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Case study: PNG’s largest food company

1 May 2011 by 1 Comment
Paradise Foods Limited is Papua New Guinea’s oldest established food manufacturer, with operations dating back to the early 1930s. Formerly known as Arnott Biscuits (PNG) and owned by US company Campbells Soups, it was purchased in 2007 by local superannuation funds Nambawan Super and Comrade Trustee Services Limited and re-named Paradise Foods. The 100% PNG-owned […]
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Selling PNG’s produce to the world

1 May 2011 by 2 Comments
Papua New Guinea’s produce and products continue to find new markets overseas. Currently, the vast bulk of PNG’s exports are raw or part-processed commodities such as coffee, cocoa, palm oil and timber, although there is an increased emphasis on value-adding prior to export. The way to market differs depending on the produce. Commodity exports PNG […]
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Case study: Hornibrook Ngi

1 May 2011 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea’s largest steel fabricator, Hornibrook NGI, provides of a wide range of products and services to the country’s mining and petroleum industry. Hornibrook’s 6,400 square metre workshop in Lae has manufactured processing tanks for Tolukuma, conveyors for Porgera, pipe spooling for Kutubu, and what Managing Director Mal Lewis calls ‘probably our biggest job: […]
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Mainland Holdings: A diversified business with bite

1 May 2009 by 10 Comments
One of Papua New Guinea’s more colourful enterprises, Mainland Holdings, operates the world’s largest saltwater crocodile farm. But, as Business Advantage discovered on a recent visit to its Lae base, that is just one business unit in a rapidly-increasing portfolio. Looking at Mainland Holdings today, it’s hard to believe that this company began as a […]
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S P Brewery: a regional beer

1 May 2006 by 11 Comments
S P Brewery, Papua New Guinea’s major brewer, possesses one of the country’s strongest consumer brands. S P Brewery started in 1951 and launched S P Lager the following year. These days it is majority owned by Singapore-based Asia-Pacific Breweries Ltd, which also owns Tiger Beer. Minority shareholders include PNG’s two largest superannuation funds, POSF […]
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