News & Updates
Happy Fiji Day
As Fiji celebrates its 48th year of independence this Wednesday with loved ones, FMF being one of Fiji’s largest manufacturers marked their celebrations on Tuesday the 9th of October. FMF thanks our nation’s leaders for raising a multicultural and united Fiji, keeping us connected despite the different languages, religions and festivals.
FMF marked the celebrations by wearing the colors of our noble banner blue. A special flag raising ceremony was held at the FMF warehouse, with patriotic hearts singing the national anthem, followed by a cake cutting ceremony.
FMF wishes all Fijians a Happy Independence Day. May everyone have a truly memorable day being part of a glorious nation.
Healthy Snack for School
25 January, 2018 In recent months, FMF has been on the roll of launching new and exciting products. Banana and Pineapple Bites Creamed Snack Cracker was the latest launch from the company in November. These exciting flavours and delicious treats have been a great success being so timely for the festive season. Among the latest p...
35 People Win in Promotion
28 December, 2017 THE festive season brings a lot of happiness and good luck for people and this Christmas three lucky people won $1000 cash from FMF Foods Ltd. FMF group marketing manager Poonam Kritika said Zain Rafiq of Nasinu, Rajnesh from Makoi and Silina Naisamu of Sigatoka, Manasa Ravawa of Nadi were lucky winners of the F...
FMF Gym Reopens Next Month
20 December, 2017 Exciting times are ahead at the Fiji Sports Council with scheduled Capital Project Works well underway and continuing into 2018. The FMF Gymnasium is scheduled for a grand re-opening in January 2018, boasting its new FSC headquarters and new roofing, flooring and state of the art sound system features. Fiji ...
FMF Launches New & Exciting Products this November
24 November, 2017 After the success of Lemon Bites, the product development team at FMF, decided to expand the fruit flavour range of Bites leading them to work on flavours which are popular in this part of the world. After various trials and consumer taste panels 2 flavours were identified and preparations for launch began. The prod...
NTPC Partners With FMF Foods
24 November, 2017 Five students from the Fiji National University’s National Training and Productivity Centre’s (NTPC) National Apprenticeship Training Scheme have signed on with FMF Foods Ltd for the next four years. The five apprentices who have signed on are in the Trades of Electrical Engineering and Pl...
FMF to test new biscuits at Auckland Food Show
13 July, 2017 A household name across the Pacific Islands region over the past forty years, Fiji’s FMF brand is renowned for popular products like FMF Breakfast Crackers, All-Natural Fine Fare Cream biscuits and cookies and a growing range of sweet and savoury packaged snack foods. It’s state of the art flour and bisc...
Farmers Hope To Generate Income Through Talks With FMF Foods
01 June, 2017 In an effort to generate income, farmers in Naitasiri have engaged in a dialogue with FMF Foods Ltd for the sale of dalo and cassava to process chips. The discussion was held on Monday at Veitalacagi, Vunidawa in Naitasiri. Present were representatives from five districts. Naitasiri Provincial Council chairm...
FMF Roti Flour in Pails
12 April, 2017 FMF lauched Roti Flour in Pails for convinient carrying and storage for its consumers
$40 million biscuit factory nears completion
12 January, 2017 CONSTRUCTION works on the new FMF Foods Ltd biscuit factory along the Queens highway in Veisari is expected to be completed soon. FMF Foods managing director Ram Bajekal said as the factory neared completion, the machines would also get installed therein. "We expect the project to be completed towards t...
$40 million biscuit factory nears completion
11 January, 2017 CONSTRUCTION works on the new FMF Foods Ltd biscuit factory along the Queens highway in Veisari is expected to be completed soon. FMF Foods managing director Ram Bajekal said as the factory neared completion, the machines would also get installed therein. "We expect the project to be completed towards t...
WE eat a lot of flour ...Why not choose one with high fibre?
09 December, 2016 WE eat a lot of flour ........Why not choose one with high fibre? It is most commonly said that "you are what you eat". It is true that our health is in our hands and entirely dependent on what we eat. What do we Fijians commonly eat? Breads, biscuits, babakau, panikeke, lolo buns, pastries, sa...
