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Meet House Brand

Best Spice Company in Singapore

The House Brand variety of spices was launched soon after with the introduction of 5 different spice mixes. Today, the company includes a vast range of more than 50 products, including more than 15 proprietary spice blends. House Brand products are distributed widely across more than 400 retail outlets in Singapore including major supermarket chains such as NTUC FairPrice and Sheng Siong, sold on the largest online grocery site Redmart (Lazada), and are also exported to Brunei and Hong Kong.

We were the first company in Singapore and second in South East Asia to introduce cryogenic grinding technology for Spice processing. Cryogenic processing involves cooling the spices with Liquid Nitrogen prior to grinding so that they do not lose their aroma or quality during the grinding process. Manpower savings and product enhancement are the results of these developments.

The History
Suriya Trading Enterprises (S) Pte Ltd and KNP Trading Pte. Ltd. have their origins in KNP Trading Company, which was set up on 1 June 1958 by our Founder, Sri K N Unnithan. The Founder wanted to provide a service to households that would make their preparation of foods easier, and at the same time enhance their food experience. Hence our motto ‘Enhancing Food Experience’.
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KNP Trading Pte. Ltd. is a tradition that began in 1958. It started as a company that processed and milled spices.

Certification

  • Suriya has developed a HACCP Plan and is in the process of implementing it.
  • Suriya Trading is proud to be certified under FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification), reflecting our strong commitment to food safety and quality. 
  • The company is an Institute of Technical Education, Singapore, or ITE ‘Certified On the Job Training Center’ (COJTC).
  • We adopt Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura’s (MUIS) HALAL Certification system called HALAL MQ. Our specialty products satisfy HALAL requirements as prescribed by MUIS.

Our Story

1958

KNP Trading Company was set up on 1 June 1958 by our Founder, Sri K N Unnithan, to provide a service to households that would make their preparation of foods easier, and at the same time enhance their food experience. Hence our motto ‘Enhancing Food Experience’.

1960

The House Brand variety of spices was launched. Singapore in the 1950s was an entrepot for spices. As such, spice raw materials were available throughout the year. Mr Unnithan started purchasing raw spices from the wholesalers, and stocked them at the Nissen hut.

1986

Mr Unnithan decided to set up a factory at a 2300 sqm site at the Woodlands East Industrial area that was newly launched by the Jurong Town Corporation Limited (JTC). The site was leased for 30 years from JTC, commencing on 16 Apr 1986.

1989

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2006

Suriya is approved by ITE as a ‘Certified on the Job Training Centre’ for Spice Processing since 2006.

2015

A small range of Ready to Cook and Ready to Eat products was launched in 2015 under the House Brand banner.

2016

Operations at 24 Senoko Drive commenced on 7 June 2016.

2018

On 24 May 2018, Suriya shifted to its new home, a 5 and a half storey building at 50 Senoko Drive with a gross floor area of 7400 sq m. The new building was designed to incorporate the new RTE/RTC product lines as well as the automated spice processing system that allowed for cryogenic cooling.

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