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• Franklin Baker Company of the Philippines successfully transfers all production of desiccated coconut (granulated and special cuts) to its Davao manufacturing facility in Southern Philippines

  Created: Tuesday, 06 January 2009 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  The Franklin Baker® Company of the Philippines has successfully transferred and consolidated the production of desiccated coconut (granulated and special cuts) to its Davao facility. This move is in line with the full commissioning and operation of our l...

• Typhoon Fengshen Ravages the Philippines

  Created: Friday, 27 June 2008 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  Last June 22, 2008, Typhoon Fengshen devastated Central and Southern Luzon and a number of provinces in Visayas and Mindanao. Currently, the Department of Agriculture has estimated crop damage to be Php 3.3 billion. Of the damaged areas, crops in...

• Franklin Baker Company of the Philippines builds new manufacturing facility in Southern Philippines

  Created: Monday, 03 March 2008 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  As part of the company’s vision to be a global food company, Franklin Baker® Company of the Philippines will soon inaugurate the most modern desiccated coconut manufacturing facility in the Philippines. This new, purpose-built manufacturing faci...

• How a bad debt created good jobs

  Created: Monday, 04 February 2008 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  (A news article written in November 1945)   It was 1895. Franklin Baker®, dignified 50-year-old Philadelphia miller, and his prim woman bookkeeper had just finished opening a coconut! Why? Because Baker had shipped a cargo of flour to Cuba,...

• Franklin Baker Chairman Dies in Indonesian Helicopter Crash

  Created: Tuesday, 08 January 2008 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  Robert V. Chandran 1950 - 2008 With great sadness, the management of Franklin Baker® Company of the Philippines announces that the company’s Chairman of the Board, Mr Robert V Chandran passed away January 7, 2008 from injuries sustained when ...

• FB Memphis Closed on Thanksgiving Holidays

  Created: Wednesday, 21 November 2007 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  A N N O U N C E M E N T   To All:   The Franklin Baker® Memphis office will be closed on November 22 and November 23 for the Thanksgiving Holidays. Work will resume on November 26. Thank you and best regards, The Franklin Baker® Group ...

• Email Outage

  Created: Wednesday, 05 September 2007 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  To All: Franklin Baker® e-mail addresses will be temporarily shut down from Friday, September 7, 2007 to Sunday, September 9, 2007 due to our transition to a new office in Makati, Philippines. During the...

• Franklin Baker Co. of the Philippines Change of Address

  Created: Monday, 03 September 2007 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  Please note that our office in Manila will change locations. Effective September 10 , 2007 our new address will be as follows: Franklin Baker® Co. of the Philippines 15/F 6750 Office Tower 6750 Ayala Avenue, Makati City Philippines 1226 Tel...

• FB Chairman Featured in Forbes Asia

  Created: Monday, 03 September 2007 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  You can now download a PDF copy of the Forbes Asia Article by simply clicking the image below. FORBES ASIASeptember, 2007File Size 4.148MBDownload the Latest Version ofAdobe Acrobat Readerto view this file ...

• Franklin Baker Chairman Visits President Arroyo

  Created: Friday, 22 June 2007 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  Franklin Baker® Chairman, Robert V Chandran was at the recent Business Leaders Forum, held in the Malacanang Palace, Philippines, where discussions on the host country was presented by the private sector and not by government officials so as to...

• Franklin Baker Now Produces Organic Certified Products

  Created: Monday, 11 June 2007 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  Franklin Baker® Company of the Philippines is now certified to produce 100% organic products by ECOCERT SA (L'Isle Jourdain, France). Organic products include desiccated coconut, virgin coconut oil, and coconut flour. For more information, plea...

• FB Management will attend National IFT in Chicago

  Created: Tuesday, 29 May 2007 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  A N N O U N C E M E N T   To All: Franklin Baker® management, Juan Armando J. Patag (President), John S. Huang (Vice President), and Carl V. Ledgerwood (Vice President and General Manager, Franklin Baker Inc.) will attend the National IFT Exp...

• FBCoP Appoints John S. Huang as VP for Marketing

  Created: Monday, 16 April 2007 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  Franklin Baker® Company of the Philippines is pleased to announce the appointment of John S. Huang as Vice President for Marketing. As VP for Marketing, John will be directly responsible for developing marketing strategies to promote the globa...

• Announcement - Philippine Offices Closed from April 5 to April 9

  Created: Wednesday, 04 April 2007 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  A N N O U N C E M E N T   To All: Philippine public and private offices will be closed from April 5 to April 9, 2007 in observance of the Christian Holy Week and Bataan Day (April 9). Work will resume on April 10. For urgent matters, we are c...

• Announcement - Appointment of Exclusive Distributor

  Created: Friday, 30 March 2007 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  A N N O U N C E M E N T   TO: All Franklin Baker® Distributors/Customers in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Western and Central Asia   The Franklin Baker® group is pleased to announce the appointment with immediate effect of HELIOS I...

• Managing with Passion - The Edge Management @ Work

  Created: Sunday, 04 March 2007 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  You can now download a PDF copy of The Edge Management @ Work Magazine by simply clicking the image below.   Managing with Passion - The Edge Management @ WorkFile Size 1.149MBDownload the Latest Version ofAdobe Acrobat Readerto view this file ...

• Coconut Man

  Created: Friday, 26 January 2007 08:00 Author: Jon Scruggs

  Featured in the Memphis Business Journal From food chemist to international coconut wholesaler, Carl Ledgerwood has come a long way from working the late shift during college at the Springfield, Mo., Kraft Foods plant. After a 33-year career w...

• TYPHOON XANGSANE (MILENYO) AND DURIAN (REMING) DAMAGE REPORT

  Created: Wednesday, 17 January 2007 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  Total damage of 2 typhoons that hit the Philippines late last year Typhoon Xangsane (local name: Milenyo) and Durian (local name: Reming), are estimated to reach as much as Php 1.626 billion. The heaviest damaged region was region 5, composed of A...

• 2006 Quality and Food Safety Audits Franklin Baker Company of the Philippines

  Created: Tuesday, 02 January 2007 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  Kosher Certification (August 22, August 29) All products of Davao and San Pablo plants are certified Kosher by OK Kosher Certification. All certificates are available on Digital Kosher website. FPA-SAFE Audit (October 24-27; November 14-17) Foo...

• Typhoon Durian (Reming) Devastates Southern Luzon

  Created: Monday, 04 December 2006 08:00 Author: Franklin Baker

  Typhoon Durian (local name: Reming), the strongest storm to hit the country this year, devastates southern Luzon, particularly the Bicol Region, with winds up to 225 kilometers (139 miles) per hour. Power, communication, and water continues to b...