FrieslandCampina Hong Kong is awarded the 9th Hong Kong Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Logo and the Social Capital Builder Awards

HONG KONG, CHINA -�Media OutReach - December 21, 2018 – FrieslandCampina (Hong Kong) Limited (“FCHK”) is honoured to receive the 9^th
Hong Kong Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Logo (Enterprise Category) and the
Social Capital Builder Award (2018-2020). Both awards recognise FCHK’s contributions
in corporate social responsibilities nourishing the lives of Hong Kong people
across all ages.

 

FCHK believes that healthy community is the foundation of successful and
sustainable society development. Backed by FrieslandCampina over 140 years of dairy
expertise and its nutrition product portfolio in Hong Kong, FCHK is committed
to realize its purpose of nourishing by nature by brining better nutrition to
the community and act for now and generations to come. FCHK not only supports
local food banks and community food aid programs, but hosted the World Milk Day
celebration with Hong Kong people advocating healthy lifestyle through ‘Drink
& Move, Building Strong Families Together’ to promote balanced nutrition,
sufficient dairy intake and regular exercise to build the foundation of health
for children and families. Meanwhile, FCHK and its brand BLACK & WHITE®
have been leading the development of the Hong Kong-style milk tea culture since
1940s and are committed to promoting and preserving the Hong Kong-style milk
tea making technique, an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong. By
establishing a cross-sector public-private partnership with social service
organisations and customers from renowned chained restaurant groups, the ‘New
Generation Milk Tea Master Training Programme’ has been an unique flagship
program that empowering the unemployed and supporting the local cha chaan teng
industry with trained workforce.

 

FCHK aims to create the most successful,
professional and attractive dairy company for its employees, customers,
consumers and the society. It puts employees as the most important assets and
is committed on training and development enabling employees to grow with the
company. FCHK pays continuous efforts to enhance employee well-being, launching
family-friendly policies and offering various staff benefits.  Meanwhile, the company dedicated upholding of
business ethics and compliances and assuring product quality and safety. To
support sustainable society development for now and generations to come, FCHK has
been implementing environmental protection and sustainability approaches to
save resources, demonstrate comprehensive customer care and supporting
long-term development of the industry.

 

The Awards

Launched by the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) and co-organized
by the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education, the Hong Kong Outstanding
Corporate Citizenship Logo is a highlight of the Hong Kong Corporate
Citizenship Program. The award recognises the notable CSR performance and volunteering work of
companies, corporate volunteer teams and social enterprises. Reviewed and
evaluated by professional judges specialised in corporate citizenship and
representatives from HKPC, FCHK’s key achievements
in four aspects, including professional service and quality products, care to
employee, contribution to society and effort on environment protection
were recognised.

 

The Social Capital Builder Awards have been organised by the Community
Investment and Inclusion Fund (CIIF) of the Labour and Welfare Bureau biennially
since 2012, in order to accord recognition to individuals,
enterprises/organisations which have contributed to the development of social
capital in Hong Kong and to commend outstanding CIIF-funded projects. The awards recognise FCHK’s significant
achievements in developing social capital in Hong Kong in six core social
capital dimensions which include social networks, social participation, trust
and solidarity, social cohesion and inclusion, information and communication
and mutual-help and reciprocity.

 

FrieslandCampina
Hong Kong —
nourishing the lives of Hong Kong people across all ages

FrieslandCampina (Hong Kong) Limited (FCHK), a subsidiary of Royal
FrieslandCampina, has maintained a long presence in Hong Kong since 1938.
Building on FrieslandCampina’s over 140 years of Dutch dairy heritage and
expertise, the ‘from-grass-to-glass’ stringent global supply chain and constant
innovation that unlock the nutritional potential of milk, FCHK has been leading
the development of dairy industry in Hong Kong, nourishing the lives of Hong
Kong people across all ages with its full range of high quality and nutritious dairy products, including FRISO® pregnancy, infant
and toddler milk formula, DUTCH LADY® dairy based beverages, BLACK
&
WHITE® and LONGEVITY® dairy products, and OPTIMEL® adult nutrition formula for consumers, customers and food service
business partners through a
wide network in both retail and business channels in Hong Kong and Macau.

FCHK believes healthy community is the
foundation of successful and sustainable society development, hence, is
committed to give back by leveraging its dairy and nutrition expertise and
product portfolio. In order to make a contribution to provide better nutrition
for the community, FCHK advocates ‘Drink & Move, Building Strong Families
Together’ and celebrates the Hong Kong World Milk Day annually to promote
balanced nutrition, sufficient dairy intake and regular exercise to local
children and families. Meanwhile, FCHK and its brand BLACK & WHITE® have been leading the development of
the Hong Kong-style milk tea since 1940s; and are
committed to promoting and preserving the Hong Kong-style milk tea making technique, an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong. FCHK also formed a
cross-sector public-private partnership with social service organisations and
renowned chained restaurant groups to host the ‘New Generation Milk Tea Master
Training Programme’ to empower the unemployed. As Hong Kong people’s partner in
health, FCHK supports local food banks and charity groups and provides food
assistance to people in need. In 2018, FCHK served over 28,000 beneficiaries
with an aggregate value of over HKD1.4 million to the community.

 

Royal
FrieslandCampina — nourishing by nature

Every day, FrieslandCampina provides millions of consumers from all over the world with food that is rich in valuable nutrients from milk. FrieslandCampina is one of the world’s largest dairy companies that produces and sells consumer products such as dairy-based beverages, infant
and toddler nutrition, cheese and desserts, provides products
like cream and butter to bakery and catering customers, and supplies
ingredients and semi-finished products to manufacturers of infant nutrition,
the food industry and pharmaceutical sector around the world. The company is fully owned by the cooperative Zuivelcoöperatie FrieslandCampina U.A., that is jointly formed
by about 19,000 member dairy farmers in
the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. FrieslandCampina has offices in 34 countries and employs a total of over
23,000 people.

 

Providing
the growing world population with the right nutrients in a sustainable way is
one of the critical challenges for
the coming decades. By offering trustworthy and nourishing dairy products,
FrieslandCampina contributes to food and nutrient security. FrieslandCampina’s
purpose – nourishing by nature – stands for better nutrition
for the world’s consumers, a good living for our farmers, now and for
generations to come. For more information please visit: www.frieslandcampina.com.