Lam Soon Singapore was awarded the Friend of the Arts (Organisation) at the 40th edition of Patron of the Arts Awards organised by the National Arts Council, in recognition for its contribution towards the development of arts and culture of Singapore.

The annual award ceremony was officiated by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Law, Mr. Edwin Tong, held at Equarius Hotel on 12 September 2023.

AnLong Food is one of the 17 enterprises that received Certificate of Occupational Safety and Health 2022.

The certificate of merit is awarded by the Long An People's Committee on July 1, 2023, to enterprises with excellent achievements in occupational safety and health in 2022.

Over the past year, businesses and employees had strictly implemented and complied with regulations on occupational safety and health. The number of occupational accidents has decreased and enterprises paid more attention to organising periodical health check-ups for employees.

People's Committee of Long An Province awarded AnLong Food based on its achievements in tax obligations and compliance in customs, environment, workplace safety, food safety and many more.

Lam Soon Singapore was awarded with Friend of the Arts Award at the 39th edition of Patron of the Arts Awards organised by the National Arts Council, in recognition for its contribution towards the development of arts and culture of Singapore.

The annual award ceremony was officiated by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Law, Mr. Edwin Tong, held at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre.

AnLong Food received the Trusted Exporter in 2021 award by Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade. This award accredits company base on export revenue, trust in the company by foreign customers and fulfilment of responsibilities to the State relating to customs, tax, environment etc.

ALF was honoured to be amongst the 218 businesses nationwide to receive this accreditation, which will reinforce the company’s solid position in local Vietnam and accessibility to more export markets.

Naturel Soft Oil and Olive Oil continue to deliver the finest quality and uphold its #1 best seller position for Total Edible Oil Category in Singapore.

*Ranked #1 on Nielsen Singapore Market Track Value Sales for Total Edible Oil MAT Jul 21.

This certification was awarded by People's Committee of Long An Province to honour taxpayers based on tax payment amount and as a recognition that the company has complied with tax regulations.

In recognition of years of support to Northlight School, Lam Soon was presented the Friends of Northlight Award (Gold).

This award, launched in 2022, recognises partners who have made significant contributions to the school. Northlight students had the opportunity to work in groups for short periods in Lam Soon, gaining industry exposure and work experiences.

We are glad that Northlight students enjoyed and benefitted through this partnership and we will continue our support to Northlight School.

This prestigious award is organized by Singapore Institute of Food Science and Technology (SIFST) that recognises innovative and healthy food products in Singapore and award local food industries for their effort and innovation.

A total of 13,648 survey questionnaires were collected over two months including more than 7,000 from consumers in 60 provinces/cities across the country. 524 enterprises achieved the 2022 High-Quality Vietnamese Goods brand as voted by consumers.

The certification was first held in 1996 to check, verify, compare and evaluate enterprises on their compliance with business laws in terms of quality, environmental conservation, employment practices and protecting consumers' interests.

AnLong Food was awarded the High-Quality Vietnamese Goods 2022 certification by the High-Quality Vietnamese Goods Business Association.

A total of 13,648 survey questionnaires were collected over two months including more than 7,000 from consumers in 60 provinces/cities across the country. 524 enterprises achieved the 2022 High-Quality Vietnamese Goods brand as voted by consumers.

The certification was first held in 1996 to check, verify, compare and evaluate enterprises on their compliance with business laws in terms of quality, environmental conservation, employment practices and protecting consumers' interests.

AnLong food was announced as one of the top 500 largest Vietnamese enterprises (VNR500) in 2021.

Published annually since 2007 by VietnamNet Newspaper, VNR500 programme is a premium platform for leading businesses and entrepreneurs in Vietnam and a bridge to bring Vietnamese brands to markets across the world.

AnLong Food was awarded the certificate for Top 50 Winners of The Vietnam Famous Trademark.

The program of consultancy and voting for Famous Trademarks and Vietnamese Competitive Trademarks was first held in 2006 to evaluate, recognise and promote brands in all fields that have a long history of development, outstanding quality, high competitiveness, environmental friendliness, trust of many consumers and a strong recognition on the market.

A brand qualifies for the award by satisfying to a list of criterias in accordance to Article 75 of Intellectual Property Law – 2005. The award prioritises brand products that are competitive in the country and for export.

Naturel and bio-home have been conferred the Top Influential Brand 2021 Award.

Evidenced by local consumer sales data, Naturel received the award in the categories of Edible Oils, Rice, Pasta and Margarine, while bio-home was awarded in the category of Floor Cleaner.

The annual Community Chest Awards recognise individuals and organisations that have made notable contributions to lend a helping hand to the less privileged. Lam Soon Singapore is honoured to be conferred the Charity Platinum Award for having donated $3.5million to Community Chest. This donation benefitted the youths, as well as the elderly across eight social service agencies.

Lam Soon will continue to uphold its twin values of Community and Sustainability and find ways to give back to the society.

At the FairPrice Partners Excellence Award (FPEA) ceremony on 7 October 2021, Lam Soon Singapore was awarded Top Business Partner Award and Top Supplier (Cooking Oil Category).

The awards recognised our achievements in the areas of exceptional sales results, high level of customer centricity, strong partnership support and significant market share progression.

At the same ceremony, our Naturel brand also received two awards, namely Top Brand Excellence Award and Top People’s Choice Award. These awards signify the remarkable sales growth, consistency in quality assurance of Naturel, one of Lam Soon’s 21st century brands. Most importantly, it confirmed the brands as a favourite among Singaporean shoppers.

Lam Soon Singapore was awarded with Friend of the Arts Award at the 38th edition of Patron of the Arts Awards organised by the National Arts Council, in recognition for its contribution towards the development of arts and culture of Singapore.

The annual award ceremony was officiated by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Law, Mr. Edwin Tong, held at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre.

Daisy was awarded Family’s First-Choice Cooking Oil by Motherhood Choice Award 2021. This Award is voted by mums for mums, it showcases mum’s favorite brands that are outstanding in product quality, food safety and innovation.

Daisy Corn Oil’s recognition as trusted brand among the families which contribute best effort by providing excellent quality cooking oil and value to the consumers.

Once again, Knife and Naturel received recognition from The BrandLaureate World BestBrands e-Branding Award 2021. Knife awarded as the Most Iconic Brand in Consumer for Cooking Oil while Naturel awarded as the Best Choice Brand in Consumer for Olive Oil.

Winning the award is another significant achievement for Knife and Naturel as it recognizes brands that are standing strong, sustaining brand success & brand leadership by adopting new strategies to meet the new normal of the business environment.

Naturel & Knife were awarded The Baby Talk & MamaPapa Readers’ Choice Award 2021. Baby Talk (English) and MamaPapa (Bahasa Malaysia) are popular magazines on family & parenting. This award was voted by discerning parents for brands which are regarded as trustworthy and reliable.

