KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This month, four Malaysian pastry chefs will compete at the Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie 2023, also known as Pastry World Cup, where top pastry chefs worldwide put their skills to the test. Team Malaysia will go up against teams from 20 countries on 20 and 21 January 2023.
Chef Lim Boon Chuan, chocolate candidate in team Malaysia 2023; Chef Kean Yap, Coach for team Malaysia 2023; Ramjeet Kaur Virik, Managing Director of Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad; Mr Majid Zaman, Sales Director, Horeca & Bakery APAC, FrieslandCampina Professional; Chef Mun Pui Teng, team Malaysia 2023 captain and sugar candidate; Chef Goh Jun Wei, ice candidate in team Malaysia 2023.
Debic - the 100 years premium European dairy brand made for professional hands and one of the sponsors of this prestigious competition - has been a global supporter of the competition for over 20 years and is a proud sponsor of team Malaysia 2023.
Ramjeet Kaur Virik, Managing Director of Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad, shared, "At Debic, we understand professional chefs and provide customized solutions for them with high-quality products, ease of convenience, to inspire chefs to create high-quality creations. The innovative nature of this competition aligns with Debic's passion for supporting pastry chefs."
Team Malaysia previously won the Asian Pastry Cup 2022, securing their entry in Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie 2023.
The team consists of:
The team hopes to replicate Malaysia's success in Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie 2019, where team Malaysia emerged as champions, with Debic appointing Chef Otto Tay and Chef Loi Ming Ai as Debic Ambassadors.
Stella Yew, Head of Food Service, FrieslandCampina Professional Malaysia and Singapore shared, "The appointment of Chef Otto and Chef Loi as Debic ambassadors are in line with the purpose of FrieslandCampina Professional, the division dedicated to nourishing the heroes of food, of which Debic is a part."
Debic is giving away 400 tickets to online and 400 tickets to in-person pastry demonstration sessions with: Chef Otto and Chef Loi (Ambassadors of Debic and winners of Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie 2019) and Team Malaysia 2023 coach, Chef Kean! Visit http://bit.ly/BIS_TNC or http://bit.ly/BAKERY_TNC for more information.
About Royal FrieslandCampina N.V.
FrieslandCampina is one of the largest dairy companies in the world with a cooperative tradition going back 150 years. Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. is fully owned by Zuivelcoöperatie FrieslandCampina U.A. and has branches in 32 countries and exports to more than 100 countries worldwide.
About FrieslandCampina Professional
FrieslandCampina Professional is a division of Royal FrieslandCampina that provides dairy and dairy alternatives-based offerings for chefs and food professionals, drawing from their in-depth market understanding and collaborative partnerships to provide solutions dedicated to nourishing food heroes.
About Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad
Incorporated in 1963, Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad (DLMI) is a leading dairy company in Malaysia. It is owned by one of the largest dairy cooperative companies in the world, Royal FrieslandCampina NV, a Dutch multinational dairy company.
About Debic
Debic is a professional dairy brand under FrieslandCampina Professional. With over 100 years of dairy expertise, Debic provides chefs, pastry chefs, and other food professionals with a solid base of premium European dairy products.
