Corporate Milestones
Over the years, in our quest to enhance our distribution capabilities and to grow the two divisions within the group, we have achieved many significant milestones.
| 1950's | SilverQueen and Ceres brands established in Indonesia |
| 1984 | Incorporated in Singapore as Petra Foods Pte Ltd |
| 1987 | Commenced distributing third party brands in Indonesia |
| 1988 | Entered into the cocoa ingredients business; built a cocoa processing factory in the Philippines |
| 1989 | Started cocoa ingredients operations in Thailand |
| 2000 | First ISO certification received |
| 2001 |
Entered into a JV with Meiji Seika Kaisha of Japan to manufacture "Meiji" branded confectionery and biscuits in Indonesia CLSA managed fund invested and independent directors were appointed |
| 2002 | Established a JV with SD Holdings Berhad (a Sime Darby company in Malaysia) |
| 2003 |
Acquired two cocoa proccesing plants in Mexico and Brazil from Nestlé SA and entered into agreements to supply cocoa ingredients to Nestlé in those conutries Commissioned new cocoa processing plant in Malaysia Acquired 100% shareholding interest in Ceres Sime Marketing, through Petra Food's subsidiary Ceres Sime Confectionery Awarded top spot in the annual Singapore Enterprise 50 Award 
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| 2004 |
Listed on the Singapore Exchange in November Voted Best Newly Listed Company in Singapore in the prestigious 12th annual Asiamoney's Best-Managed Companies Poll 
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| 2005 |
Winner of the Business Times/DHL Enterprise Award 2004 Acquired Singapore and Malaysia consumer marketing businesses Ranked 12th most valuable brand in Singapore Brand Award 2005 |