Ireland-based dairy, flavours and nutritional ingredients manufacturer Carbery Group has just celebrated an exciting week marking 2 significant milestones in their commitment to and investment in the South East Asian region. In Singapore, Carbery marked the official opening of the new Carbery Group Asia Business and Innovation Centre. This event also coincided with the Carbery team celebrating the 10th anniversary of the opening of their Synergy flavours manufacturing site in Thailand.
Group Chairman Cormac O’eeffe and Chief Executive Jason Hawkins attended these 2 major events to celebrate with their counterparts in Thailand and Singapore.
CEO Jason Hawkins said, “Ten years ago, we made an important strategic commitment to expanding our business and better serving our customers in South East Asia with the opening of our premises in Bangkok. The team and our business has gone from strength to strength in those 10 years and we are delighted to mark this occasion with the team. The decision to expand our footprint in the region with a business and innovation centre in Singapore is a natural extension of that success.”
Carbery Chairman Cormac O’eeffe said, “Any expansion of our business is a good news day for Carbery and for our farmer shareholders. I want to thank them for their support as we continue to expand and diversify our business model and seek new customers in new markets. Asia is a key growth area on both the dairy and flavours sides of our business, and we look forward to the new opportunities our presence in Singapore will bring.”
Sebastiano Pagano, CEO at Synergy Europe and Asia explained that the objective of opening in Singapore is to fully take advantage of the strong, established and available ecosystems and networks to enable growth across the wider region. This in turn will allow Carbery Group to foster stronger collaboration with industry partners, start-ups, universities and research institutes, and with strategic key customers.
The official opening of the Innovation and Business Centre in Singapore was carried out by Her Excellency Sarah McGrath, Irish Ambassador to Singapore, with Gordon Eng, Carbery Head of Business Development and Strategy in Asia.
Carbery operates from 12 locations including Ireland, the UK, the US, Brazil, Italy, Indonesia and Thailand and supplies more than 50 countries worldwide.
Carbery’s objective is to become a leading international supplier of added-value ingredients and flavors while retaining its heritage and expertise in dairy. Through a series of acquisitions in the UK, the US, Europe, South America and Asia, Carbery has successfully built Synergy, its international flavours business.
Synergy creates innovative flavors and taste solutions in a full range of natural, artificial, and organic designations for growing food and beverage manufacturers worldwide. In addition to multiple locations in the US, Synergy has production, R&D and technical facilities in Ireland, UK, Italy, Thailand, Indonesia, and Brazil. The new Carbery Group Asia Business and Innovation Centre will provide services to Carbery and Synergy customers.
The expansion of Carbery’s footprint in Southeast Asia comes just after 2 years it acquired ingredients and flavours supplier Innova Flavors from Griffith Foods Worldwide for an undisclosed sum.
