Malaysia’s Hot-Can Sdn Bhd winner of “Best innovation in Halal Industry” category at Halal Journal Awards 2009

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 4th

Hot-Can Sdn Bhd is proud to announce that it has been chosen as the winner of the ‘Best Innovation in Halal Industry’ award at the Halal Journal Awards, part of the World Halal Forum held in Kuala Lumpur on May 4th 2009.

This award is to honour new technical innovations within the Halal industry, with particular focus on new applications of ICT initiatives, production and processing procedures, and especially agricultural-related innovations that benefit the Halal sector.

Hot-Can is a pioneer in the smart packaging arena and is setting new standards for quality, performance, speed and pricing of self-heating beverages in the global market whilst being fully Halal. The award was given to Dato’ Kenneth Kolb, CEO of Hot-Can by the former Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Abdullah Badawi, the World Halal Forum chairman Datuk Seri Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel and Puan Jumaatun Azmi Managing Director KasehDia Sdn Bhd at evening of The Gala Dinner held in conjunction with the World Halal Forum.

Other categories included Best New Halal product, Most Creative Marketing Campaign for a Halal Product, Best Islamic Bank, Best Corporate Social Welfare Project, Best Halal Exporter and Best Entrepreneurial Development Project or Company.

Hot-Can was developed in Malaysia by Dato’ Kenneth Kolb, CEO of Hot-Can Malaysia Sdn Bhd, and is manufactured in Kuala Lumpur. Hot-Can has chosen to launch its revolutionary product with Halal products. This demonstrates the mass influence of the Halal market on emerging technologies. Hot-Can is not only the first Halal self-heating container; it is the only Halal self-heating container in the world.

“We certify every aspect from the self-heating container, to the ingredients used in the beverage. We ensure that even the water used is Halal.”

For more information about this topic, please email laziz@mongooseasia.com or contact Ms. Lilyana Aziz at +6017 6204 677.