Gain market insights, connect with industry leaders, and explore opportunities with key buyers from Singapore and Malaysia’s F&B sector.
Global Victoria is partnering with Export Connect to host key buyers from Dairy Farm International Group Singapore and Jaya Grocer Malaysia on an inbound buyer mission to Melbourne on Friday, 16 May 2025.
Businesses who register for the free Market Insights and Networking Session in Melbourne will also have the opportunity to register an Expression of Interest (EOI) for a 1:1 buyer appointment with the Commercial Director of Dairy Farm International Group Singapore and/or Category Manager for Australia Indent Procurement of Jaya Grocer Malaysia.
Please note: EOI registrations for the 1:1 buyer appointments close on Thursday 17 April.
Event details
Date: Friday 16 May 2025
Time: Market Insights and Networking Session - 8.30am to 11.30am
1:1 Buyer Appointment EOI: TBC (applicants selected by buyer will be notified)
Location: Investment Centre Victoria: L46/55 Collins St Melbourne
Applications close: Market Insights and Networking Session — Friday 9 May 2025
Applications close: EOI's 1:1 Buyer Appointment —Thursday 17 April 2025
Applications for the 1:1 Buyer Appointment have now closed.
What types of businesses should attend?
Victorian food and beverage businesses interested in exporting to the Singapore and or Malaysia markets are encouraged to attend.
Why you should attend
Export Connect's Founding Director Najib Lawand, joins Dairy Farm Singapore's Commercial Director and Category Managers and Jaya Grocer's Category Manager for Australia Indent Procurement to discuss up-to-the-minute F&B, consumer and channel trends, and provide an overview of Dairy Farm International Singapore and Jaya Grocer Malaysia.
The session will conclude with a Q&A panel, the opportunity to network with the buyers from Dairy Farm International Singapore and Jaya Grocer Malaysia, and other food and beverage businesses and stakeholders in the room.
About Dairy Farm International Group (Singapore)
The Dairy Farm International Group is a leading pan-Asian retailer, with a major presence across several industries in 13 markets.
In Singapore, Dairy Farm International operates leading supermarket banners Cold Storage, CS Fresh and CS Fresh Gold, and Giant. Founded in 1903 as a merchant of fresh, quality meats and dairy products, Cold Storage is Singapore’s longest-established supermarket chain.
Driven by a passion for making customers’ lives easier and better, the brand has a reputation for being the leading purveyor of a global range of products in Singapore.
CS Fresh and CS Fresh Gold are the upscale offering within the supermarket group in Singapore, featuring experiential retail and dining, with a focus on fresh produce. Among CS Fresh stores’ offerings are premium seafood, bespoke butchery services, a high-quality drinks section and a wide range of organic produce and vegan choices. Giant operates a network of family-oriented hypermarkets, supermarkets and express outlets in Singapore with a focus on good-value, high-quality fresh food, groceries and household products.
About Jaya Grocer (Malaysia)
Jaya Grocer is a Malaysian-based high-end supermarket chain that specialises in premium grocery products and high-quality fresh and organic produce.
Founded in 2007, they currently have over 50 stores located throughout Malaysia, located in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Johor, and Negeri Sembilan. Jaya Grocer is renowned for excellent customer service and its commitment to sustainability and community outreach.
The company offers a wide array and deep assortment of imported products on the shelf, fresh produce and groceries, seasonal food products and organic, gluten-free food for health-conscious customers. In fact, Jaya Grocer has over 40,000 SKU's listed in their stores and which they source from over 1,000 local and international suppliers.
About Najib Lawand
Najib Lawand founded Export Connect in June 2017 in order to use the skills, connections and expertisehe acquired over 25 years in the industry to help food and agribusinesses prepare for the right markets and connect with the right buyers and grow.
Najib is highly experienced in export market development, having spent a quarter of a century leading Australian food-export businesses and agri-food industry development teams. In addition to successfully marketing a born-global health food bar, Najib has exported and/or supported export market development for over 300 Australian food and agribusiness brands spanning across ambient, fresh and frozen categories to markets including South East Asia, North Asia and the Middle East.
Contact us
For more information about this event, contact our Trade Managers for Food and Fibre, Jai Jackson or Shank Somers.