Both brands were recognized as the winner across various categories as follow:
• Naturel Blend Cooking Oil (Healthy Cooking Oil for Family)
• Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Best Olive Oil)
• Naturel Organic Pasta (Best Organic Pasta)
• Knife Classic Light Soy Sauce (Best Light Soy Sauce)

Antabax is once again recognised as the Brand Influencer in Derma Protection Solutions. The brand has been championing hand hygiene campaigns since 2009 and will continue to bring fresh ideas to educate and engage the public on the importance of hygiene through different platforms.

bio-home was awarded the Best Brands Award in FMCG – Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products by The BrandLaureate, a recognition that consumers trust. It is a testament to the brand’s foundation and promise that bio-home has continuously pursued in educating consumers about creating a cleaner and safer home, while protecting the environment as a whole.

ALF has been awarded “Trusted Exporter in 2020” by Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade. This award has been accredited on the basis of minimum export revenue, trust in the company by foreign customers and fulfilment of responsibilities to the State relating to customs, tax, environment etc.

It is honoured to be amongst the 315 businesses nationwide from 26 different sectors to receive this accreditation. This award will reinforce our solid position in local Vietnam and accessibility to more export markets.

Knife, Cap Buruh & Naturel were awarded the prestigious Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Award 2021 in the “Cooking Oil” category in Malaysia on June 2021.

Knife Cooking Oil, the flagship brand of Lam Soon emerged as the only Platinum Award winner and Asia Award winner in the Cooking Oil category and is currently the winner of The Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Award for 22 consecutive year.

Cap Buruh Cooking Oil won the Gold Award 3 years in a rows, with its core value proposition of “Tahan 3x Goreng” continues to earn the Malaysian consumers’ relevance and trust.

The fast rising 21st century brand, Naturel also won the Gold Award by providing consumers with high-quality products through healthier living habits and natural diets with its healthy cooking oil.

It is the consumer’s satisfaction with our products that makes our brands a success.

In February 2021, Naturel was awarded The Natural Health Readers’ Choice Award 2020.

Naturel was recognized as the winner across various categories as follow:
• Naturel Blend Cooking Oil (Best Healthy Cooking Oil)
• Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Best Olive Oil)
• Naturel Soft Margarine (Best Healthy Margarine)
• Naturel Organic Pasta (Best Organic Pasta)

The voters of the “Natural Health Readers’ Choice Award” were discerning consumers during health exhibitions, events and roadshow and Naturel emerged as their favorite.

Lam Soon Singapore was awarded the Top Business Partner Award 2020 at the FairPrice Partners Excellence Award 2020 ceremony which was held virtually on 8 October 2020.

The winner selection criteria take into consideration multiple factors including exceptional sales results and growth, significant market share progression, top category sales contribution, strong partnership support, high level of customer centricity and consistency in quality assurance and business philosophy.

This is an honoured recognition of our commitment in providing value-added products and services to both consumers and business partners alike.

NooTrees is proud to be part of the 81 winners across Asia to be presented the Green Leadership award for NooTrees Plant-A-Tree Day initiative at Mandai Wildlife Bridge on 8 November 2019.

Recognised as the gold standard for CSR and sustainability practices, the Asia Responsible Enterprise Award 2020 (AREA) honours Asian businesses for their sustainable and socially responsible business practices. More than 200 entries were received this year.

The Watsons Health, Wellness and Beauty (HWB) award is held annually to recognise brands that excel in their respective categories. Antabax bagged the Best Antibacterial Wipes for its handy, on-the-go protection that is ideal for instant cleansing of hand and face. This accolade will further spur Antabax to champion the importance of good hygiene practise in Malaysia and the region.

Naturel was awarded The Baby Talk & MamaPapa Readers’ Choice Award 2020. Baby Talk (English) and MamaPapa (Bahasa Malaysia) are popular magazines on family & parenting.

Naturel was recognized as the winner across various categories as follow:
• Naturel Blend Cooking Oil (Healthy Cooking Oil for Family)
• Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Best Olive Oil)
• Naturel Organic Pasta (Best Organic Pasta)

Antabax received recognition from The BrandLaureate in the category of Consumer – Derma Protection Solutions. The ability of the brand in pursuing excellence despite the challenging times is a testament to the strong foundation and confidence that Antabax has continuously built upon to its customers and consumers.

Knife and Naturel received the inaugural The BrandLaureate Awards – The World’s First e-Branding Awards 2020. Knife awarded with the Most Iconic Brand for Cooking Oil while Naturel awarded with the Best Choice Brand for Olive Oil. This award is another significant milestone for Knife and Naturel towards stronger brand recognition and brand accomplishment.

Knife, Cap Buruh & Naturel were awarded the prestigious Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Award 2020 in the “Cooking Oil” category in Malaysia on June 2020.

Knife Cooking Oil, the flagship brand of Lam Soon emerged as the only platinum winner in the Cooking Oil category and is currently the winner of The Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Award for 21 consecutive year.

Cap Buruh Cooking Oil won the Gold Award with its core value proposition of “Tahan 3x Goreng” continues to earn the Malaysian consumers’ relevance and trust.

The fast rising 21st century brand, Naturel also won the Gold Award by providing consumers with high-quality products through healthier living habits and natural diets with its healthy cooking oil.

It is the consumer’s satisfaction with our products that makes our brands a success.

UFC has achieved high recognition with 3 Superior Taste Awards in 2020.

• UFC Refresh Coconut Water was the first product from Thailand to gain recognition of 2 Golden Stars for Superior Taste in 2015.
   With its high, consistent quality of refreshing taste, UFC Refresh Coconut Water was awarded again in 2018 and 2020.
• UFC Velvet Coconut Milk Unsweetened was awarded 2 Golden Stars.
• UFC Velvet Oat Milk Unsweetened was awarded 1 Golden Star.

Superior Taste Award is conferred by the International Taste Institute in Brussels, Belgium, the world leader in evaluation and certification of consumer food & beverages by jury of prestigious Chefs & Sommeliers.

bio-home Dishwashing Liquid has been awarded the Green Good Design Award 2020. This award is “a seal of approval” that our brand has met the industry’s highest standard in its contribution towards design excellence and sustainability.

An initiative by The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum, the Green Good Design identifies and emphasises the world’s most important examples of sustainable design.

The award bestows international recognition to brands that have forwarded exceptional thinking and inspired greater progress toward a healthier and more sustainable universe. It attempts to impact consumer habits, restructure manufacturing output, influence the design of cities and public spaces, and raise a consciousness about our limited global resources and the disappearance of clean air, clean earth, and clean water.

In December 2019, Naturel was awarded The Natural Health Readers’ Choice Award 2019.

