ATCO Foods Limited (Matco) is a leading global agri-business company, known for exporting high-quality consumer food products and ingredients to over 70 countries across the globe. Matco`s diverse portfolio includes basmati rice, rice syrups, rice derivatives, corn starches, herbs and spices, pink salt and other products. Mateo provides services to more than 1,500 customers, reiterating the company`s goals and dedication of robust global reach, and providing customers worldwide with value-added and diverse products.

Mateo is also the largest exporter of basmatirice from Pakistan, and its flagship brand `Falak` is an established household staple both locally and internationally for basmati rice, spices, pink salt, and other products.

Export diversity and value addition Matco`s success lies in its core beliefs and ethos: innovation, product diversity, focus on customer needs, continuous process improvement and investing in its people. The path to success in `Exports to theWorld` is pushed by these principles.

The company offers an array of diverse products to its global customers from each of its four business units Rice, Rice Syrups and Derivatives, Corn Starches and Falak Foods.

The company`s products include basmati rice, brown rice and sustainably sourced organic rice (basmati and non-basmati), in line with the growing global demands for more sustainable organic products. Beyond rice, Mateo also provides functional foods and ingredients like rice syrups, rice proteins, rice maltodextrin and rice dextrosemonohydrate for the consumer food and animal feeds industries from its highly sophisticated and latest setups in Karachi. Mateo Corn Starch services the textile, paper, corrugation and animal nutrition industries from its state-of-the-art facility in Faisalabad.Falak Foods, the company`s latest spin-off following phenomenal demand and approval from customers, offers premium quality consumer products that promise innovation and convenience. The products include pink salt, herbs and spices, cooking pastes, recipe mixes, gluten-free flours and dessert mixes.

Matco`s joint venture with Barentz Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. provides superior quality specialty food ingredients to the foods, beverages, dairy, baked goods, sweets, condiments industries and several others.

Traceability and sustainable leadership a growing demand Organic and traceable sourcing is also a key strength and advantage for Matco`s exports.

Supported by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), USNOP, Control Union and Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP), Mateo provides premium quality organic products and ingredients worldwide, a feat not very commonamongst its peers. Quality certifications, such as USDA-NOP, HACCP, BRC, ISO and several others, have also opened high-value international markets.

Matco`s advantage in the export competition is its ability to capture full value from integration: from rice paddy and basmati rice to high mar-gin products of rice syrups, proteins, corn starches and much more. Through its vast portfolio and robust vertical integration and its presence in major leading food andingredient shows in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and Far-East, Mateo has the foundation, momentum and advantage to establish its mark as a leader in Pakistan`s export market. •