Noodle maker tries instant route
Cambodia has always been a source for a broad variety of raw materials from the agricultural sector. The country exports many of these materials to neighbouring countries and other markets in the world – without turning them into new products. This lack of domestic processing has made Cambodia lose potential income, as the country has to import most products from its neighbours, rather than selling them, because of insufficient technologies and equipment, not enough capital and a gap in trust in locally produced goods. Some, however, are defying the status quo, using their own efforts to process raw materials and turning them into their own products. They create techniques to serve the local market, and at the same time challenge imported products. One example is Phnom Penh Healthy Rice Noodle, a local company that has been producing wet rice noodles for 30 years. Five months ago, they transitioned and started making packaged instant rice noodles. …
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062666486/Inside-Business/noodle-maker-tries-instant-route.html