Naturel was recognized as the winner across various categories as follow:
• Naturel Blend Cooking Oil (Healthy Cooking Oil for Family)
• Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Healthy Olive Oil)
• Naturel Soft Margarine (Healthy Margarine for Kids)

This award is voted by the discerning consumers during health exhibitions, events and roadshow for brands they regard as trustworthy and reliable. Winning the award reflects a triumph and an honour for Naturel, signifying an esteemed acknowledgement of a reputation, as well as of exceptional quality and purpose beyond expectations.

UFC Velvet won the oldest and most prestigious Global Awards for Design Excellence and Innovations by The Chicago Athenaeum, USA.

This program creates awareness about contemporary design to honour both products and leaders in design and manufacturers that chartered new direction for innovation and push the envelope for competitive products in the world marketplace.

On 20 September 2019, Naturel was awarded The BabyTalk & MamaPapa Readers’ Choice Award 2019.

Naturel was recognised as the winner across various categories, as follows:
• Naturel Blend Cooking Oil (Healthy Cooking Oil for Family)
• Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Best Olive Oil)
• Naturel Soft Margarine (Healthy Margarine for Kids)

This award was voted by discerning parents at the baby & kids expo for brands which are regarded as trustworthy and reliable. Winning the award represents an honour and shows that Naturel brand is embedded in the heart of consumers for its quality and reputation.

Naturel was awarded the best brand in cooking oil, extra virgin olive oil and margarine categories by Her World, a leading women’s magazine in July 2019.

The voters of the “Dapur with Love Award 2019” were Her World’s magazine readers, editors, food stylists and recipe chefs and Naturel emerged as their favorite.

Lam Soon Singapore was awarded with Friend of the Arts Award at the 36th Patron of the Arts Awards organised by the National Arts Council, in recognition for its contribution towards the development of arts and culture of Singapore.

The award was conferred by Grace Fu, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, at the annual award ceremony event held at the Equarius Hotel, Resort World.

Antabax, the 21st century brand for consumer, was proud to be recognized at The BrandLaureate Awards 2018-2019 in the Brand Influencer category by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundations. Entries for the awards are judged on brand strategy, brand equity, communications among other criteria.

On 27 June 2019, Knife & Naturel received The BrandLaureate Best Brand Awards 2018-2019. Knife was awarded the Brand Influencer for Cooking Oil, while Naturel was awarded the Most Favourite Brand for Olive Oil by Asia Pacific Brands Foundation. Winning The BrandLaureate Best Brands Awards is a defining moment as it is a testimony of the brands’ successes and an endorsement for being the best in value, strength and character of Knife and Naturel.

Our Knife & Cap Buruh were awarded the prestigious Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Award 2019 in the “Cooking Oil” category in Malaysia on 11 June 2019.

Knife Cooking Oil emerged as the only platinum winner in the Cooking Oil category and is currently the winner of The Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Award for the 20th consecutive year. Cap Buruh Cooking Oil won the Gold Award. It is the consumer’s satisfaction with our products that makes our brands a success.

bio home was chosen as the winner for Eco-friendly Floor Cleaner and Laundry Detergent in 2017 and Eco-friendly Kitchen Cleaner in 2018.

In July 2018, Knife and Naturel won the prestigious Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Awards in the cooking oil category.

Knife cooking oil emerged as the sole “Platinum” award winner in the category and the brand has been winning the gold award for 19 consecutive years. Our fast rising 21st century brand, Naturel won the Trusted Brand Award (Gold) for the past 3 years consecutively.

In May 2018, both of Lam Soon oil palm plantations - in Lahad Datu , Sabah (under Lam Soon Plantations) and in Muadzam Shah, Pahang (under Dara Lam Soon) - have been certified by Roundtable Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Principles & Criteria. The certification comes under the Identity Preserved (IP) supply chain model.

A leading women’s magazine, Her World has awarded Naturel as the best brand in cooking oil and extra virgin olive oil. The winner of the Dapur with Love award is voted by Her World’s magazine readers, editors, food stylists and recipe chefs.

On 3 May 2018, Knife and Naturel have been awarded The BrandLaureate Best Brand Awards 2017 – 2018. Knife is the Most Favourite Choice Brand for Cooking Oil while Naturel is the favourite for Olive Oil.

The BrandLaureate Award is awarded by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation to brands which have demonstrated superb brand performance.

Antabax, selected as Watsons Most Wanted Awards 18, in recognition of Antabax Antibacterial Wipes outstanding performance in Watsons Malaysia.

The recognition from Watsons will push the brand to continue to develop products that benefits the consumers.

On 3 May 2018, Antabax receive the recognition from The BrandLaureate, as the Most Favourite Choice Brand Award 2017-2018, consumer brand by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation, the world’s only branding foundation.

Antabax joins the rank with the leading international brands, marking its readiness as the 21st century brand for consumer in Malaysia as well as the rest of the Southeast Asia region.

Naturel was one of the two local brands amongst the top 10 brands to be awarded the Top Brand 2018 during the NTUC FairPrice Suppliers Awards ceremony. Naturel garnered the award for its excellent sales growth performance and product quality.

The brand is well represented in FairPrice stores, ranging from core products of cooking oils, olive oil and margarine, to organic extensions of brown rice, pasta, pasta sauces, extra virgin coconut oil and balsamic vinegar.

Knife emerged as the Platinum award winner of the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Awards 2018 for Cooking Oil category.

As Reader’s Digest is celebrating their 20th anniversary for Singapore Trusted Brands, Knife has clinched the Singapore Trusted Brand Award for 19 years consecutively, making Knife a champion brand that is trusted for generations in consumer’s mind.

Lam Soon Cannery, the holding company of Lam Soon Singapore, was awarded with Friend of the Arts Award at the 35th Patron of the Arts Awards organised by the National Arts Council, in recognition for its contribution towards the development of arts and culture of Singapore.

The award was conferred by Grace Fu, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, at the annual award ceremony event held at the Marina Mandarin Hotel.

On 8 March 2018, Lam Soon Singapore and Ace Canning were presented with an appreciation award from Mars Food Australia, for being an outstanding distributor of their Masterfoods and Dolmio brands in Singapore and Malaysia.

Peter Marshall and Ryan Brown from Mars Food presented the award to our Executive Director Mr. Whang Shang Ying. The award, shaped in the form of a boomerang - a hunting weapon used by the head of the family for food and survival. When thrown, the boomerang will return to the hunter, allowing them to hunt next day again. This award signifies our long term partnership with Mars Food in Singapore and Malaysia.

Antabax and bio-home emerged as winners of the Home Health Care Product Category of the Malaysia Health and Wellness Brand Award 2017.

The Malaysia Health & Wellness Brand Awards 2017 is jointly organised by Sin Chew Daily and Life Magazine, with the panel of judges chaired by Secretary General of Ministry of Health Malaysia, Datuk Seri Chen Chaw Min, endorsed by the Ministry of Health Malaysia, the Malaysia Health Society, the Nutrition Society of Malaysia, the Branding Association of Malaysia, the Malaysian Chinese Medical Association and the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society.

