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 Inca | 9.8 | Packaged food (Confectionery) | Transnational company |
4 | Unilever Groupa | 60.3 | Packaged food (Ice cream and frozen desserts) | Transnational company |
5 | Nestlea | 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 Inca | 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 Coa | 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 |