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Rice exports face rocky road in 2012

The export outlook for Thai rice next year will depend on the government’s policy for promoting exports and the export performance of india, says the Thai Rice Exporters Association. Korbsook Iamsuri, the association president, said exports to African markets have dropped by as much as 70-80% from the usual 3 million tonnes per year. This [...]

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Betagro aims for market leadership

Betagro Group has set itself an aggressive goal to become the pork-export leader through its five-year business plan to achieve an integrated breeding cycle including 140,000 great-grandparent pigs (GGP). These high-quality GGP stocks will allow the group to breed high-quality swine through grandparent (GP) and parent stock (PS). Part of the group’s Bt3-billion annual investment [...]

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Rubber growers to cut supply 25%

Rubber growers in the southern provinces have agreed to reduce supply by at least 25% in an attempt to stabilise prices that have been declining steadily for two months. Under the agreement, planters will reduce tapping to 15 days a month from 20 during the high season, said Wit Pratuckchai, director-general of the Office of [...]

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Yum spices up its investment menu

Yum Restaurants International (Thailand) Co, the local operator of KFC and Pizza Hut, plans to increase its investment budget by 30% to one billion baht next year to accommodate domestic expansion. Managing director Milind Pant said part of the budget will be used to convert existing stores to the new global design standard that already [...]

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McDonald’s cooks up plan B

McThai Co, the local operator of McDonald’s fast-food restaurant chain, set a contingency plan to reduce operational risks during the massive floods. CEO Hester Chew said it recently opened its emergency warehouses and distribution centres for frozen and dry goods on Rama II Road (Bangkok), the motorway in Chon Buri and in Chiang Mai to [...]

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Oishi down but not out after factory takes hit

Oishi Group, the country’s biggest green tea maker, expects to lose 2 billion baht in sales after its factory in the Nava Nakorn Industrial Estate was hit by floods. In the worst case, sales this year would fall 18% short of expectations to 9 billion baht, as two-thirds of the production plant at Nava Nakorn [...]

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Central to open Yoshinoya

After withdrawing from the Thai market for over a decade, the 112-year-old Japanese rice bowl restaurant Yoshinoya is making a comeback through a partnership with Central Restaurant Group (CRG). Sucheep Tamacheepjaroen, CRG’s senior vice-president for operations, said it received the right from Yoshinoya International Co to run the Yoshinoya chain in Thailand for 10 years. [...]

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CP reviving supermarkets

After withdrawing from the supermarket business for more than a decade, Charoen Pokphand Group will resume the business with plans to launch CP Food Market in the capital this month. The retail venture will not only draw on the strong market for necessary daily goods, but will also be a distribution channel for the group’s [...]

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Oishi Group TRIS Rating at A-

TRIS Rating assigns the company rating of Oishi Group PLC (OISHI)   at “A-”. The rating reflects the leading position of OISHI in the Thai   ready-to-drink (RTD) tea market, a well-recognized brand, and a healthy   balance sheet. The rating also takes into consideration the support from OISHI’s parent company, Thai Beverage PLC (ThaiBev), on an extensive [...]

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Competition perks up for tea low season

A price war is brewing in the 7.8-billion-baht ready-to-drink tea market during this low sales season, with marketing activities planned by the top four brands. TC Pharmaceutical Industries Co, maker of the Puriku brand, has hired the popular singer and actor Arak ‘Pae’ Amornsupasiri as the new presenter for its chrysanthemum tea. This is the [...]

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