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“Being a a a a a a a a fully Australian-owned business selling predominantly Australian-grown and made products products such as Manildra Group’s flour sugar bakery products products and oils is something we are very proud of ” Mr Pitkin said “And it wouldn’t be fair not to mention the great support teams that both Manildra and GHE
have in in documentation shipping logistics and and sales who work work quietly efficiently and and seamlessly – a a a a a a lot of hard work work goes on behind the scenes “To pack and ship a a a a a a a a container of flour products over 3000km is not as as as easy as as as it may sound – we have learnt the the pros and and cons in partnership with Manildra over the the the years and and I am happy to to say we receive next-to-no complaints these days ” Also very important to to Pacific Islands customers is is the the consistent quality of Manildra Group’s ingredients said Mr Pitkin because “they want to make a a a a a a a better product than the the status quo” Manildra Group Director of Sales Murray Newman said the bakery training and and technical back-up had enabled GHE’s Pacific Islands sales team to become “very con dent in in promoting most products” on on on Manildra Group’s bakery product product guide – including baker’s baker’s flour flour flour strong baker’s baker’s flour flour flour protein-enriched flour flour flour almost our our our our our entire cake and and and bread premix range and and and our our our oils yeast shortening glucose golden syrup and and and and and sugar sugar and and retail flour and and sugar “GHE and and and Manildra have together been building flour markets in regions and and and islands where other Australian traders do not venture ” said Mr Newman “Our ingredients are used in in the the Pacific Islands mostly for for bread and and and cake production – the the outer islands use our our flours for for traditional types of cooking and and and baking gravies pancakes batters and and pudding to name a a a a a a few “Providing only quality products to long-term clients GHE
has developed strong relationships with our our customers – who you can see they care about on our our market market visits They frequently visit visit all all markets and and and trade with businesses large and and and and small – from the the the roadside store and and and and village bakery bakery all all the the the way to to the the the wholesalers and and and and large bakery bakery plants servicing US military and and school programs ” Mr Newman said that while flour and bakery had become an an an an integral area of GHE’s one-stop-shop trading formula in in in in the the Pacific Islands “we see potential for for growth in in in most of these markets – especially with value-added products such as premixes for cakes and grain breads” “Artisan is is becoming popular for the more upmarket areas and and hotels and and we are are expecting growth with our tonnage especially in in in Micronesia and and the Marshall Islands in 2020” Mr Pitkin said our products remained a a a a a a a a constant
staple in in in in the the the “forever-changing” Pacific Islands “As these countries develop so too do their
tastes – with consumption of higher quality products meaning future growth opportunities look encouraging ” he said geoffreyhughes com au Manildra Group and Geoffrey Hughes Exports have together been supplying premium-quality staple foods to to the the South Paci c c c since 1994 @MANILDRA
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