Tetra Pak, world's leading food processing and packaging company, won laurels for the country at the recently held Asian CSR Awards 2010 in Kuala Lumpur by winning the Excellence Award in the Poverty Alleviation category. The prestigious Award was given for Tetra Pak's entry entitled Dairy Hub: A Community Dairy Development Programme, described as a 'significant achievement' by the organisers, the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), Philippines.
This was the second time for Tetra Pak to participate in the Asian CSR Awards programme and to win an award. It thus became the only Pakistani company to win an Award in this leading Asia-Pacific Awards programme for two consecutive years.
"We are happy to receive this award. We believe that with the help of our customers we will make this project play a vital role in poverty alleviation and in improving the quality of life of the small dairy farmers," remarks Azhar Ali Syed, Managing Director Tetra Pak Pakistan. The Excellence Award was received by Kashif Bhatti, Marketing Director of Tetra Pak Pakistan from the Guest of Honour, YABhg Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor, the wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia.-PR