The panel of judges from the respective organisations selected

• Antabax Antibacterial Shower Cream
• Antabax Antibacterial Cleansing Wipes
• bio-home dishwash liquid

as outstanding representatives of their product categories.

On 21 December 2017, Lam Soon (Thailand) Public Company Limited was granted the FDA Quality Award 2018 by the Office of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its achievement for a morally and ethically relevant workplace in food manufacturing based on the quality standards with the system to respond the customer needs and implementing corporate social responsibility (CSR). The ceremony was held at Miracle Grand Convention Hotel, Bangkok presided over by Clinical Professor Emeritus Dr. Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn, Minister of Public Health.

The awards were granted to companies from various industries classified into food, drug, cosmetic, medical device and household and public health hazardous products with morality and ethics in producing healthy products, based on the criteria of reliable standard focusing on quality systems and responsibility to society.

Naturel and Knife have been awarded The Singapore Women’s Weekly’s A-List Awards, under the Best of Domestic Diva category. In conjunction with the magazine’s 20 years celebration, this is the first-ever A-List Awards that put the spotlight on the top 100 multi-winning brands that readers love.

Lam Soon Singapore was awarded the Singapore HEALTH Award (SHA) Corporate Award: Excellence in recognition of our commendable Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) practices in the organisation.

Initiated by the Health Promotion Board, the award recognises organisations with strong commitment to promote workplace health. Since its inception in 1999, the biennial Singapore HEALTH Award represents the gold standard of workplace health promotion.

Naturel Olive Spray Oil has won the Best Packaging Award at the Singapore Institute of Food Science & Technology (SIFST) Food Product Awards (2017 – 2019). This award is a recognition for Naturel’s innovation in packaging design.

Lam Soon Plantations Sdn Bhd has been a member of the Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) since 2007.

In August 2017, the company was RSPO certified for production of sustainable crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel. With this certificate, Lam Soon Plantations Sdn Bhd can sell certified sustainable CPO and palm kernel from our oil mill, utilising Identity Preserved (IP) supply chain model.

Lam Soon Cannery, the holding company of Lam Soon Singapore, was honoured with Friend of the Arts Award at the 34th Patron of the Arts Awards organised by the National Arts Council, in recognition for its contribution towards the development of arts and culture of Singapore. The award was presented by Grace Fu, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, at an award ceremony held at the Conrad Centennial.

On 22 May 2017, Knife and Naturel were awarded The BrandLaureate Best Brand Awards 2016 - 2017 by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation (APBF) in the Best Choice Brand - Cooking Oil and Most Favourite Brand - Olive Oil category.

The BrandLaureate Best Brand Awards is a once in a life time award to honour brands that have demonstrated superb brand performance at cities in the world yearly. It is an exclusive By Invitation Only Award reserved for brands that have mastered the science and arts of branding. These brands are distinctive and eminent in their respective field and they are often the chosen or preferred choice.

This award is another significant encouragement for Knife and Naturel brand journey towards brand immortality.

Naturel has been awarded Her World Kitchen Awards 2017. Voted by Her World’s readers, editors, food stylish and recipe developer, Naturel emerges as favourite kitchen superstars under best cooking oil, best olive oil and best margarine category respectively.

The award spreads across various categories and the winning products are:

• Naturel Blend Cooking Oil (Best Cooking Oil - Readers’ Choice)
• Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Best Olive Oil - Readers’ Choice)
• Naturel Soft Margarine (Best Margarine - Readers’ Choice)

The International Taste & Quality Institute, based in Brussels is the world’s leading organisation dedicated to testing and promoting superior food and drink products. Our newly launched Naturel Organic Balsamic Vinegar and Extra Virgin Coconut Oil were both awarded with iTQi 2 Golden Stars and our Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil Spray, with 1 Golden Star. This is a testament of our products quality and superior taste.

On 20 April 2017, Knife, Buruh & Naturel being the leading players, were awarded the prestigious Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Award 2017 in the “Cooking Oil” category in Malaysia.

Knife Cooking Oil emerges as the only platinum winner in the Cooking Oil category and has been announced for the 18th consecutive year winner for The Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Awards.

Naturel & Buruh has won the gold award and we are proud to announce that Naturel has won this award for the 2nd consecutive year while Buruh has won this award for 12 years consecutively since 2006. It is the consumer’s satisfaction with our products that makes our brand success.

Lam Soon Singapore was awarded Gold for NTUC FairPrice Supplier Excellence Awards 2017 for 2nd consecutive year. This is in recognition of our outstanding support and contribution in terms of sales contribution and back-end support to NTUC FairPrice.

Naturel emerged as the Gold award winner of the Reader’s Digest Trusted Award 2017 for Cooking Oil for the 4th consecutive year.

Voted for by consumers, The Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand survey has a long heritage in Asia and a long-established international reputation as the premier measure of brand strength.

Naturel Pure Olive Oil and Naturel Soft Margarine earned recognition from The Malaysian Women’s Weekly Domestic Diva Awards 2017 for the best olive oil and margarine category respectively.

The winners are voted by the readers of Malaysian Women’s Weekly Magazine (MWW), an English lifestyle magazine with the highest readership and circulation in Malaysia. After compiling votes from readers as well as feedback from a panel of judges, Naturel Pure Olive Oil and Naturel Soft Margarine came out as the favourite!

Choosing only the finest varieties of olives (Hojiblanca, Abequinia and Picual) in Spain, Naturel delivers the goodness of olive oil in a bottle, cold-pressed for health boosting and exquisite taste. With the strong support from our consumers, Naturel Olive Oil has emerged top in olive oil category based on Nielsen Singapore ScanTrack value sales report.

(*Based on Nielsen Singapore ScanTrack value sales for the Olive Oil segment in the Edible Oil category MAT Feb 17)

Naturel Oil Spray and Naturel Organic Rice were awarded the Best of the Best Family – Friendly Product & Services 2017 by Parents World magazine.

Parents World is a top parenting and lifestyle magazine and this award showcased the most relevant products and services to help readers in their purchasing decision.

UFC won its first Singapore Women’s Weekly Domestic Diva Award as the voting for Coconut Water category began this year, while Naturel and Knife emerge as winners for the 8th consecutive year. Voted by readers of the Singapore Women’s Weekly magazine, this recognition represents consumers’ favourite Lam Soon products which are must-haves in your home. The winning products across various categories are:

Naturel Organic Mixed Rice is honoured to receive 2nd prize for “Communicating Scientific Knowledge” during the 2016 Global Food Industry Award, held in conjunction with bi-annual World Food Congress. The recognition by International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) shows how food brands like Naturel is capable to use science knowledge for consumer’s heart health.

