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products from local businesses under
their Elevate and Bruneian Made
programmes. Alumni and participants
of DARe’s Kontena Park programme
also joined the tradeshow to attend
the event’s seminars while sourcing for
ingredients and equipment from other
exhibitors.
Kontena Park is an F&B start-up
development programme, offering
affordable retail space to help
participants market test and gain
experience; while Elevate is a growth
consultancy programme designed
to help businesses move beyond
the early-stage of their journey. The
Bruneian Made programme ensures
local producers have access to
supermarkets, and it will soon have its
own dedicated retail store.
Kontena Park is an F&B
start-up development
programme, offering
affordable retail space
to help participants
market test and
gain experience;
while Elevate is a
growth consultancy
programme designed
to help businesses
move beyond the
early-stage of their
journey.
DARe’s participation in FHA-F&B is part
of the organisation’s ongoing efforts
to create an ecosystem that helps
develop businesses at different stages
of their life cycle.
Ben Foods
Operating since 1980, Ben Foods (B)
Sdn Bhd focusses mainly on imports
and wholesale. At present, the
company sells and distributes more
than 25 international brands in Brunei
including well-known brands such as
Abbott, Procter & Gamble, Unilever,
Kellogg’s and Pringles with a workforce
of more than 700 employees.
Businesses
under
Ben
Foods
include Supa Save, Brunei’s premier
supermarket with four branches
in Seria, Gadong, Mabohai and
One Riverside. The supermarket
is renowned for its high-quality
groceries from the United Kingdom
(UK) and Australia, with a wide range
of gourmet and organic products.
Another business division under
its banner is GNC, a well-known
international
brand
that
retails
clinically studied dietary supplements
and vitamins.
As one of the biggest food-based
companies in Brunei Darussalam, Ben
Foods also operates an impressive
warehouse equipped with modern
and frozen storage facilities to
preserve the quality of its products. As
a business focussed on the wholesale
and retail front, Ben Foods has ensured