PHILIPPINE FOREMOST MILLING CORPORATION

Manila Sales Team First To Be TESDA Certified

Technical sales personnel from Luzon Sales Department were the first flourmill sales people to receive an accreditation from Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the field of Baking and Pastry production.

The National Certification II (NCII) was awarded last December 1, 2008 in FilChi Baking Centre, Tayuman, Manila after the exhausting and stressful 8 hour assessment conducted by the equally trained, Mrs. Chato Manreza, under the supervision of the TESDA representative.

Now NCII certified are as follows: Mr. Paul Vincent Reyes, Mr. Francis Reyes, Ms. Kristine Mateo, Ms. Mary Anne Ferrer, Mr. Geofrey Sumague, Mr. Joel Ferrer, Mr. Jomar Calumag, Mr. Regie Pasulot and Mr. Alejandro Paez (Tech. Sales Supervisor). Included also was Mr. Roc Canares, PFMC R and D Senior Specialist. Soon to be accredited are the Visayas Mindanao Tech. Sales Personnel.

This achievement was one of the many productive outputs of the team as a result of their intensive trainings both locally and internationally. Their team is continuously striving to look for ways to provide their valuable customers with more than quality products but quality and highly recommended services.

PFMC has again proved that it is indeed “THE FLOUR AUTHORITY”.     ... contact technical staff

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Out of School Youths Turned Professional Bakers

Out of School Youths (OSY) from Makati City have recently completed a two week baking course titled “Tinapay ng Bayan Training Program” held in Philippine Foremost Milling Corporation (PFMC) Technical Centre, Tondo, Manila.

The training which started last June 30 up to July 11, 2008 ended with a commencement exercise and signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between representatives from Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Philippine Association of Flour Millers (PAFMIL) and Chamber of Philippine Flour Millers (CHAMPFLOUR).

Kimberly Ann Rita, president of the OSY Makati Batch and an active member of Pagasa Youth Association of the Philippines (PYAP), stressed during her speech “ Ngayon hindi lang kami kumakain ng tinapay, marunong na kami gumawa at magbenta ng tinapay (Today, we do no only eat bread but we know how to make and sell breads).

The “Tinapay ng Bayan” is a 10 day program composed of lectures and actual hands-on on how to make scrumptious breads to mouthwatering pizzas to sweet tooth craving cakes. The program aims to educate out of school youths on how to make bread the professional baker way.     ... more baking seminars

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Batch 4 of BCBC TESDA NCII Certified

Participants of 4th Basic Commercial Baking Course last June 2 – 27, 2008 have successfully passed the National Certification II (NCII) in Baking / Pastry Production last June 30 and July 1, 2008. The assessment was conducted by Ms. Virgie Diaz in FilChi Baking Center in Tayuman, Manila.

NCII is a certification awarded by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to bakers who have qualified and passed their examination.

Now recognized as “Professional BAKERS”, participants reminisced the heart pounding and mind cracking 8 hour actual baking and oral questioning. “Nakakatense” quoted by one of the participants whose hands are still cold as ice despite several years of experience as baker. Their hard work, during their training in Philippine Foremost Milling Corporation (PFMC), have truly paid off after they received their long awaited certifications.

PFMC is conducting a 20-day basic baking training class open to all bakers and bakery enthusiasts. The training consists of lecture and actual hands on in making breads, pizzas, cakes and other mouth watering baked products.

To all the participants, congratulations and good luck to all. Your batch will mark another successful milestone for PFMC.     ... read more

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Philippine Foremost Milling Corporation HACCP Certified

     

As a food manufacturing company we understand how important food hygiene is. We know that a preventive approach to food safety could assist us in delivering best quality and safe products to our customers. For us to produce a product that is safe for human consumption, the company has to established and implemented a system that identifies, evaluates and control hazards that are significant for food safety and due to an increasing demand to improve food safety for a fast evolving market.

Philippine Foremost Milling Corporation is the first flourmill in the Philippines to be officially certified in GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) by SGS Philippines Inc. Systems and Services Certification last August 2004. Continuously, we provide confidence that food safety is being effectively managed from receipt of raw materials up to dispatching of Hard and Soft Flour finished product. Same is true with our HALAL Certification which was granted to us last April 2004 base on the Halal Standard of Good Manufacturing Practice according to the Shari’ah of Islam. Our product both Hard and Soft Flour do not contain any kind of pork nor pork derivative.

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Excel Feeds joins 2008 Dinagyang Festival

Dancing with the drum beats of Ati-ati warriors, EXCEL FEEDS salesteam rushed to the crowded streets of the city to enjoy the spirit of Dinagyang Festival, in honor of Sto. Nino. Active as ever, EXCEL FEEDS graciously took part in the celebration, living up to its spiritual and social obligations in the society.

EXCEL FEEDS is the major sponsor of Tribu Ilongganon, one of the best contenders in Atii-ati competition. It is in fact, supporting the tribe for four consecutive years. This tribe won the championship from 2006 and 2007, and this year, garnered the 1st runner up spot.

Dinagyang festival depicts the unique ingenuity and rich culture of the Ilonggos. This most celebrated activity has gained nationwide recognition, thus enchanting hundreds and thousands of local spectators and foreign as well, year after year.

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Excel Feeds Sales Team in Boracay

Starting the year right, EXCEL FEEDS sales team finds a perfect rendezvous at Boracay .

It has been a tradition of the company every January to gather its employees for an annual meeting every year, but each year is definitely a different experience for the group because of the fun, the bonding and the story each and everyone shared.

Business, sales program and plans of action for the year are the main topics of the formal meeting but after this serious side of the story, comes the fun and excitement.

Boracay, being a perfect getaway from a stressful working life, serves as the best venue for the team to unwind. Its refreshing ambiance revives the salemen’s positive spirit, and thus, getting them ready and set for the start of the year.

Swimming, bar hopping, dancing and beer drinking complete the simple pleasures of the group. Plus the story telling, confessions and foolish games that seal up the bonding moments of the employees.

EXCEL FEEDS provides a balanced working environment to its employees whom they consider one of their strengths in the business.

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Excel Feeds receives Philippine Marketing Excellence Award

Excel Feeds was awarded the prestigious 2005 Philippine Marketing Excellence Award for Most Outstanding Feed Brand (Bacolod Awards). The Philippine Marketing Excellence Awards Institute, the Asian Institute of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, and the Sales and Marketing Magazine jointly recognized Excel Feeds with the 2005 Philippine Marketing Excellence Award for creating a strong company image and earning high-level customer confidence using the best marketing practices to dominate the market and reach potential customers across the country.

The award was given on the basis of the results of various surveys, focus group discussions and market researches jointly conducted by consumers and marketing professionals for the sole purpose of selecting the Best Marketing companies/brands.

The survey used the following marketing metrics: market dominance, market awareness, innovative marketing practices, publicity generated in the mass media, customer service orientation, product/service quality, value pricing, likeability and goodwill, truthfulness in advertising, customer confidence, other awards received and overall market acceptability.

Excel Feeds was also awarded the National Product Quality Excellence Award for Best Hog Feeds in 2005.

     

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