$21m Profit for FMF Foods in 2015-2016
27 September, 2016 FMF Foods Ltd was able to sustain profitability and recorded an increase in group operating profit to $21.1 million this financial year, from $20.5m recorded last year. Profit before tax was $20.3m against $19.4m in 2014-2015 while net profit was almost the same as last year at $17.6m compared with $17.5m in 201...
FMF Thumbs Up Dalo Being Exported To UK Market
21 July, 2016 Challenges continues to be the supply of Dalo with the natural disasters affecting product Fijian made FMF Foods’ Thumbs Up Dalo Chips is now being exported halfway across the world to the United Kingdom. FMF Foods Group Marketing Manager, Poonam Kritika, said they had received interests from the ...
FMF Foods Limited Chairman Mr. Hari Punja Supports Fiji’s Road To Gold Campaign
07 July, 2016 The FMF Foods Limited Chairman Mr. Hari Punja today himself handed over $20,000 to suppor the Fiji teams for their camaign to Rio Olympics. As Fiji Sun Report (July 4th 2016) The Vodafone Fiji Sevens men’s and women’s rugby teams today received a financial boost of $20,000 from the Hari Punj...
$40M Factory to Create 200 New Jobs
29 April, 2016 A $40 MILLION investment is expected to create about 200 direct and indirect job opportunities once in operation. The board of directors of FMF Foods Ltd yesterday announced the commencement of construction of its new biscuit factory at Veisari, Lami. Company managing director Ram Bajekal said production in ...
FMF donates additional $25,000 to Tourism Action Group
11 March, 2016 FMF Foods Limited has poured in an additional $25,000 towards the Tourism Action Group which has been activated in response to current tourist cancellations and a rapid decline in forward reservations. This is FMF’s continuing support to various agencies during relief and rebuilding efforts after Severe Tr...
FMF Supports Cyclone Winston Relief Efforts
07 March, 2016 As part of its continuing donations towards cyclone victims across Fiji, employees of FMF Foods Limited loaded food products for dispatch to some parts of the Western Division and islands affected by Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston. The products had been chosen recognizing that in many cyclone affected areas, pe...
Chow Games 2015 & To the Future
29 December, 2015 FMF’s historic support of sporting development and excellence in Fiji continues through 2015 as FMF Foods, under its Chow brand, commits to sponsoring the prominent national event into the next 3 years. This year, $70,000 will be given to the Fiji Primary Schools Association, to bring Fiji, the triennial ...
FMF Foods Accepts Recognition Award With Gratitude
29 December, 2015 Congratulations to FMF Foods Limited for receiving a Recognition Award during the 2015 Westpac Prime Minister’s Exporter of the Year Awards. The company’s national sales manager, Bimlesh Prasad said having had the honour of being presented with accolades in the past Prime Minister’s Exporter of...
FMF Foods Records 9% Growth in Profits
29 September, 2015 An extract from the Chairman of our Board, Mr Hari Punja, in his report to the South Pacific Stock Exchange: "The year under review was characterized by sluggishness in the FMCG sector (Fast Moving Consumer Goods), which was echoed in your company’s sales. Though the Fijian economy is in a buoyant sta...
FMF Wins Business House Golf 2015
27 August, 2015 FMF Foods won the 2015 Fiji Golf Club Business House golf tournament last Sunday.
New $40m biscuit factory
01 June, 2015 FMF Foods Limited through its subsidiary Bakery Company of Fiji Limited will invest in a new biscuit factory. The new factory will supplement the Group’s biscuit manufacturing capacity and will make biscuits primarily for the export market. The company is expected to invest about $40m on this project w...
Fiji News There is investor confidence: Bajekal
01 June, 2015 Positive economic growth is boosting investor confidence in Fiji. This is according to FMF Foods Limited chief executive Ram Bajekal who says there is investment both from local and overseas investors. “I think what the investment shows as we keep saying the Reserve Bank has been churning out very posi...
Bajekal Confirmed FMF Group MD
01 June, 2015 FMF Group chief executive, Ram Bajekal, has been appointed as the managing director effective February 12, 2015 for a term of three years. The appointment follows his induction on the board of directors as an additional director for FMF Foods Limited, the Rice Company of (Fiji) Limited and Atlantic & Pacific...