Lam Soon Cannery, the holding company of Lam Soon Singapore, has been awarded the National Arts Council’s Distinguished Patron of the Arts Award in recognition for its significant contribution towards the development of arts and culture of Singapore. The award was presented by Grace Fu, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, at an award ceremony held at the Shangri-La Hotel. The Distinguished Patron of the Arts Award is the highest honour accorded to an organisation.

We are honoured to be part of this recognition that has helped the arts to grow and be accessible to all.

Knife and Naturel emerge as winners of Her World Kitchen Awards 2016. Voted by Her World’s readers, editors, food stylish and recipe developer, Knife and Naturel emerge as favourite kitchen superstars under best cooking oil, best olive oil and best margarine category respectively.

The award spreads across various categories and the winning products are:

•	Knife Cooking Oil (Best Cooking Oil - Her World and Readers’ Choice)
•	Naturel Blend Cooking Oil (Best Cooking Oil - Readers’ Choice)
•	Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Best Olive Oil - Readers’ Choice)
•	Naturel Soft Margarine (Best Margarine - Readers’ Choice)

Lam Soon (Thailand) received an international award under the project “Healthy, Safety and Happiness Workplace” arranged by the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health. The project supports the health and wellbeing of the working age population, managing minor illness, reducing accidents and good mental health under the supervision of the public health office in Trang.

Lam Soon (Thailand) was granted the “FDA Quality Award” 2016 by the Office of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its achievement for a morally and ethically relevant workplace in food manufacturing based on the quality standards with the system to respond to customer needs, and implementing corporate social responsibility (CSR). The ceremony held at Miracle Grand Convention Hotel on 18 February 2016 was presided over by Clinical Professor Emeritus Dr. Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn, Minister of Public Health.

This year, the awards were granted to 51 companies from various industries classified into food, drug, cosmetic, medical device and household and public health hazardous products with morality and ethics in producing healthy products. The awards are granted based on the criteria of reliable standard focusing on quality systems and responsibility to society.

Lam Soon (Thailand) was awarded the Partner of the Year 2015 from Central Restaurants Group Co., Ltd. (CRG), the leader of food and beverage restaurant chains. CRG operates many well-known brands of restaurant chains such as KFC, The Terrace, Ootoya, Chabutong, Tenya, Yoshinoya and Mister Donut. Currently, CRG has partnerships with more than 200 companies. The Partner of the Year 2015 was assessed by CRG through the various factors such overall performance, product quality, delivery process and after sales service.

HERSHEY'S Soyfresh products have gained top recognition in the recent iTQi Superior Taste Award 2016.

HERSHEY'S Soyfresh Chocolate was given 2 golden stars award, while HERSHEY'S Soyfresh Cookies 'N' Crème, the top award of 3 golden stars for superior taste and quality.

The International Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi) is an independent organization dedicated to testing and promoting great tasting food and drink from around the world. The iTQi jury comprises prestigious Chefs and Sommeliers from 15 nations to identify exceptional, remarkable, and notable tasting products through a rigorous testing regime.

The accomplishment of 3 golden stars denotes HERSHEY'S Soyfresh Cookies 'N' Crème’s achievement of more than 90% marks while HERSHEY'S Soyfresh Chocolate was granted the 2 stars by receiving 80% to 90% marks.

bio-home is honored to be awarded the 2016 Green GOOD DESIGN™ Award for laundry detergent and floor cleaner, given out by The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design.

Winning under the Green Product/Graphic Design category. bio-home laundry detergent and floor cleaner bottle draw inspiration from our winning dish wash liquid angular hexagon bottle shape. Minimalistic packaging aims to provide consumer with convenience and usage.

Lam Soon Singapore was honoured with the Special Achievement Award 2016 by Dilmah at the Dilmah Global Partners Conference 2016 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This was in recognition of the strong growth performance in 2015 and the continuous positive growth for the past 5 years.

Dilmah brand is a single origin tea from Sri Lanka and Lam Soon Singapore has been their distributor in Singapore since 2010.

Lam Soon Singapore was awarded the FairPrice Supplier Excellence Awards 2016 - Gold award. This is in recognition of our outstanding support and contribution in terms of sales contributions and back-end support to FairPrice.

HOMESOY Instant and UFC Refresh Coconut Water were awarded the Best of the Best Family Products/Services Awards 2016 by Parents World magazine. The winners were assessed by a panel of judges - editorial, panel of readers, experts and anonymous families.

Naturel Blend Cooking Oil and Naturel Soft Margarine won The Malaysian Women’s Weekly Domestic Diva Awards 2016 under the best cooking oil and best margarine category respectively.

The winners are voted by the readers of Malaysian Women’s Weekly Magazine (MWW), an English lifestyle magazine with the highest readership and circulation in Malaysia. After compiling votes from readers as well as feedback from a panel of judges, Naturel Blend Cooking Oil and Naturel Soft Margarine came out as the favourite!

For the 7th consecutive year, Naturel, Knife and bio-home emerge as winners of the Singapore Women’s Weekly Domestic Diva Award. Voted by readers of the Singapore Women’s Weekly magazine, this recognition represents consumers’ favourite Lam Soon products which are must-haves in your home. The award spreads across various categories and the winning products are:

•	Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Best Olive Oil)
•	Naturel Olive Spread (Best Spreadable Olive Oil)
•	Naturel 100% Organic Hom Mali Mixed Brown and Red Rice (Best Specialty Rice)
•	Naturel Organic Tomato with Basil Pasta Sauce (Best Organic Pasta Sauce)
•	Knife 100% Pure Rice Bran Oil (Best Cooking Oil)
•	bio-home Laundry Detergent (Best Eco-friendly Laundry Detergent)

Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been awarded the Best of the Best Award which recognised brands that has won the Domestic Diva Awards for six years in a row. This is a strong endorsement that Naturel Extra Virgin olive oil has been tried, tested and trusted by consumers for years.

Lam Soon is the winner of the bizSAFE Progressive Award 2016, another recognition from Workplace Health & Safety Council (WHS), Ministry of Manpower.

The bizSAFE Enterprise Progressive Awards recognise companies for their efforts in improving workplace health and safety under the bizSAFE programme. Lam Soon has progressed from level 1 to level 3 within six months of attaining bizSAFE level 1.

Lam Soon Cannery received the Partner category award for Patron of Heritage Awards 2015 in recognition of our support for the object donation adoption project at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) in 2015.

Lam Soon Cannery, the holding company of Lam Soon Singapore, adopted seven objects in the Chinese collection of the ACM. Three are on display in the new Scholar in Chinese Culture gallery, and four are on display in the Chinese Ceramics gallery opened in April 2016.

Lam Soon Cannery’s contribution reflects the importance of the preservation of Chinese cultural heritage. We are honoured to be part of this project to promote art appreciation among Singaporeans.

