The world's largest sandalwood producer in Australia is looking at manufacturing a number of health and beauty products for the Indian market in a bid to make the country its biggest business partner.
The CEO of TFS Corp (TFC), now rebranded itself to 'Quintis', Frank Wilson, said he along with the cricket legend Adam Gilchrist, a shareholder and brand ambassador of the company, would be visiting India to meet potential business partners in May this year.
"We are going to have our first serious discussions with a number of Indian companies which we would like to see as partners for us going forward," Wilson said on the 'Quintis' launch event here.
The company will be eyeing companies in the area of soap manufacturer, health to beauty products.
"We are very confident that we have product that will be much wanted and desired in India and we see India as our biggest trading partner in next decade," Wilson said hinting that the list of meetings had several big names including Dabur as well as Baba Ramdev's Patanjali.
"We are looking at a number of products for the Indian market," Wilson said.
TFS yesterday rebranded itself as a 'Quintis' making its transition from just a forestry and plantation management company to bulk commodity supplier to the perfume, pharma and skin care trade.
The Perth based company was also keen to explore business relations with the Indian sandalwood producers.
"Gilchrist is a foundation shareholder of the company and we see him as a perfect ambassador for our products in India," Wilson added.
Gilchrist said he was happy to blend his cricket linkages with his business to make some introductions in India for an Australian company.
Gilchrist also promotes education a brand ambassador of University of Wollongong.
"India has embraced me and this is the first time I'm individually endorsing any brand in a retail industry," he said.
"India will be end market we know there is a market not only in India but globally. We feel we are the custodians of this product supply," he added.
While the company has very less supply currently for Indian buyers after selling its majority of produce to China and US, Wilson said the company was bullish about India for future.
Source: moneycontrol.com