KUALA LUMPUR: Lulu Group International will select a number of Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO)-certified companies to help expand their market in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as penetrate other countries, including India.

       This follows a memorandum of understanding signed between the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) and Lulu Group during the recent World Expo 2020 in Dubai and the trade and investment mission led by Senior Minister and Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali last year.

       “Out of the 43 palm oil-based companies showcasing their products, Lulu, which operates a chain of hypermarkets and retail companies, will select some companies that are MSPO-certified and producing cooking oil, cosmetics, beverages, frozen food, pharmaceuticals, and confectionery,” MPOC chief executive officer Wan Aishah Wan Hamid told Bernama yesterday.

       The selected companies are in addition to the six local manufacturers currently supplying to Lulu Hypermarket in Silicon Oasis, Dubai.