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- Fraser and Neave, Limited (F99.SI) is a Singapore-based conglomerate engaged in food and beverage production and sales, as well as publishing and printing activities across Southeast Asia. Founded in 1898 with origins tracing back to 1883, the company is headquartered in Singapore and operates principally in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and select international markets including Cambodia, Brunei, and Indochina; it employs over 7,300 people and maintains a presence in 12 countries spanning Asia Pacific and the Americas. The food and beverage division, its largest segment, encompasses beverages, dairies, and ice cream through a 55.5% stake in Malaysia-listed Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd (F&NHB), alongside wholly-owned or majority-owned subsidiaries in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand; core offerings include soft drinks such as carbonated beverages under the F&N brand, isotonic drinks under 100PLUS, non-carbonated options like F&N NUTRISOY soya milk, F&N SEASONS Asian drinks, F&N FRUIT TREE juices, and F&N ICE MOUNTAIN water; beer under the CHANG brand; dairies featuring sweetened condensed and evaporated milk under F&N, GOLD COIN, TEAPOT, CARNATION, BEAR BRAND, IDEAL, and MILKMAID labels, liquid milk under F&N MAGNOLIA and FARMHOUSE, and pasteurised juices under F&N FRUIT TREE FRESH and SUNKIST; ice cream under F&N MAGNOLIA and F&N KING'S; halal packaged foods via the Sri Nona Group including rice cakes (Nona Ketupat), condiments, ginger tea powder, desserts, and jams; and canned beverages through Yoke Food Industries, with an additional 20.4% equity interest in Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk). The publishing and printing division provides education and reference publishing through Marshall Cavendish, commercial and packaging printing via Times Printers and Print Lab, office and school solutions, distribution and retail under Times Distribution, Pansing, Times Bookstores, Kaboom, and GoGuru. Recent developments include F&NHB's record FY2024 revenue of RM5.25 billion and operating profit growth of 10.4%, driven by domestic sales and exports; strategic investments in new manufacturing facilities such as a carbonated beverages and water line in Butterworth, a sterilised milk line in Pulau Indah, a chocolate line in Rawang, a dairy plant in Cambodia's Suvannaphum Special Economic Zone, and the F&N AgriValley dairy farm in Gemas to enhance food security; synergies from prior acquisitions like Sri Nona and Cocoaland in 2021-2022 bolstering halal operations; FY2025 first-half profit after tax of $210.4 million; and board changes in January 2025 including new director appointments and share awards under the Restricted Share Plan.