Corporate political activity of major food companies in Thailand: an assessment and policy recommendations

Table 1 Characteristics of twelve selected companies

No	Company	Market share (% of total market share in its food sector/category)	Food sector (food category)	Type of ownership
Packaged foods - Baked, biscuit and snack bars (BBS) ^b
1	President Bakery PCL	28.5	Packaged food (Baked goods)	Thai
2	Thai President Foods Public Co Ltd	8.5	Packaged food (Biscuit and snack bars)	Thai
Packaged foods - Confectionery, ice cream and frozen desserts (CIF) ^c
3	Mars Inc^a	9.8	Packaged food (Confectionery)	Transnational company
4	Unilever Group^a	60.3	Packaged food (Ice cream and frozen desserts)	Transnational company
5	Nestle^a	13.4	Packaged food (Ice cream and frozen desserts)	Transnational company
Packaged foods - Ready meals(RM) ^d
6	Charoen Pokphand Group [CP]	40.6	Ready meals	Thai
Packaged foods - Sweet and savoury snacks (SSS)
7	PepsiCo Inc^a	24.1	Packaged food (Sweet and savory snacks)	Transnational company
8	BerliJucker Plc [BJC]	9.7	Packaged food (Sweet and savory snacks)	Thai
9	TaoKaeNoi Food & Marketing Co Ltd	8.2	Packaged food (Sweet and savory snacks)	Thai
Soft drinks
10	CocaCola Co^a	28.0	Soft drinks	Transnational company
Fast food restaurant
11	Yum! Brands Inc	13.3	Fast food	Transnational company
Sugar supplier
12	Mitr Phol group	20.3	Sugar	Thai

^aCommitted to self-regulating marketing for children under Thai Pledge policy
^bExample products in this category include baked, biscuit and snack bars
^cExample products in this category include confectionery, ice cream and frozen desserts
^dExample products in this category include ready meals

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