Naturel achieved a new milestone by winning the 2015 Asia Excellence Brand Award. This award was organised by Yazhou Zhoukan, the only global Chinese regional magazine. Based on votes of the general consumers and survey of business enterprises, winning brands were selected from countries including Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia.

The award ceremony was held at Harbour Grand Hotel, Hong Kong on 21 December 2015.

In July 2015, our refinery, fats and margarine plant at Pasir Gudang is certified HACCP compliance by Ministry of Health Malaysia. Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point or HACCP is a recognised process and system in managing and controlling food safety hazards.

Such certification can expedite the issuance process of Health Certification on our export consignment from 21 days to 3 days.

On 16 June 2015, Knife & Buruh being the leading players, were once again honoured to be recipients of the prestigious Reader’s Digest 2015 Trusted Brand Award™ in the “Cooking Oil” category in Malaysia.

Knife Cooking Oil has won the coveted Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Award (Platinum) while Buruh being a consecutive winner since 2006, received the Gold Award.

Winners were voted entirely by consumers, which truly signified the ultimate seal of consumer approval.

Mr Allan Khong, Executive Director Sales & Marketing, receiving both awards from the guest-of-honour, YB Puan Hajjah Nancy Shukri, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department

Knife created a short film in conjunction with the Mother’s Day, and received 491,000 viewers in youtube within 8 weeks. The film emphasized on the strong brand value proposition of “一家人齐齐整整”, i.e. family togetherness & bonding. It managed to capture the younger generation of viewers and received a lot of compliments.

Voted by more than 2,000 households in surveys conducted by The Nielsen Company, HERSHEY’S Soyfresh has been awarded the Product of The Year Malaysia 2015/2016, the world’s largest consumer-voted award for product innovation.

HERSHEY’S Soyfresh is currently available in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and Brunei.

Knife brand is one of the 5 Singapore brands that emerge as the winner of this inaugural Trade Mark (TM) Awards, making its mark for historic SG50.

The award is organised by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), which wanted to honour brands which have been registered as a trademark for over 50 years. Above that, the brand must have achieved success over time while also establishing a positive reputation for Singapore in consumer markets. This contest was held in conjunction with the nation’s Golden Jubilee celebrations.

Naturel range of products and UFC Refresh Coconut Water were awarded the Superior Taste Award 2015. This award is conferred by the International Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi), an organisation based in Brussels dedicated to testing and promoting superior food and drinks. The awards are granted by a panel of prestigious judges from European culinary and sommeliers to a tested product based on

3 stars for exceptional products
2 stars for remarkable products
1 star for notable tasting products

Naturel Organic Pasta, Naturel Organic Mixed Brown and Red Rice, UFC Refresh 100% Coconut Water are all awarded 2 stars. In addition, 1 star is awarded to Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Naturel Organic Pasta Sauce.

Naturel Organic Mixed Rice was conferred three awards by the Singapore Institute of Food Science & Technology (SIFST) Food Product Awards (2015 – 2017).
The awards are :

• Winner for the Healthier Choice Category
• Merit for Best Product Category
• Special Mentioned Certificate Award for Sensory Appeal.

These awards recognised food companies for their outstanding products and in response to the increasing health consciousness and growing discernment in the consumer’s choice of food.

Through the joint efforts of our staff at Lam Soon Singapore, we achieved the bizSAFE 3 award in April 2015. bizSAFE is a five-step programme to assist companies build up their Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) capabilities in order to achieve quantum improvements in safety and health standards at the workplace.

Knife Cooking Oil won the Gold award for Singapore Good Design Mark (SG Mark) - SG50 Special Edition. This award was presented by Design Business Chamber Singapore (DBCS).

The SG Mark is awarded to innovative and exceptional designs which spur the imagination and enhance our day-to-day lives. In conjunction with SG50, the SG50 Special Edition is only awarded to brands that have evolved with our nation building and have a special place in Singaporean’s hearts. This award serves to remind Singaporeans the contribution of these brands to our everyday life in the history of Singapore.

For the 6th consecutive year, Knife, Naturel and bio-home emerge as the winners of the Singapore Women’s Weekly Domestic Diva Award.

Voted by readers of the Singapore Women’s Weekly, Knife, Naturel and bio-home emerge as the winners for the 6th consecutive year. This recognition spreads across various categories and it is an endorsement of consumers’ trust and confidence for Lam Soon’s range of products. The winning categories include:

• Knife 100% Pure Rice Bran Oil (Best Cooking Oil)
• Knife Thai Fish Sauce Reduced Salt (Best Fish Sauce Seasoning)
• Naturel Organic Hom Mali Mixed Brown and Red Rice (Best Specialty Rice)
• Naturel Organic Tomato with Basil Pasta Sauce (Best Organic Pasta Sauce)
• Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Best Olive Oil)
• Naturel Olive Spread (Best Olive Oil Spread)
• bio-home Brand (Best Eco-Friendly Home Cleaning Products Brand)
• bio-home Multi-Purpose Cleaner (Best Multi-Purpose Cleaner)
• bio-home Lemongrass and Green Tea Kitchen Cleaner (Best Kitchen Cleaner)

2014 saw the Antabax antibacterial personal care range harvesting a bumper crop of accolades and awards for its marketing efforts including for its ground breaking CSR campaigns. The brand has now received an award for its streamlined and modern design aesthetic.

Among the awards were the Brand Laureate Award, the Sin Chew Business Excellence Award, the Star Business Awards (SOBA) and the Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Award (AREA).

In December, Antabax was awarded the Good Design™ Award by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for the quality of its design that combines form and function to stunning effect.

Antabax won the prestigious 2014 Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards (AREA) by Enterprise Asia under the Health Promotion category for its nationwide campaign known as Antabax National Hand Hygiene Campaign 2013.

This award was presented in recognition of its brand’s efforts in promoting good hand hygiene practices among school children through two major projects – Patty Cake and the reality game show, Lat-Tali-Lat.

Enterprise Asia’s AREA Awards recognizes and honours Asian businesses for championing sustainable and responsible entrepreneurship, and held in four sub-regions of Asia, namely Southeast Asia, Eastern Asia, South Asia and West Asia.

In 2013, the Malaysia Good Mark Design Award only endorses new product that excels in design concept, flawless design engineering and application.  The superior packaging design in Naturel Forte DHA Cooking Oil received recognition from the Malaysia Design Council. 

Lam Soon Edible Oils Sdn Bhd is the only recipient of the award from the FMCG food industry.    

Knife Cooking Oil emerged as the only platinum winner in the Cooking Oil category under Reader’s Digest (RD) Trusted Brand for two consecutive years.

Knife, the flagship brand of Lam Soon has been growing from strength to strength in brand equity due to its product excellence, and effective consumer communication.         

