JB FOODS LIMITED
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(businesstimes.com.sg)
JB Foods to expand presence in Ivory Coast with initial investment of 60 million euros -
JB FOODS is building on its presence in the Ivory Coast, with the official ground-breaking ceremony of its newest cocoa processing factory in Abidjan on Thursday (Jun 23).
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(theedgemalaysia.com)
Kan Sam an alternative to Guan Chong
KUALA LUMPUR: Investors looking to invest in Malaysian cocoa players may soon have a new choice — Kan Sam Foods Bhd, which is en route to a Main Market listing. And its history is interestingly linked to that of another major player, Guan Chong Bhd. There are not many cocoa players listed on Bursa Malaysia, with choice for investors largely limited to Guan Chong Bhd and TSH Resources Bhd, both of which undertake cocoa processing. While that is the core business of Guan Chong, it forms only a very small part of TSH's diversified operations, which include palm oil plantations and hardwood flooring. Investors hoping to ride on the four-year long uptrend in cocoa prices have naturally gravitated towards Guan Chong, particularly in the past year as civil war in Ivory Coast, the world's largest cocoa producer, sent prices to 30-year highs at US$3,775 (RM11,136) per tonne in March 2011. By comparison, they were below US$2,000 per tonne for much of the early part of this decade. Not surprisingly, Guan Chong has been
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