Good and skillful workers

You need a good and very skillfull workers to process your birdnest. Quality must be observe in order to get very good price.

SCORE can boost bird’s nest industry

by Raymond Tan. Posted on March 17, 2011, Thursday

TALK FOCUSES ON SCORE: Organsing chairman Tang Tung King (right) presents a gift to Wei during the SCORE forum. From left are Datuk Ismawi Ismuni, the director of the Planning Unit in the Chief Minister’s Department, and Pelawan assemblyman Vincent Goh.

SIBU: The government is encouraging the setting up of processing plants for edible bird’s nests in Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) to protect the interests of local investors and consumers.

This can be considered good news to the ranchers as the industry has been booming in the Rajang River Basin in the last decade.

So far, the investors are very much on their own, and with the designation of an area in SCORE for them, their interests will be better looked into when these plants are set up. Presenting this talk in the SCORE forum hosted by Sibu Foochow Association in conjunction with their 110th anniversary, Joseph Wei of the Agriculture Department said local ranchers had been exporting raw bird’s nests.

He said after they were being processed overseas, the nests would be imported and sold to the local consumers. “We do not want the profit of this business to be flown out, and therefore, we want the processing plants to be set up in SCORE.” He said a 10-hectare plot had been drawn up in Tanjung Manis for bird’s nest investment, and they wanted investors to be involved in the two-tier commitment in both producing and processing.

Wei said about 70,000 sq km of land in Central Sarawak had been drawn out for SCORE, and of these, 40,000 sq km in Tanjung Manis would be allocated for farmers. He said the investment was expected to generate a market value of RM1 trillion in future. “The government will set up 10 zones for aquaculture, of which, six are within SCORE – three in Tanjung Manis and one each in Selalang, Murun and Bakun.

“With the help from the Federal Government, we shall start the ones in Selalang and Bakun first. The government will provide road, water and electricity.”

He said Selalang was an area designated for marine prawn production and Bakun and Murun for fresh water fish production.  “Bakun, covering 6,400 hectares, will start next year. It is projected to produce 17,000 tonnes of fresh water fish annually. “For Murun, we expect another production of 5,800 tonnes of fish annually while Selalang can produce up to 4,000-plus tonnes of prawns.” For investment in livestock, he said they would rear goats, sheep and cattle, and this investment would include the production of edible bird’s nests too.

For cattle rearing, he said it would be integrated in the palm oil plantations. “Last year, 400,000 hectares in the plantations were set up.”To help the investors, he said the government would ensure that the quality of food produced in SCORE met international health standards. “The Malaysia Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) will give out incentives and allowances to help the farmers.”

Great Potential For Edible Bird's Nest Processing Industry

If you have the capital and export knowlegde especially exporting to Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, China and Japan, then setting up a HACCP compliance bird's nest processing plant  has a very huge potential. Your market is unlimited and the potential income is great. Imagine for the price of  clean raw EBN can fetch a handsome RM 6,000 to RM 7,000 per kilogramme. The raw unclean price is about RM 3,500 to RM 4,500 depending on quality.

You can buy a ready make semi-D light industrial lot which may cost only RM 1 millions. In the case of Sarawak, the ideal location would be at Batu Kitang, 10th Miles and 6th Miles. The reason I recommend this site is because the availability of local workers. Good work force is very critical in the processing industry.

130 - 150 pieces equivalent to 1 kg

Cleaning EBN is a tedious task  which required skill

Raw Unclean EBN value up to RM4,500 per kg

Clean Raw Edible Bird's Nest  can fetch a whole sale price of RM7,500 per kilogramme

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Edible Birdnest Processing (EBN)

By Ghaz Ghazali  May 23, 2010, Sunday

KUCHING: Sibu-based bird’s nest processing company Golden Lung Birdnest Centre (Golden Lung) is gearing up towards further diversifying its business into other areas of food manufacturing and processing.DELICACY: Original bird’s nests can command a price tag of RM7,000 to over RM9,000 per kilo.

Its managing director Robert Wong said apart from bird’s nest processing, the company had already been engaged in canned and packaged food businesses since last year. “All this, I believe, was triggered by the ‘halal’ certifications received for all our food products from Jais (State Islamic Affairs Department) last year. After having been in the business for about 10 years, I believed that it was time to branch out into other food segments,” he related to thesundaypost recently. “Nevertheless, I still focus on my bird’s nest business since it’s what I started with.”

A self-taught entrepreneur, Wong had never received any formal training or courses on processing methods of bird’s nests. “With an initial capital of RM30,000, I started as a one-man show back in 2000 with no experience at all. It took me six month to master the extracting process, after which I began to employ staff and taught them the very same way I taught myself.

“Now, I employ seven full-time staff. Our monthly production can reach between 20 to 30 kilos (kilogrammes), depending to availability. Sometimes, demand does exceed supply, of which the company manages by shipping extra supplies from China,” he outlined.

When asked on the company’s annual turnover, Wong did not really put forth the exact amount. Rather, he described it in a very ‘you-do-the-math’ way. “Our products follow market prices: for black bird’s nests, they can fetch between RM1,500 and RM2,000 per kilo whereas for the higher-quality original bird’s nests, they can command a price tag of RM7,000 to over RM9,000 per kilo.

“I can tell you that we don’t have monthly backlogs except for a few kilos that we reserve as our samples. Our monthly orders have always been met, so far. Relating that to market prices, I can say that we’re doing quite well,” he responded with a smile.

