Three Brunei businesses signed agreements to export to Sabah following the Sultanate’s participation in the Sabah International Expo (SIE) recently.
PDS Abattoir Sdn Bhd (PDS), Royal Brunei Culinary Sdn Bhd (RBC), and BMC Food Industries (B) Sdn Bhd (BMC) held a signing ceremony at the Brunei Pavilion at SIE on September 21.
Sabah’s Minister of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship Phoong Jin Zhe, Brunei’s Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT) and Board Member of the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) and Darussalam Enterprise (DARe), Hajah Tutiaty binti Haji Abdul Wahab, and the Acting Chief Executive Officer of BEDB and DARe Daniel Leong witnessed the signing.
The agreements for the Brunei businesses to enter the Sabah market were distributorship agreement between PDS and Jetsin Sdn Bhd for the sale of PDS’ processed meat products and distribution agreement between BMC Food and Jetsin for BMC’s non-canned processed meat and corned beef.
Other agreements signed included the distribution agreement between BMC and Moh Heng Sdn Bhd for BMC products and TGT corned beef products, and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between RBC and Jetsin Sdn Bhd for the supply of RBC frozen food products.
For government-linked companies PDS and RBC, both under the purview of Darussalam Assets Sdn Bhd, the agreements are part of its wider efforts to contribute to the nation’s food security, develop import substitution products, and increase export of local products, in support of the national objectives of Brunei Vision 2035 on economic diversification.
Leong said DARe is committed to helping Brunei enterprises with support from the authorities to tap into overseas markets by assisting them in building up internal capabilities, developingN products and services, and connecting them to foreign business partners.
Brunei’s Pavilion at SIE comprised 21 companies, representing the largest delegation from the Sultanate to SIE to date.
