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Cofco builds International Cooperation platform to promote Food supply chain Innovation

Published: 2024-11-21 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/21, In the witness of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, Cofco signed a quadripartite cooperation framework agreement in Beijing with PricewaterhouseCoopers of China, PricewaterhouseCoopers of New Zealand and AsureQuality Co., Ltd., a state-owned enterprise of New Zealand.

In the presence of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, Cofco signed a quadripartite cooperation framework agreement with China's PricewaterhouseCoopers, New Zealand's PricewaterhouseCoopers, and New Zealand's state-owned enterprise AsureQuality Co., Ltd. in Beijing to introduce international best practices in food quality and safety related industries to China and assist Cofco in establishing innovative solutions throughout the food supply chain. President Sun Yiping witnessed the signing ceremony of Cofco, AsureQuality, PricewaterhouseCoopers in China and PricewaterhouseCoopers in New Zealand.

New Zealand AsureQuality, wholly owned by the New Zealand government, is the largest food quality and safety certification company in the southern hemisphere and one of the most recognized food quality and safety certification organizations in the world.

Mengniu is the first Chinese dairy company to carry out strategic cooperation with AsureQuality. As early as April 2013, Mengniu signed the first cooperation framework agreement with AsureQuality with the support and witness of the Chinese and new governments. Since then, the two sides have jointly established a third-party independent certification body for food quality and safety, through the coverage of food quality and safety certification in the whole industry chain of Mengniu, especially the comprehensive control of upstream pastures, it has greatly promoted the overall integration of Mengniu and international dairy quality standards.

The cooperation between Mengniu and AsureQuality has laid a solid foundation for this contract. It is understood that the international cooperation between Cofco, AsureQuality and PricewaterhouseCoopers is also to explore the establishment of a cooperation platform to provide Cofco and China's food and agricultural products industry with a long-term, stable and reliable international expert team, tailor-made solutions for the integration of food safety and quality management for Cofco, reduce safety risks and management costs, and enhance the international influence of the brand.

Ning Gaoning, chairman of Cofco Group, said: "as China's largest grain, oil and food enterprise, Cofco will strive to promote the global industrial chain, establish a full-process quality control and traceability system, and strengthen international cooperation. to ensure the stable supply, safety and health of grain and food. It is believed that the cooperation between Cofco, PricewaterhouseCoopers and AsureQuality can better promote the progress of food safety. "

 
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