Naturel Sunflower Oil wins its inaugural award as the Best Cooking Oil in 2014 Domestic Diva  Award. 

The winners are selected by the readers of Malaysian Women’s Weekly Magazine (MWW), an English Lifestyle magazine  with the highest readership and circulation in Malaysia.     

Bio-home, Lam Soon’s green cleaning brand, is one of the winners of the Singapore Prestige Brand Award – Promising Brands 2014. Bio-home has won the judges over for its visionary brand strategy and successful brand-building endeavours.

Naturel emerges as the winner of the Singapore Prestige Brand Award – Maybank Regional Brands. This is an endorsement of Naturel’s strong presence in various countries - Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei and Indonesia.

Achieving this regional brands award is certainly a significant milestone in the branding journey of Naturel.

HERSHEY’S Soyfresh Chocolate Soya Milk won the SIAL Innovation Award 2014 at SIAL ASEAN Manila, Philippines which took place from 11-13 June 2014.

Selected from a total of 204 exhibitors by a panel of jury from the SIAL Group and XTC World Innovation, HERSHEY’S Soyfresh was accorded the award based on its innovative characteristics and new consumer benefits.

The SIAL Group is the world’s No.1 food exhibition organization. Through their 6 events on 5 continents, SIAL is the meeting place for almost 12,000 exhibitors from more than 100 countries reaching out to over 280,000 visitors.

Through this network, SIAL offers a global platform to launch products and identify new market trends and opportunities.

Knife emerged as the Platinum award winner of the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Awards 2014.

Clinching the Trusted Brand Award for 15 years consecutively makes Knife the champion brand in consumer’s mind as it lives to its brand promise of being trusted for generations.

Naturel emerged as the Gold award winner of the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Awards 2014.

Winning the Gold Trusted Brand award is a testament of consumer’s trust and recognition of Naturel brand.

bio-home Kitchen Cleaner was awarded the Simply Her Smart Shopper Clean Home Heroes 2014 – Best Hob and Stove Cleaner. This is the second individual award which bio-home Kitchen Cleaner has been awarded for its quality product.

Naturel, Knife and bio-home emerged as the winners of the Singapore Women’s Weekly Domestic Diva Award for the 5th consecutive year. Voted by readers, such recognition across various categories confirms the quality and consumer confidence of Lam Soon’s range of products. The winning entries were as follows:

•	Naturel Organic Pasta (Best Organic Pasta)
•	Naturel Organic Brown Rice (Best Specialty Rice)
•	Naturel Organic Peppers Pasta Sauce (Best Organic Pasta Sauce)
•	Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
•	Naturel Olive Spread (Best Spreads)
•	Knife 100% Pure Rice Bran Oil (Best Cooking Oil)
•	bio-home Dishwash Liquid (Best Dishwash Liquid)
•	bio-home Multi-Purpose Cleaner (Best Multi-Purpose Cleaner)

bio-home Kitchen Cleaner receives the prestigious Good Design Award 2013 (known as G-Mark) from Japan. Organised by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion, this award recognizes products with outstanding designs. This is the 7th award conferred to bio-home range of products.

May & Fruitale winner of the prestigious 2013 Good Design Award, as awarded by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design from US. This award is in recognition of the superb product design and graphics under the Design Excellence in alignment with international standards.

For 2013, the Museum received submissions from several thousand of the world’s leading manufacturers and graphic design firms from around the world representing the most important and critical mass in the design industry from over 48 countries.

Antabax Shower Cream is a returning champion for a reason. Antabax shower cream is a returning champion for a reason. The brand has won Her World Beauty Awards 2013 voted by readers – Best Brands in Body Wash.

Winning the awards is a defining moment as it is a testimony of the brand’s success. It’s an endorsement of being with the best of the brand’s communication and brand performance.

Her World readers picked Antabax (Readers’ Choice) through online votes on www.herworld.com.my in March this year. In addition, an esteemed panel of judges, along with the Her World editorial team, tested hundreds of beauty products for nearly three (3) months and has selected Antabax as their own favourites.

Antabax is power-packed with skin benefits; infused with a Derma Protect System, that makes it more than just a regular body wash.

Knife was awarded The BrandLaureate top 10 Signature Brand Awards by the Asia Pacific Brand Foundation (APBF) on May 28 2013.

In selecting this year’s theme, Your Brand - a Timeless Classic, APBF believes that brands should be daring and charge into the business biosphere with the belief and faith that they have what it takes to become a timeless and classic brand, using innovative branding technique to make the brand immortal.

This award is another strong encouragement for our Knife brand journey towards brand immortality. Concurrently, Antabax also emerged as a winner for the third consecutive year under the product branding awards category for Best Brands in Consumer - Antibacterial Care.

Naturel Pure Olive Oil emerged as winner of The Singapore Women's Weekly Domestic Diva Award in the category of Best Olive Oil.

This award recognizes and honors outstanding Food and Home brands, as voted by the readers of the Singapore Women's Weekly. Winning this award is a strong validation of consumer preference for Naturel as the number one brand in the category of Pure Olive Oil, and will certainly boost the confidence from retailers and consumers.

For the second consecutive year, Naturel Blend was pronounced as the Best Cooking Oil in The Malaysian Women’s Weekly Domestic Diva Awards 2010.

Knife fish sauce was pronounced as the Best Fish Sauce in The Malaysian Women’s Weekly Domestic Diva Awards 2010.

On 5th May’10 , Knife wins the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Award 2010 for the 11th consecutive year. 

Reader’s Digest invited consumers throughout China , Hong Kong , India , Malaysia , Phillippines , Singapore , Taiwan and Thailand to select their most trusted brands over 43 categories of products and services. It’s the only regional annual study to measure a wide spectrum of consumer brand preferences across Asia.

Buruh cooking oil has once again being recognized as the most trusted brand in the cooking oil category, receiving this ultimate seal of consumer recognition for being the most preferred choice by Malaysian consumers who always demand value and quality.

On 26th Mar’10 , Knife wins for the fourth consecutive year The BrandLaureate Awards 2010 for Best Brands in Consumer Cooking Oil . A great testimony indeed of Knife branding success and an endorsement of being with the best and acknowledgement of the brand’s value, strength and character.

The BrandLaureate Awards was initiated in 2006 to help create greater awareness of the need for branding in organizations . The winners of the Awards comprise the best of global brands from all over the world.

bio-home, the latest brand added to the portfolio of Lam Soon's household care category, has won the 2009 Good Design award conferred by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, the oldest and most prestigious international awards program for design and graphic design.

"We are delighted to be named one of the winners of this prestigious design award," said Mr Whang Shang Ying, Executive Director of Lam Soon Singapore. "With a strong innovative team combining our best expertise in R&D, technical packaging and design, we are proud in playing a leading role in driving the eco friendly household category. bio-home dishwashing liquid, is hard on grease yet gentle on the hands and the environment, all in a well-designed package. I think consumers will be pleased."

