HONG KONG, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The board of directors (the "Board") of DaChan Food (Asia) Limited (HKEx: 03999; the "Company") hereby announces that a meeting of the Board will be held on Friday, 21 August 2009 for the purpose of approving the release of the interim results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the six months ended 30 June 2009.
Hong Kong, 10 August 2009, as at the date of this announcement, Mr. Han Jia-Hwan (Chairman), Mr. Chang Tiee-Shen (Chief Executive Officer) and Mr. Chen Fu-Shih are the executive Directors, Mr. Han Chia-Yau, Mr. Harn Jia- Chen, Mr. Nicholas William Rosa and Mr. Chao Tien-Shin are the non-executive Directors, and Mr. Way Yung-Do, Mr. Liu Fuchun and Dr. Chen Chih are the independent non-executive Directors.
About DaChan Food (Asia) Limited
DaChan Food (Asia) Limited is the trademark which bears quality, safety and high standard of hygiene. Leveraging on the fast growing living standards in the PRC where chicken products have become a very popular choice, especially among the upwardly mobile middle class population, DaChan has grown into a dominant player in the chicken meat, processed foods and feeds market in the PRC.
Chicken meat products are increasingly popular in the PRC as customers are now more aware of the importance of a healthy and balanced diet. Chicken is one of the healthiest white meat among all meat categories. It enables a variety of cooking with different cuisines and its cost is relatively less expensive than any other kinds of meat.
DaChan is the largest chicken meat processor in the PRC, in terms of the number of chicken slaughtered. It is also the largest chicken meat supplier to international fast food chains such as KFC. In addition, its processed food business is also prominent in the PRC, with over 2 billion skewer products have been exported to other countries. DaChan is the largest chicken product exporter in the PRC to convenience store chain Ito-Yokado and 7-eleven chain in Japan with a persistently increasing market share.
For more information about DaChan Food (Asia) Limited, please visit http://www.dachanfoodasia.com .
If you have any questions, please contact:
George Chu
Liaison Manager of Investor Relations
Tel: +86-10-5904-7556
Email: investors@dachan.com.cn
