# Lacto Asia Pte Ltd

Lacto Asia makes commercial cheese in Singapore and trades dairy ingredients across Asia. The Singapore subsidiary of Tokyo-listed Lacto Japan runs a cheese factory at KA FoodLink and a trading desk at The Central, supplying eight cheese formats engineered to behave under specific heat — 200°C dry, 180°C oil, 100°C water — to bakeries, food manufacturers and food-service operators in ten markets. A new 6,500 m² plant is commissioning.

- Status: draft
- Tier: on-the-record
- Verification: verified
- Website: https://lacto.com.sg/
- Sectors: Food Manufacturing & Agritech

## About

Lacto Asia Pte Ltd is the Singapore subsidiary of Tokyo-listed Lacto Japan Co., Ltd. and
the core company of its Asian business. It manufactures commercial-use processed and
shredded cheese at its Singapore plant under the Foodtech and Choosy brands, and trades
dairy ingredients, milk powders and mixtures through a separate trading division. A new
6,500 m² Singapore plant is entering operation.

## Capabilities

- **Processed cheese manufacturing** — Commercial-use processed cheese made at the Singapore plant — blocks, diced cubes, spreads, liquid cheese and processed cream cheese under the Foodtech brand.
- **Heat-specified cheese formulation** — Formats engineered against defined thermal conditions — 200°C dry heat, 180°C oil, 100°C water, direct heat exposure — for frying, baking and retort applications.
- **Shredded and natural cheese supply** — Shredded cheese processed from natural cheese, and Choosy-brand natural cheeses including mozzarella, cheddar, gouda and parmesan.
- **Dairy ingredient supply and import** — Dairy ingredients, milk powders and mixtures supplied through the trading division at The Central, including export of powdered milk mixtures to Japan.
- **Plant-based cheese alternatives** — Plant-based cheese alternatives alongside the dairy range.
- **Product development for food manufacturers** — New product development with customers, creating cheese flavours and applications specified to a buyer's process.

## Certifications

- FSSC 22000 · Food safety management, Singapore operation
- Halal · Singapore operation

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