Crucial for our international development during the 20th century is the foundation of ccFriesland in 1913. Several dairy cooperatives in the province of Friesland found this "Cooperative for sales of Concentrated milk", located in Friesland. ccFriesland initiates many activities outside Europe in the twenties and thirties already. Due to the connections of the Dutch with Indonesia, ccFriesland builds up its position in Indonesia as well. After that ccFriesland establishes the sales office in Hong Kong in 1936. In 1968 ccFriesland founds Phranakorn Milk Industries in Thailand and in 1969 it establishes a joint venture in Vietnam with Cosuvina for the sales of Dutch Baby. In 1974 ccFriesland founds the West Africa Milk Company (WAMCO), combining local production in Nigeria with imports from The Netherlands.