The import ban "will not have a major impact" on chickenmeat processors in Malaysia, said an industry executive from the Federation of Livestock Farmers' Associations of Malaysia, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The company went out of its way to cite the "strong" performance of its white-meat chicken items, along with better-than-expected overseas results, in announcing a 5% same-store sales jump in December from a year ago.
She called a friend there, who graciously invited her and her fellow scouts into the kitchen for a meal of fruit, chips and chicken pockets (chunks of meat wrapped in hot pastry).