This award is a testament to a century of excellence in delivering quality service and upholding sustainable practices at DKSH Hong Kong.
Hong Kong, August 29, 2023 – DKSH Business Unit Consumer Goods, a leading partner for FMCG companies seeking to grow their business in Asia and beyond, has been honored with the prestigious Quality Food Scheme Plus - Diamond Enterprise at the GS1 Hong Kong Food Safety Awards 2023. This recognition holds even greater significance as DKSH Hong Kong celebrates its 100th anniversary, further honoring the company's century-long commitment to excellence.
Before the awards presentation, the GS1 Hong Kong Food Safety Forum was held, focusing on the theme "Food Safety and Consumer Trust: The Smarter Future". This forum served as a platform for industry professionals, government officials, and business leaders to engage in discussions on innovative technologies and global standards in addressing challenges related to food safety and sustainable supply chains.
As a testament to DKSH's unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality consumer goods and fostering sustainable supply chain practices, Hugo Reyes, Vice President of FMCG, DKSH Hong Kong & Macau, was invited as a distinguished guest speaker at the forum where he shed light on DKSH's resolute dedication to ensuring the food safety supply chain through the effective adoption of international standards and cutting-edge technologies. Moreover, he discussed the company's ongoing efforts in creating a sustainable ecosystem, which not only engenders consumer trust but also enables DKSH to stay ahead of emerging trends in the market.
At the Forum, the award presentation ceremony for the "Quality Food Scheme+" and "Quality Food Scheme" was organized to recognize the achievement of 22 food-related companies that demonstrated outstanding performance in food safety management, control, and traceability.
Hugo Reyes, Vice President of FMCG, DKSH Hong Kong & Macau stated: “Being honored with the Diamond Enterprise award at the GS1 HK Quality Food Scheme Plus for multiple consecutive years is truly an extraordinary milestone for DKSH Hong Kong. As we commemorate our 100th anniversary, this accolade reinforces our role as trusted partners, dedicated to enriching people's lives through the delivery of high-quality products. Our commitment to ensuring food safety, coupled with our robust supply chain practices, including traceability, transparency, and automation, allows us to not only meet the needs of our partners but also drive their growth."
As the guest of honor of the event, Ms. Vivian Lau, Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Food) of The Government of the HKSAR shared her insights during her speech: “With wider application of innovation and technology, and information sharing on a more extensive scale, all stakeholders in the food trade can work in closer partnership with each other and make positive contributions to enhancing food safety and consumer trust.
Ms. May Chung, Chairman of GS1 HK Board of Directors and Chairman of GS1 HK’s Food and Beverage Industry Advisory Board, also called for industry cooperation to shape a flexible, resilient, and sustainable food safety management system to navigate the challenges that the global food supply chain brings.
DKSH remains committed to fostering collaboration with the industry, government, and consumers. This dedication aims to propel innovation, enhance its competitive edge, and infuse fresh vitality into Hong Kong's consumer goods and food industry.
About GS1 Hong Kong
Founded by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in 1989, GS1 Hong Kong (GS1 HK) is the local chapter of GS1®, which supports companies’ digitalisation to enhance supply chain transparency and efficiency, ensure product authenticity, and facilitate online and offline commerce with global supply chain standards (product identification key and barcode) and a full spectrum of standard-based platforms, solutions and services.
Currently, GS1 HK has around 8,000 corporate members covering close to 20 industries including retail consumer goods, food and food services, healthcare, apparel, logistics as well as information and technology. By engaging with communities of trading partners, industry organisations, government, and technology providers, GS1 HK is fostering a collaborative ecosystem with the vision of “Smarter Business, Better Life.
Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, GS1® is a not-for-profit, standards organisation that has 116 national chapters serving 150 economies globally. For more information, please visit www.gs1hk.org.
About DKSH
DKSH’s purpose is to enrich people’s lives. For more than 150 years, we have been delivering growth for companies in Asia and beyond across our Business Units Healthcare, Consumer Goods, Performance Materials, and Technology. As a leading Market Expansion Services provider, we offer sourcing, market insights, marketing and sales, eCommerce, distribution and logistics as well as after-sales services. DKSH is a participant of the United Nations Global Compact and adheres to its principles-based approach to responsible business. Listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, DKSH operates in 37 markets with 32,600 specialists, generating net sales of CHF 11.3 billion in 2022. The DKSH Business Unit Consumer Goods focuses on fast moving consumer goods, food services, luxury goods, fashion and lifestyle products as well as hair and skin cosmetics. With around 18,850 specialists, the Business Unit generated net sales of CHF 3.7 billion in 2022. www.dksh.com