FMF Remains Guarded Over Food Product Growth
01 June, 2015 Although the country is seeing a fair bit of economic momentum, FMF Foods Limited, as a food company, is guarded in its optimism. FMF Foods Group managing director, Ram Bajekal, made these comments following the release of its financials for the six months ended December 31, 2014. “A fair bit of the ec...
FMF wins 2015 business house badminton title
22 April, 2015 Team FMF won the 2015 Business House Badminton. They played against all the 9 companies that participated and came out Champs!! ...
Quality and excellence
02 December, 2014 WINNERS of the 2014 Golden Manufactures Exporter of the Year Award, FMF Foods Limited credits product quality and excellent customer service for their accolade at this year's Westpac Prime Minister's Exporter of the Year Awards in Nadi. FMF Foods Limited Group export manager Bimlesh Prasad said customer ...
Manufacturing Exporter of the Year: FMF Foods Limited
24 November, 2014 FMF Foods Limited was able to scoop away the Golden Manufacturers Limited Manufacturing Exporter of the Year award at the 2014 Westpac Prime Minister's Exporter of the Year awards held at Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa last Saturday. Previously FMF had won the following awards: 2013 ...
Movember March
21 November, 2014 THE Fiji Cancer Society (FCS) together with staff members of Flour Mills of Fiji Ltd (FMF) are hosting a Movember march this month to raise awareness and funds towards the cause. The march will take place on November 29 at 9am from two different venues — the Suva Flea Market and FMF in Walu Bay and partici...
$20m input for growth
13 October, 2014 FMF Foods Ltd (formerly Flour Mills of Fiji Ltd) has invested $20million in capital expenditure in the past two financial years to position its investment competitively for export-led growth and profitability in the region.
Rice Company of Fiji Limited
01 October, 2014 FMFs Mr Punja said the company's premium FMF Jasmine rice gained considerable market momentum during the year as did its medium grain variety branded FMF Sunwhite
FMF Completes Three Silos, Launches New Product Range
03 August, 2014 FMF Foods Limited completes three of its six silos as part of its $10 million investment & launches New Product Range
FMF pre-tax half year profits boost
21 March, 2014 FMF Foods Limited has recorded a 54 per cent increase in net profit before tax for its half year ending December 31, 2013. During this period, FMF Foods Limited’s sales revenue was also boosted through a 10 per cent increase to previous corresponding half year. The company recorded over $112 million as sal...
FMF, first exhibitor for 2014 Trade Pasifika
11 September, 2013 FMF Chief Executive – Ram Bajekal says, as one of the largest exporters in the country, FMF is hopeful that the Trade Pasifika will develop trade leads and provide a good regional network. “We are very excited because I think Fiji being the kind of location it is and the challenges we face as manufactures or traders, the cost to market is very high so if you just try to market products just on the platform of cost and efficiency, it’s extremely difficult”.
FMF Foods plans PNG expansion
02 May, 2013 Port Moresby: Fijian company FMF Foods is looking at increasing its presence in the Papua New Guinea market amidst the strengthening of trade relations. Group chief executive officer Ram Bajekal told The National from Fiji that FMF products – including biscuits, noodles and potato chips – had been i...
Plans to strengthen regional presence
29 June, 2012 Fiji based FMF or Fiji Flour Mills has been a regional success story for some time now. Engaged with the manufacturing of a range of high quality foodstuffs – the largest being biscuits and flour – across its many manufacturing establishments in Fiji, the group has been exporting to some 20 countries bot...
$85,000 of food rations for flood-affected families
15 February, 2012 MORE than 6000 households affected by the flood crisis in the west will receive food rations worth $85,000 supplied by the Korean government. Commissioner Western Commander Joeli Cawaki was presented with the food items on Monday in a handover ceremony at the FMF Foods Ltd in Suva. "A total of 6737 households will receive the rations as the floods have drastically affected food security in the division," he said, adding that a distribution schedule had been planned.
$5m investment to meet growing demand
14 February, 2012 AFTER surpassing the $200million mark in earnings for the first time last year, FMF Group of Companies is looking to spend some. Chairman Hari Punja yesterday announced that the group will spend about $5million on their production facilities to meet the growing local and overseas demand. Mr Punja said the investment would be spent on expanding and upgrading production facilities.