Tao Corporation

Business Profile - Tao Corporation was founded in 1995 as a group of companies focused on supply-chain services. - In 20013, it was established as a holding company. - Part of the Top 100 Corporation in the Philippines based on consolidated revenues - Has 3,000 employees - Has core businesses in: Health & Wellness, Distribution and Marketing, Resources, and Financial Services - Subsidiaries & Affiliates - Health & Wellness: (1) HealthSolutions Enterprises Inc.: Provides industry solutions and services to more than 20,000 medical doctors in over 400 hospitals, drugstores and institutional accounts nationwide. Represents leading brands such as GE, Siemens, 3M, Bard etc. (2) New MarketLink Pharmaceutical Corporation: One of the top 10 local pharmaceutical companies (3) PrimaryCare Plus, Inc.: Local healthcare service catering to the masses (4) Total Nutrition Corporation: Philippine National franchisee of General Nutrition Center (GNC), USA, operating 35 retail stores nationwide (5) Hygiene Science Inc.: Responds to today's need for high-level disinfection and protection in healthcare, industrial and homecare settings. - Distribution and Marketing *Tao currently represents the leading national brands in the Philippines (1) Think Dharma Inc.: The exclusive distributor of several major brands including Nikon, Apple iPhones and the Vitec Group of products (2) Ingenius Works: Provides clients with creative means to promote their products and to bring their brand closer to their target market (3) JR and R Distributors, Inc., (4) Macro Distributors and (5) Oro Grande Distributors, Inc.: Makes the group the largest distributor for P&G, accounting for 30% the P&G business (6) Megavia: Exclusive distributor for Philip Morris, accounts for 35% of total Philip Morris sales in the country (7) Megavia Motor: Focused on supply chain services (8) Tridharma Marketing Corporation: Responsible for the national distribution of Kopiko 3in1 instant coffee and has thus become the Distributor Partner of Choice for major brands in Indonesia (9) Ecossentials Foods Corporation: One of the top national distribution companies in the Philippines (10) CPCPI: A marketing and product development company (11) Altus Communications: Distributor of Nokia - Resources (1) Tao Commodity Trader, Inc.: One of the largest traders of molasses in the Philippines - capturing a 35% share of the market (2) Tao Shipping Corporation: Transports liquid products such as molasses, oils and other dry cargoes to various parts of the country (3) ComBrands Incorporated: TAO's selling arm for the ready-to-eat Chicharritos snacks (4) Southbay Bulk Terminal, Inc.: Port operations (5) Leyte Agri Corporation: First bioethanol producer and manufacturer in the Philippines - Financial Services (1) iCan Capital Lending Incorporated: Micro-lending business that provides loans and other financial services to Filipino women who own neighborhood stores (2) InterAsia Development Bank: A thrift bank focused on small and medium enterpries (3) e-Pera: Foreign exchange remittance service (4) iCan Worldwide: Mobile commerce utility that facilitates fast, cashless transactions between consumers and retailers - Affiliaties: (1) Radio Republic: Promotes music made by Filipinos (2) Ynion General Holdings: Made up of several companies in various fields such as shipping and logistics, technology marketing and fine foods (3) Snaptech: A GPS location-based tracking and transport monitoring solutions and service provided to enterprise-level customers in the petrochemicals supply chain and fast moving consumer goods distribution sectors (4) Cham's: A 24/7 Convenience Store oriinating from CDO and currently has 14 branches in said city (5) AVSeneca Construction Corporation: Provides construction services design, estimates, supervision and project consultancy - Through its TaosPuso Foundation, the company tries to give back to the community through focusing on public education, public sports programs and the promotion of Filipino music.