Mr. Gary Siu, Operations Director of FrieslandCampina Hong Kong (Left) received 'Diamond Award Enterprise' atthe award ceremony of Quality Food Traceability Scheme 2019 from Hon PeterShiu, Legislative Councilor and Deputy Chairman of Panel on Food Safety andEnvironmental Hygiene (Right). 

HONG KONG,CHINA - Media OutReach - 29August 2019 - FrieslandCampina (Hong Kong) Limited ("FCHK") ishonoured to be recognised as 'Diamond Award Enterprises' in GS1HK's QualityFood Traceability Scheme 2019 (the "Scheme") for the second consecutive yearand attained 3 Stars, the highest rank of the newly added Efficient ConsumerResponse ("ECR") Index (the "index"), recognising FCHK's professionalism inimplementing food safety and traceability standards in its supply chainmanagement.

With professional audit performed byGS1 Hong Kong, the assessment criteria are mainly evaluated in accordance withGlobal Traceability Standard, with cross reference to Global Food SafetyInitiative-recognised food safety standards. The 12 audit criteria are under 4key focus perspectives on scope, procedures, resource management andsupervisory control. Audit criteria of the index are developed according to theGlobal ECR, to evaluate company's capabilities on supply chain executionefficiency in supporting traceability, including business operation, system,file processing and product recognition.

FCHK has maintained a presence in HongKong for over 80 years during which time it has remained committed tonourishing the lives of people across all ages in Hong Kong and the market weserve with its full range of high quality and nutritious dairy products backedby dairy expertise from the Netherlands. FCHK and its mother companyFrieslandCampina put product safety and quality assurance across the entire supplychain, from member dairy farm right through to distribution, as the utmostpriority. While its mother company FrieslandCampina applies a standardisedsupply chain management in line with internal and international standard acrossall businesses internationally, providingmillions of consumers all over the world with food that is rich in valuable dairy nutrients every day.

Ms. Helena He, Managing Director ofFrieslandCampina Hong Kong, commented on the award, "We are honoured to becrowned as "Diamond Award Enterprise" with 3 Stars of ECR Index by GS1 HK Quality Food Traceability Scheme 2019 again.Recognition from the GS1HK audit professionals is a great affirmation andencouragement to FCHK's supply chain management. During this year's audit, company'soverall understanding and application of traceability standard is good, whichfurther secure consumer's confidence. Participation in the Scheme allowed us toreview our current management model, thereby to identify rooms for continuousenhancement. We will continue to strengthen our supply chain management toenhance our food traceability and to offer safe and high quality products to theconsumers."

Quality FoodTraceability Scheme, is an annual scheme hostedby GS1 Hong Kong to recognise local enterprises which demonstrate excellence infood traceability practices through performing a structural, standard-basedaudit. TheScheme aims to encourage enterprises to adopt food traceability practices andimprove the visibility of food supply chain, hence to increase consumer trust onfood safety in local food industry.

Royal FrieslandCampina – nourishing by nature

Providing thegrowing world population with the right nutrients in a sustainable way is oneof the critical challenges for the coming decades. Byoffering trustworthy and nourishing dairy products, FrieslandCampinacontributes to food and nutrient security. FrieslandCampina's purpose -- nourishingby nature -- stands for better nutrition for the world's consumers, agood living for our farmers, now and for generations to come. For moreinformation please visit: www.frieslandcampina.com.

Royal FrieslandCampina N.V.'s subsidiary in Hong Kong  -- nourishing the lives of Hong Kong people

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 andexpertise, the 'from-grass-to-glass' stringent global supply chain and constantinnovation that unlock the nutritional potential of milk, FCHK has been leadingthe development of dairy industry in Hong Kong, nourishing the lives of HongKong people across all ages with its full range of high quality and nutritiousdairy products, including FRISO^® pregnancy, infant andtoddler milk formula, DUTCH LADY^® dairy basedbeverages, BLACK&WHITE^® and LONGEVITY^® dairy products, and OPTIMEL^® adult nutritionformula for consumers, customers and food service business partners through a wide network inboth retail and business channels in Hong Kong and Macau.

FCHK believes healthy community is the foundation of successful and sustainable societydevelopment, hence, is committed to give back by leveraging its dairy andnutrition expertise and product portfolio. In order to make a contribution toprovide better nutrition for the community, FCHK advocates 'Drink & Move,Building Strong Families Together' and celebrates the Hong Kong World Milk Dayannually to promote balanced nutrition, sufficient dairy intake and regularexercise to local children and families. Meanwhile, FCHK and its brand BLACK & WHITE®have been leading the development of the Hong Kong-style milk tea for over 75 years; and are committed to promoting andpreserving the Hong Kong-style milk tea making technique, anIntangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong. FCHK also formed a cross-sector public-privatepartnership with social service organisations and renowned chained restaurantgroups to host the 'New Generation Milk Tea Master Training Programme' toempower the unemployed. As Hong Kong people's partner in health, FCHK supportslocal food banks and charity groups and provides food assistance to people inneed. In 2018, FCHK served over 28,000 beneficiaries with an aggregate value ofover HKD1.4 million to the community.

About QualityFood Traceability Scheme

The outbreaks of foodincidents in recent years raised public concerns on food safety. End-to-endfood traceability thus becomes an essential and pivotal element in food safetymanagement. To encourage enterprises to optimize their food traceability practices,GS1 Hong Kong holds the "Quality Food Traceability Scheme" annually since 2015.Through performing a structural, standard-based audit, the Scheme aims torecognise local enterprises which demonstrate excellence in food traceabilitypractices, including the effective adoption of international standards andtechnology for their food management systems to enable a high level oftraceability with the ultimate goal of serving better and safer food toconsumers. For more information, please visit: https://www.gs1hk.org/quality-food-tracebility-scheme

About GS1 Hong Kong

Foundedby the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in 1989, GS1 Hong Kong is thelocal chapter of GS1®, a not-for-profit, standards organisation that developsand drives adoption of easy-to-implement global standards for business touniquely identify, accurately capture and automatically share vital informationabout products, locations and assets. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, GS1has over 110 national chapters in 150 countries. GS1 Hong Kong's mission is to empowerbusiness to grow and to improve efficiency, safety, authenticity andsustainability across multiple sectors and facilitates commerce connectivitythrough the provision of a full spectrum of platforms, solutions and servicesbased on our global standards. We provide a trusted foundation for accurate,sharable, searchable and linkable data. Our EPC standard lays the foundationfor IoT, powering a range of IoT-based services and applications. We arehelping industry to meet the challenges of omni-channel commerce and create aseamless customer experience. By engaging with communities of trading partners,industry organisations, government, and technology providers, we are fosteringa collaborative ecosystem and aiming for "Smarter Business, Better Life". For more information, please visit: https://www.gs1hk.org