the Middle East, Asia, the US and Australia. These items include pizza, spring-rolls, cookies, and burgers. Our business is doing well and since the earlier half of the year, our company has grown 27 percent.”

Hasim Cakir
Migros Ticaret A.S.
Istanbul, Turkey

“We work with big supermarket chains and market Turkish foods such as pasta, soup, and spices. The market is improving and it will be good in one or two years’ time.”

Karen Thorsted Hamann
Director
The Institute for Food Studies & Agricultural Development
Hørsholm, Denmark

“People will want to continue saving but still enjoy themselves. Hence they want to dine at cheaper places and you will see them opting for organic, healthier food. There will also be room for further food innovations in the food and service market.”

Kasama Saysana
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications Division Betagro Group
Bangkok, Thailand

“We are in the agricultural business and because food is a basic necessity, our business is still doing well despite the global crisis. We are currently enjoying growth of about 15 percent and we expect similar growth figures in the next two to three years.”