MILO Renews Longstanding Partnership with POC as Official Energy Drink of Philippine Team

L-R: (standing) Jose Romansanta, First Vice President, Philippine Olympic Committee, Tomas Carrasco, Chairman, Philippine Olympic Committee, Steve Hontiveros, Secretary General, Philippine Olympic Committee, Nonoy Ativo, MPED Cluster Head, Nestle Philippines (seated) Robbie de Vera, MILO Sports Executive, Cong. Jose Peping Cojuangco, Jr., President, Philippine Olympic Committee, Andrew Neri, MILO Sports Executive

Manila, Philippines – Leading beverage brand MILO recently renewed its partnership with the Philippine Olympic Committee as the official energy drink of the Philippine Team. Officers of the POC Chairman Tomas Carrasco, President Jose Peping Cojuangco, Jr., First Vice President Joey Romansanta, and Secretary General Steve Hontiveros, together with MILO Sports Executives Robbie De Vera and Andrew Neri, and Nonoy Ativo, Nestle Philippines MPED Cluster Head, signed a Memorandum of Agreement to signify their steadfast commitment to grassroots sports development.

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About MILO

The MILO brand is the world’s leading chocolate malt beverage that can be prepared with hot or cold milk or water. Given its popularity it is a “must have” product for food service operators particularly in Asia, Africa and Oceania.

MILO also promotes participation in sports through its Summer Sports Clinics, MILO-B.E.S.T. Center Training Program, MILO Marathon, and MILO Little Olympics. The leading beverage brand believes that these contribute to the holistic development of Filipino champions in sports and in life. 2014 marks MILO’s 50^th year in the country.

About Nestle Philippines

Over a hundred years after it first started operations in the country, Nestle Philippines, Inc. (NPI) today is a robust and stable organization, proud of its role in bringing the best food and beverage throughout the stages of the Filipino consumers’ lives. The Company employs more than 3,200 men and women nationwide, and is now among the country’s Top 10 Corporations.

Driven by its mission to nurture generations of Filipino families, Nestle today produces and markets products under some of the country’s well known brands such as NESCAFE, NIDO, MILO, NESTEA, MAGGI, BEAR BRAND, NESTLE and PURINA, among others. Its product range has expanded to include coffee, milk, beverages, non-dairy creamer, food, infant nutrition, ice cream and chilled dairy, breakfast cereals, confectionery and pet care.