Hernan: Aiming For That Thorny Fruit Of Sweet Success

Datuk Anna Teo, Founder & CEO, Hernan Corporation

22-Feb-24 08:00

Hernan: Aiming For That Thorny Fruit Of Sweet Success

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Malaysia's Hernan Corporation is in the durian business, marketing and distributing its products to Australia, the US, the EU, Hong Kong and of course China. Its founder and CEO is Datuk Anna Teo and she checks in with us on how the company has been balancing high demand for the king of fruits with the challenges coming from climate change and rising input costs.

Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Keith Kam

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Categories: markets, sponsored content, environment, entrepreneurs

Tags: input costs, durian, climate change, hernan corporation,

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