Acquisitions

BFC SIGNS MOU WITH LEADING THAI COMPANY AND EXPANDS EXPORT
REACH WITH SIGNING OF CONTRACTS IN JAPAN
• BFC has significantly strengthened its position in Asian markets with
the signing of an MOU with KCG Corporation in Thailand
• Subject to mutual due diligence by both parties, KCG will become a
strategic investor in BFC and subscribe for 103,626,943 shares in
BFC at a price of 9.65 cents per share (for a total subscription
amount of $10.0 million)
• BFC and KCG have a well established trading relationship and strong
history of working together. The arrangement will enable BFC to
increase its penetration into ASEAN markets with its products
• BFC has also recently secured a number of export contracts to Japan,
which in total represent approx. 20% of its annual production of
mozzarella
• The signing of the MOU with KCG and securing of contracts with
major Japanese food importers reflects the persistent focus of BFC
on its objective of producing premium quality products which meet
the stringent standards of its customers
Beston Global Food Company Ltd (ASX:BFC)(“BFC” or “Beston”) is pleased to advise
that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with KCG Corporation
(KCG) in Thailand via which KCG will become a strategic investor in BFC and enter
into a long term supply agreement for the supply of its dairy, meat and alternative
meat products into Thailand. The MOU is subject to mutual due diligence
investigations which will be undertaken by both BFC and KCG over the next two
months.
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KCG Corporation
KCG is the leading importer of dairy products into Thailand and one of the largest
suppliers of premium quality food products to the Thai market. The Company was
established in 1958 and has been one of the pioneers in bringing globally produced
dairy products to Thailand with a focus on cheddar cheese, mozzarella, butter, whey
and ingredient products.
It owns the “Allowrie” and “Imperial” brands in Thailand and supplies products to
most of the major supermarket chains in Thailand including Big C, 7-Eleven, Tesco,
Makro and Foodland.
KCG has expanded its operations over the last 30 years with the establishment of
distribution outlets across most of Asia and has also expanded its product range
over this time to include meat, seafood, artisan fine foods and canned goods.
BFC and KCG have a well established trading relationship and a strong history of
working together. Following the work done to establish the Beston brands in
Thailand by BFC in its early years, KCG and BFC reached agreement for KCG to
assume responsibility for the importation and distribution of Beston products in
Thailand. BFC and KCG have also collaborated on the development of a mozzarella
product specifically for the market in Thailand and several other ASEAN countries.
The MOU which has been entered into by BFC and KCG recognises that a strategic
partnership between the two companies can unlock further value for both BFC and
KCG. Under the arrangements, KCG will become the official representative of and
exclusive distributor of Beston products in Thailand and enable BFC to increase its
penetration into ASEAN markets with its products.
Thailand imports more than 10,000MT of manufactured dairy products each year
from all over the world and has also been increasing its imports of dairy
nutraceuticals in recent years (including Lactoferrin). KCG has identified the
opportunity to take the meat and plant protein products produced by the Provincial
Food Group (PFG), a wholly owned subsidiary of BFC, and distribute these products
into Thailand and other ASEAN countries.
KCG will also untap the potential of other BFC retail brands, in particular, Eigh+
alkaline water and Immune+ Lactoferrin drinks, as well as exploring the
opportunities for co-packing partnerships in Australia using BFC produced
ingredients.
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The arrangement will help to provide supply security for KCG for Australian dairy
products.
Subject to the completion of satisfactory mutual due diligence investigations, the
implementation of the MOU will involve KCG subscribing for 103,626,943 shares in
BFC (representing approximately 12% of the currently issued capital of BFC) at a
price of 9.65 cents per share. The total subscription amount will be $10.0 million.
The subscription price represents a premium of 69% on the closing share price on
22 June 2022.
Japanese Contracts
BFC is also pleased to announce that it has recently secured a number of significant
export contracts to Japan, representing approximately 20% of its total annual
mozzarella production.
Japan is the world's second largest importer of cheese and shipped in 70,000 tons
of natural cheese from Australia in 2021, ahead even of traditional large-scale
exporters such as New Zealand and Europe. Consumption of natural cheese in
Japan has risen year on year for the past decade to a current level of approximately
220,000 tons per annum.
BFC is well positioned to service the Japanese market through its world-class
mozzarella plant at Jervois which has seen mozzarella production increase from
4,400 tonnes per annum in 2019 to 15,000 tonnes in this financial year.
BFC recently received the award of “Best Mozzarella in Australia” for its mozzarella
cheese at the 2022 Dairy Industry Association of Australia (DIAA) Awards in
Melbourne.
BFC has been working on gaining entry into the Japanese market for a number of
years, while acknowledging that this market has stringent quality requirements.
The CEO of BFC, Mr Fabrizio Jorge said “that the securing of contracts for supply to
some of the largest and best known food companies in Japan reflects the great
progress which is being made in execution of BFC’s ten year Business Plan”.
“Producing and delivering premium products to premium markets is a long-haul
journey and our goal has always been to establish long-term, sustainable returns
for our shareholders through markets and channels that recognise the quality of
South Australian produce”.
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“Japan is serious about the quality of the cheese it imports and they have found a
very capable and like-minded partner in Beston”, added Mr Jorge. “It’s a tough
market to break into but the hard work of the Beston team has paid off”, he said.
BFC is also on track to sell approximately five tons of its high purity Lactoferrin in
several global markets such as China, USA, South Korea, India and Europe before
FY22 year end, bringing total Lactoferrin sales for the current financial year to
around 8.2MT.
Lactoferrin is a multi-functional dairy protein extracted from milk that has a wide
range of health benefits, especially in boosting immunity. The Company was
recently granted registration from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration
(TGA) for three Lactoferrin products which aid bone, muscle, growth and immune
system support respectively.
Through strategic investments and excellent relationships with dairy farmers,
Beston has grown its milk supply from 17 million litres per annum in 2015 to 155
million litres this year and has won 161 major industry awards for quality since
2015, both in Australia and overseas.
This ASX Release was approved and authorised for release by the Board of BFC.

i do not hold this share

i normally crunch the numbers and go looking elsewhere

is it different this time ??