New Hope Dairy and Hong Kong's Cross Brand reach strategic cooperation
New Hope Dairy and Hong Kong's Cross Brand Forge Strategic Partnership: Leveraging Complementary Resources to Foster High-Quality Development of the Dairy Industry in Hong Kong and Macau
On April 2nd, New Hope Dairy officially signed a cooperation agreement and a strategic cooperation memorandum with Hong Kong's renowned time-honored dairy brand, Cross Brand, in Hong Kong. This marks the formal commencement of in-depth cultivation and comprehensive market layout for the dairy product markets in Hong Kong and Macau, offering consumers fresher, more diverse, and more locally attuned dairy choices.
According to the signed strategic memorandum, leveraging New Hope Dairy's extensive experience in product R&D, supply chain system development, and product innovation, combined with Cross Brand's established channel resources, brand influence, and localized operational expertise in the Hong Kong and Macau markets, the two parties will jointly launch the "Project New Hope+" strategic cooperation plan. Through resource sharing, brand collaborations, and channel complementarity, they will work together to explore the Hong Kong and Macau dairy markets, creating a new dairy consumption experience that ensures both quality and local adaptability, achieving mutual benefit and win-win outcomes.
New Hope Dairy is a leading fresh dairy enterprise and a leader in the low-temperature milk sector in mainland China. In recent years, the company has maintained strong growth momentum against a backdrop of slowing growth in the dairy industry, highlighting its operational resilience. Cross Brand is a highly representative time-honored local dairy brand in Hong Kong. Having deep roots in the local market for many years, it possesses a deeply ingrained national-level brand and an extensive omni-channel distribution network in Hong Kong and Macau, with its products widely recognized by consumers in the region.
This partnership represents not only a deep integration and strategic win-win for the complementary resources of both New Hope Dairy and Cross Brand but also a significant milestone for the companies in seeking innovative breakthroughs and accelerating their layout in the emerging Hong Kong and Macau markets. It signifies the efficient connection between mainland China's high-quality dairy enterprises and the channel and brand resources of the Hong Kong and Macau markets, laying a solid foundation for promoting the industrial upgrade of the dairy sector in both regions.
In response to the continuous upgrading of consumer demand for healthier, functional, and scenario-specific dairy products and the profound shift in consumption habits, as outlined in the memorandum, the partnership will use brand co-branding as a core entry point. It will first introduce New Hope Dairy's star innovative product categories into the Hong Kong market, precisely matching local consumers' demand for healthy, convenient, and functional dairy products. Plans are in place to launch a co-branded "Light Meal Cup/Bottle" series this summer, using segmented lifestyle scenarios as a breakthrough to cover consumption contexts such as "weight control with light burden," "meal replacement for energy," and "fitness supplementation."
Furthermore, by the fourth quarter of this year, the plan is to introduce a series of specialty-flavored milk beverages, precisely tailored to the taste preferences of consumers in Hong Kong and Macau. These products will be fully distributed in core supermarkets, chain convenience stores, and other mainstream offline channels across Hong Kong, achieving full coverage of consumption scenarios and further expanding the market influence of the cooperative brands.
New Hope Dairy possesses industry-leading R&D and innovation capabilities, an efficient and stable end-to-end supply chain system, and core technological expertise in the low-temperature milk sector. Established in the early 1950s, Cross Brand has continuously deepened its presence in the Hong Kong market over the years. With over 70 years of local brand heritage, a mature and robust omni-channel coverage network, precise and profound local consumer insights, and strong brand vitality and market recognition, it firmly ranks among the top players in Hong Kong's fresh milk market, renowned for both its excellent quality and good reputation.
This cooperation is not merely a union of brands and products but a long-term value co-creation centered on core consumer needs and rooted in fresh quality. Taking this as a starting point, both parties will fully leverage their respective resource endowments in branding, channels, R&D, and market operations to jointly expand the market and upgrade the consumption experience. They aim to serve consumers in Hong Kong and Macau with high-quality dairy products and jointly promote the high-quality development of the dairy industry in the region.
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