Gari Gari kun ice pops coming to Myanmar

Japanese ice cream producer, Akagi Nyugyo Co. has just started selling its ‘Gari Gari kun’ ice pops in Myanmar, marking the beginning of the first full-fledged sale of the flagship product with local distributors outside Japan and Thailand.
The products are shipped from a factory in Thailand via a cold chain logistics system operated by a joint venture between City Mart Group and Japanese trading house, Sojitz Corp.
Akagi Nyugyo has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Arctic Sun Co., a food retailer under major Myanmar wholesaler, City Mart Holding Co. The products, which have been sold initially at several convenience stores have recently been extended to supermarkets in February under City Mart Holding in Yangon. There are plans to expand sales to other stores in some other cities by the end of 2020, said a spokesperson from Akagi Nyugyo’s Thai arm, Akagi Ice Asia Pacific Co.
A Gari Gari kun ice pop, which has a refreshing but not very sweet taste, is sold in Myanmar at Kyat 1,300 (US$0.90), a reasonable price which within the range of high-end ice creams. “We hope Japanese ice desserts will be appreciated by Myanmar people,” said Hidetomo Koya, President of Akagi Ice Asia Pacific.