Simonds Farsons Cisk Plc has appointed Philip Farrugia (photo) as General Manager of its food importing subsidiary, Quintano Foods Ltd. A graduate in economics, Mr Farrugia has a wealth of experience in the food business.

For the past six years, he held the post of Operations Manager at Quintano Foods Ltd. He actively contributed to the planning and implementation process of the extensive new Farsons logistics centre and distribution project within Farsons. Previous to this, Philip was also directly involved in various projects in the field of change management within the public sector.

Commenting on this appointment, Farsons Group CEO Louis A Farrugia said: “Quintano Foods is looking towards the future with optimism of further growth within a very competitive market. This appointment is being made to ensure continuity and dynamism in a company that has shown healthy performance ever since it was incorporated within the Farsons Group.”

Philip Farrugia said that his immediate objective is to consolidate the business and build upon the company’s strengths, while exploiting any opportunities that this evolving market offers.

Quintano Foods Ltd. is an important component of the Farsons Group. Representing a number of household food brands such as Danone, Quaker, LU, Hopla’ and Tropicana among many others, it has consistently grown ever since its acquisition in 2004.