To Establish Hong Kong’s First One-stop Meat Processing Plant
HONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 12 February 2019 - Kerry Logistics Network Limited ('Kerry Logistics'; Stock Code 0636.HK),today announced the establishment of MeatLab, a new joint venturewith Sutherland Company Limited ('Sutherland'),one of the leading luxury meat purveyors in Hong Kong and Macau. The strategicpartnership will allow Kerry Logistics to combine its cold chain logistics expertisewith Sutherland's professional know-how in the meat industry to establish HongKong's first world-class semi-automated meat processing plant, as well as to furtherextend its F&B logistics and trading business upstream the supply chain.
MeatLabis one of its kind in Hong Kong in terms of scale and extent of automation,featuring semi-automated production lines in a 30,000-sq ft facility with meatprocessing capacity of 1,500 tonnes per month, which amalgamates the meat processingoperation under one roof to enhance cost-efficiency and maximise economies ofscale. With the use of skin packaging and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP)technology, it is able to extend the shelf life of meat products and preserve peakfreshness. Oncourse to be accredited with ISO22000, HACCP, British Retail Consortium (BRC), Organic,and HALAL certifications, MeatLab is set up in compliance with the globaltraceability standard to ensure optimal food safety and quality assuranceacross the product spectrum.
SamuelLau, Deputy Managing Director - Integrated Logistics of Kerry Logistics, said,"Sutherland has been our valued customer for decades. We are very excited totake our partnership to another level. This strategic collaboration is part ofour long-term development strategy to deepen our cold chain business, fromupstream meat processing, to F&B trading to logistics and final delivery toend-users. MeatLabstrives to be a regional pioneer in bringing revolutionary changes to theindustry in terms of its scale, standard, and automation."
RomeoAlfonso, Managing Director of Sutherland, said, "Ourvision is to be the prevailing voice in raising industry standards so as togive better life and value back to the community whilst remaining competitivelypriced. It brings a great sense of fulfillment to both companies as MeatLab wasborn out of our common dream and vision. This collaborative endeavour willresult in a raised consciousness, impacting the attitudes towards meat quality,food safety, and efficiency, as well as challenging the meat industry and itssupply chain towards the next level betterment. "
Aspiring to be the forerunner of the next generation of meat processing plants,MeatLab is committed to providing Hong Kong consumers with safe, reliable, andhigh-quality meat choices. MeatLab will officially open on 18 February 2019.
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About Kerry Logistics NetworkLimited (Stock Code 0636.HK)
KerryLogistics is an Asia-based, global 3PL with the strongest network in Asia. Itscore competency is providing highly customised solutions to multinationalcorporations and international brands to enhance their supply chain efficiency,reduce overall costs, and improve response time to market. Kerry Logistics hasa network covering 53 countries and territories, and is managing 53 million sqft of land and logistics facilities worldwide, providing customers with highreliability and flexibility to support their expansion and long-term growth.Kerry Logistics Network Limited is listed on the Main Board of the Hong KongStock Exchange and is a selected Member of the Hang Seng CorporateSustainability Index Series 2017-2018.
AboutSutherland Company Limited
Founded in 1988, Sutherland is one of Hong Kong's leadingluxury meat purveyors. It supplies premium branded meatproducts to importers, wholesalers, distributors, and end users such assupermarkets and HORECA in Hong Kong and Macau. Its products cover a whole spectrum of low to premium chilled andfrozen meat products. It offers its customers with a certified quality andmarketable good value and offers discerning consumers peace of mind with greattaste. This is an expression of our philosophy of a good life through ourmeats; a philosophy we aim to bring across the Asian region as we continue togrow and build our enterprise. (www.sutherland.hk)