What goes into a tin of Milo

NO other beverage taps into my memories of childhood more than Milo. Remember the Milo van that distributed thick, cold chocolate in tiny paper cups on sports day? Remember “Minum Milo, anda jadi, sihat dan kuat!” (Drink Milo, you will become healthy and strong)? 

The drink is such a part of local life that it’s easy to forget it is produced not by a local company but a Swiss one. Nestlé, however, produces so many food products that are ubiquitous in Malaysian lives – think Maggi and Nescafe alongside Milo – it’s almost an honorary local company.