Naturel olive spread is among the 29 winners of a total 40 entries to be awarded the Singapore Packaging Award 2009, under the Commercial Sales & Display category. This award recognizes and rewards excellence in packaging, in construction and materials usage, design, innovation technology and incorporating of environment considerations.

Buruh cooking oil emerged as a winner for the third (3rd) time in the 2009 Reader's Digest (RD) Trusted Brands award. Its rebranding campaign on "Lagi tahan. Berbaloi", was proven effective by getting the highest votes among all refined cooking oil brands in the latest RD's Research.

Its distinctive formulation with "Antioksida Asli" extends oil usage durability and hence, fits its unique selling proposition of "Tahan 3X Goreng".

Acknowledging such recognition, Buruh cooking oil continues to take deep interest in satisfying its huge and loyal consumer base.

Once again, Knife cooking oil has been voted as one of Reader's Digest Most Trusted Brands for 2009, winning the Gold status in Singapore, Malaysia and Asia.       

Lam Soon (M) Berhad's joint venture with Lion Corporation of Japan, Southern Lion Sdn. Bhd., emerged as the sole winner of the prestigious Platinum Award out of 60 odds applications from the process, engineering, automobile and pharmaceutical industries in Malaysia in the inaugural Malaysia Manufacturing Excellence Awards organised by US- based Frost & Sullivan Growth Consulting Company held in Kuala Lumpur on April 2, 2009.

In the on-site assessment, the nominees were judged on 12 parameters, ranging from "Innovation Adaption", "Orderliness, Safety and Environment", "Focus On Customers", "Supply Chain & Inventory Management". Southern Lion scored well particularly in "Innovation Adaptation" and, "Focus on Customers".

The Award was presented by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, YB Datuk Dr. Maximus Ongkili, and it was received on behalf of Southern Lion by its Production & Technical Director, Mr. H. Kimura.  

On 31st March 09 , Knife wins for the third consecutive year The BrandLaureate Awards 2009 for Best Brands in Consumer Cooking Oil. Presented by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate and disseminate the importance of branding in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific , with the aim that a branding culture aided by best practices will then position Malaysia amongst the world's great nations.

A great testimony indeed of Knife branding success and an endorsement of being with the best and acknowledgment of the brand's value, strength and character.

For the second consecutive year , Knife is acknowledged the best of brands in cooking oil and conferred The BrandLaureate Awards 2008 by Asia Pacific Brand Foundation , a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and improvement of branding standards in Malaysia and Asia-Pacific ; which used stringent selection procedures that covers Brand Strategy , Brand Culture , Brand Communication, Brand Equity and Performance.

A great testimony indeed of the Knife branding success and an endorsement of being the best of brands that have delivered on brand promises, have enduring values and impeccable social and business conduct.

Once again , Knife cooking oil has been voted as one of Reader’s Digest’s Most Trusted Brands for 2008 , winning the Gold status in Malaysia and Asia as well as the Platinum status in Singapore.

When a brand is voted “Most Trusted” once or twice, luck might have something to do with it. But it takes unsurpassed quality rather than luck to be consistently trusted 9 years in a row.

Buruh cooking oil also wins the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Award (Gold Status) for 2008 in Malaysia. Such prestigious brand accolade reaffirms its top of mind brand recall and trust, recognized by consumers through high product quality and excellent brand experience.

In addition, Malaysian consumers trust Buruh cooking oil as the secret ingredient behind a great tasting recipe.

Minyak Masak Buruh, Jenama Diyakini

An initiative of International Enterprise Singapore, Tasty Singapore promises and delivers a high level of confidence and trust in food produced by Singapore based food companies.

In August 2005, Knife brand was among the 24 winners of the inaugural Heritage Brand Award - a new feature of Singapore Promising Brand Award (SPBA) 2005. The award served to acknowledge and pay special tribute to time-honoured home-grown brands. The final 24 was selected from over a hundred nominations by a distinguished panel of judges from business, journalism and academia based on merits of brand establishments, national recognition, the brand's delivery of promise and overseas presence for over 40 years.

"It is a great honour for all of us at Lam Soon to win this prestigious award. With its outstanding aroma and taste, Knife has been the preferred cooking oil for generations of Singaporeans..." said Mr Whang Shang Ying, Executive Director.

Pacific Oleochemicals (formerly known as Akzo Nobel Oleochemicals) has committed as a signatory to the voluntary initiative since it was launched by Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia (CICM) in 1994. The RC Awards was aimed to provide recognition to Responsible Care signatories that have made most progress in implementing the Six Codes of Management Practices.

For the RC Awards 2005, Pacific Oleo again emerged the overall winner for the Oleochemicals category; by winning all the six (6) Codes of Management Practices, namely:

1. The Distribution Code
2. Employees Health & Safety Code
3. Community Awareness and Emergency Code
4. Process Safety Code
5. Pollution Prevention Code
6. Product Stewardship Code

Lam Soon was awarded the 50 years membership by the Singapore Manufacturers Federation (SMa). Our company was one of the only 3 to receive the award. The award was presented to our Executive Director, Mr Whang Shang Ying during the Gala Dinner held on 30th March 2005.

Reaffirming consumers trust and confidence, this award confers a unique status in recognition of a trusted brand of superior quality, strong reputation, great value and carries the ultimate seal of approval from consumers.

The Responsible Care Awards 2003 was organized by Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia on 9th March 2004 to commend the leading chemical companies in Malaysia for their continuous commitments towards the Responsible Care programme. Akzo Nobel Oleochemicals (ANO), an associated company of Lam Soon (Malaysia), came away with two distinctions, receiving both the Corporate Award (Gold) for Distribution Code and the Corporate Award (Silver) for Pollution Prevention Code.

These Awards signify ANO's continuous commitment to the Management Practices of the various Codes under the Responsible Care programme.

In March 2004, United Palm Oil Public Company Limited (UPOIC), a subsidiary of Lam Soon (Thailand), was awarded ISO 9001:2000 by SGS Institute, for its mill and plantation. The ISO certification for plantation is the first one of its kind issued in Thailand, and covers agricultural practices including harvesting.

In February 2004, Lam Soon (Thailand) was selected as one of Thailand's Superbrands, becoming the first manufacturer and distributor in the vegetable oil industry to receive the award.   

In appreciation of our contribution to cooking oil category growth, it is the only local company to be recognised as one of the top 5 most preferred suppliers, selected from over 400 companies.

In the recent Readers' Digest SuperBrands survey, Lam Soon's Knife cooking oil was awarded the Platinum status in Singapore for the 4th consecutive year and the Platinum status in Malaysia for the second time. In addition, Knife was awarded the Gold status in the category of cooking oil in Asia, the only brand to achieve this distinction in the entire category.