Moving on to his spin-off businesses, Wong branded his canned food products under the Golden Lung name, while the packaged food under the Tong Hing name. “These products have been well-received across Kuching, Sibu. Miri and Bintulu markets. They’re available in many grocery shops and supermarkets.”

Although Golden Lung’s canned food products were meant for the local market, Wong said the manufacturing process was actually done in China through a partnership with a Fujian-based plant ZhangZhou Tan Co Ltd (ZhangZhou).

“ZhangZhou began its operations since August last year, after receiving halal accreditations from both Jakim (Malaysia Islamic Development Department) and China Islamic Association. Up until now, the plant’s production has reached over 70,000 cans of food products.

“Following halal manufacturing methods isn’t an easy task where every aspect has to be shariah-compliant. But to me, it’s vital for SMEs (small and medium enterprises) to be halal-certified, as their products would have a wider marketshare. It’s more of a long-term investment,” he explained.On the other hand, Wong’s packaged products were locally-made.

Wong also highlighted the role and support of the government through agencies like SME Enterprises Corporation Malaysia (SME Corp) towards the progress of small businesses like Golden Lung. Looking ahead, Golden Lung planned to introduce a new line of food product this coming August.

“This is actually endorsed by Jais, in its support to encourage more SMEs to come up with locally-produced products slated for the local halal market. Our new product range, also under the Golden Lung brand, will include tomato and chilli sauce, white and black vinegar as well as soy sauce. “Right now, we’re still in the course of attaining halal-certification for these products, but it’s likely to come out this August,” he said.

Edible Birdnest (EBN) Processing: Money Making

Borneo Post by Ghaz Ghazali

KUCHING: Sibu-based bird’s nest processing company Golden Lung Birdnest Centre (Golden Lung) is gearing up towards further diversifying its business into other areas of food manufacturing and processing.

DELICACY: Original bird’s nests can command a price tag of RM7,000 to over RM9,000 per kilo.

Its managing director Robert Wong said apart from bird’s nest processing, the company had already been engaged in canned and packaged food businesses since last year.

“All this, I believe, was triggered by the ‘halal’ certifications received for all our food products from Jais (State Islamic Affairs Department) last year. After having been in the business for about 10 years, I believed that it was time to branch out into other food segments,” he related to thesundaypost recently. “Nevertheless, I still focus on my bird’s nest business since it’s what I started with.”

A self-taught entrepreneur, Wong had never received any formal training or courses on processing methods of bird’s nests. “With an initial capital of RM30,000, I started as a one-man show back in 2000 with no experience at all. It took me six month to master the extracting process, after which I began to employ staff and taught them the very same way I taught myself.

“Now, I employ seven full-time staff. Our monthly production can reach between 20 to 30 kilos (kilogrammes), depending to availability. Sometimes, demand does exceed supply, of which the company manages by shipping extra supplies from China,” he outlined. When asked on the company’s annual turnover, Wong did not really put forth the exact amount. Rather, he described it in a very ‘you-do-the-math’ way.

“Our products follow market prices: for black bird’s nests, they can fetch between RM1,500 and RM2,000 per kilo whereas for the higher-quality original bird’s nests, they can command a price tag of RM7,000 to over RM9,000 per kilo. “I can tell you that we don’t have monthly backlogs except for a few kilos that we reserve as our samples. Our monthly orders have always been met, so far. Relating that to market prices, I can say that we’re doing quite well,” he responded with a smile.

Moving on to his spin-off businesses, Wong branded his canned food products under the Golden Lung name, while the packaged food under the Tong Hing name. “These products have been well-received across Kuching, Sibu. Miri and Bintulu markets. They’re available in many grocery shops and supermarkets.”

Although Golden Lung’s canned food products were meant for the local market, Wong said the manufacturing process was actually done in China through a partnership with a Fujian-based plant ZhangZhou Tan Co Ltd (ZhangZhou). “ZhangZhou began its operations since August last year, after receiving halal accreditations from both Jakim (Malaysia Islamic Development Department) and China Islamic Association. Up until now, the plant’s production has reached over 70,000 cans of food products.

“Following halal manufacturing methods isn’t an easy task where every aspect has to be shariah-compliant. But to me, it’s vital for SMEs (small and medium enterprises) to be halal-certified, as their products would have a wider marketshare. It’s more of a long-term investment,” he explained. On the other hand, Wong’s packaged products were locally-made.

“Tong Hing’s dumplings and ‘dim sums’ are manufactured at our Pending plant, which commenced in June last year. Initially, all products were handmade, but we just got two new units of machinery that would increase our production capacity,” he pointed out. Currently, its packaged food business produces an average of 200 packets daily.

Wong also highlighted the role and support of the government through agencies like SME Enterprises Corporation Malaysia (SME Corp) towards the progress of small businesses like Golden Lung. Looking ahead, Golden Lung planned to introduce a new line of food product this coming August.

“This is actually endorsed by Jais, in its support to encourage more SMEs to come up with locally-produced products slated for the local halal market. Our new product range, also under the Golden Lung brand, will include tomato and chilli sauce, white and black vinegar as well as soy sauce. “Right now, we’re still in the course of attaining halal-certification for these products, but it’s likely to come out this August,” he said.

Black Nest From Silabur Cave, Tebakang