MANILA, Philippines - Nutrition company Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) Philippines launched its year-long celebration marking 50 years of leadership in the field of pediatric nutrition Monday, February 6, 2012, in Pasay City, with Vice President Jejomar Binay as guest of honor and speaker.
Binay praised the company for its contribution in helping provide nutrition to Filipino children not only through its products but also through its corporate social responsibility programs.
MJN Philippines President and General Manager Paul Richards said the event is a celebration of how the company is making a mark in modern Philippine history. "It's an opportunity to remind ourselves of the crucial role we play in promoting the health and nutrition of society...with our products, our people, our partners, our business contributions, and our community programs," Richards said.
During the program, one of the company's first employees, Jorge Santamaria spoke about the heritage of the company.
"We were the envy of medical representatives from other companies," Santamaria recalled. "The industry looked up to us for leadership and considered us the company to beat."
Representing the current employees, Regulatory Affairs Manager Lida Villamor, who has been with the company for 35 years, said Mead Johnson, "as with its nutritional products, manufactures professional excellence."
Hanz Lyan Gaspi, grade one pupil of Pedro P. Cruz Elementary School in Mandaluyong City and one of the beneficiaries of Mead Johnson's school-based supplemental feeding and growth monitoring program, gave a message of gratitude to the company.
Founded in 1905 and acknowledged for over 100 years of expertise in nutrition for babies and children, Mead Johnson first came to the Philippines in 1952. The first Filipino salesman, Greg Z. Sycip, was hired by L.D. Seymour, the American sole distributor of Mead Johnson products in the country.
In 1957, Mead Johnson opened a local subsidiary office at the Manila Hotel Arcade.
It became fully incorporated under Philippine laws five years later in February, 1962.
Mead Johnson is the maker of Lactum, Enfa, Sustagen, and Alacta lines of nutritional formula.
The Manila Philharmonic Orchestra, the University of the Philippines Concert Chorus, and the award-winning Mandaluyong Children's Choir performed at the anniversary celebration.
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