Fraser and Neave Limited (F&N) was established in Singapore in 1883 as a partnership under the name The Singapore and Straits Aerated Water Co. In 1898, it was incorporated as a limited company under its present name. Today, it ranks amongst Southeast Asia's leading companies and its core businesses are the production and sale of soft drinks, beer & stout, dairy products; property investment and development and publishing and printing.In 1931, F&N founded Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd (APBL) as a joint venture with Heineken NV. APBL has substantial equity in 13 breweries in the Asia Pacific region. F&N ventured into the dairy business in 1959 with the construction of a sweetened condensed milk plant in Malaysia. Its dairy operations in Singapore commenced in 1968. F&N subsequently extended its dairy operations to Vietnam and Thailand.In 1990, F&N acquired a majority stake in Centrepoint Properties Ltd (CPL), a property investment, development and management company. In 2000, F&N launched a successful general offer for Times Publishing Ltd (TPL) which is involved in publishing, commercial printing, direct sales and distribution and retailing of books, partworks, directories, magazines, recorded audio and video tapes, hi-fi accessories and storage devices, the provision of educational services and organisation of conferences & exhibitions.