PHOENIX LPG Philippines Inc. (PLPI) has partnered with Grainsmart Corp. to further expand the reach of Phoenix Super LPG (liquefied petroleum gas).
The two signed on Wednesday a memorandum of agreement designating Grainsmart as an official channel partner that will exclusively market, distribute, and sell Phoenix Super LPG products and equipment in its stores.
Grainsmart is said to be the leading special rice grains retail chain store in the Philippines with over 300 stores nationwide.
The partnership with Grainsmart is expected to further amplify the availability and accessibility of Phoenix Super LPG in the country, PLPI said.
“Aside from our continuous aim to provide quality LPG products and services, I believe the best news about our partnership with Grainsmart is the convenience we will be able to provide for our customers,” the company said.
“Our combined network will benefit the most those who are already using and those who would like to try our brand, but do not have easy access to it yet. Through Grainsmart, we will now be able to bring Phoenix Super LPG closer to your homes,” PLPI General Manager for Luzon Julgin Anthony Villanueva said.
For start-up businesses interested in adding complementary products in their portfolio, Grainsmart will also start offering a 4-in-1 package that includes Phoenix Super LPG and POSIBLE—a digital transaction device—along with its rice and water product offerings.
“While Phoenix Petroleum has been relentless in its pursuit of being an indispensable partner in the journey of everyone whose life we touch through various expansion strategies, we have also opened plenty of business opportunities to entrepreneurs over the years.
“The partnership with Grainsmart will provide our business partners a new option on how they can grow their businesses, expand their reach, and provide Filipinos with complementary products at the best value,” Phoenix Petroleum Chief Operating Officer Henry Albert Fadullon said.
Phoenix SUPER LPG has been aggressively expanding its foothold nationwide by opening Phoenix SUPER Hub—a stand-alone community-focused store that offer Phoenix SUPER LPG cylinders available for pickup and delivery as well as product installation and handling assistance for clients—and by forging strategic partnerships with industries who uses LPG as an alternative power source.
Phoenix SUPER LPG is the improved and re-branded Gas Petronas acquired by the company in 2017.
Aside from LPG, Phoenix Petroleum has also previously acquired the Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart, ventured into the asphalt business with PhilAsphalt Development Corp. and Thailand’s Tipco Asphalt, and is now on an ongoing talks on a potential liquefied natural gas (LNG) business in the country with China National Offshore Oil Corp, (CNOOC) Gas and Power Group Co. Ltd.