Thai President Foods PCL is a Bangkok

Bangkok

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 based Thai company established April 18, 1972. It is internationally quite well known for its instant noodles

Instant noodles

Instant noodles are dried or precooked noodles and are often sold with packets of flavoring including seasoning oil. Dried noodles are usually eaten after being cooked or soaked in boiling water for 2 to 5 minutes, while precooked noodles can be reheated or eaten straight from the packet...

 under the brand "MAMA".

Company

, Thai President Foods is the premiere instant noodle manufacturer in Thailand. In the world market

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, it ranks top ten with that product.

Since 1978, the company's shares are traded at the Stock Exchange of Thailand

Stock Exchange of Thailand

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 (SET). Chairman of the Board of directors

Board of directors

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 is Boonsithi Chokwatana; President is Pipat Paniangvait; Vice President is Suchai Ratanajiajaroen

As of 2008, 3,824 people are employed by Thai President FoodsThe factory sites are all located in Thailand (Lamphun Province

Lamphun Province

Lamphun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Mai, Lampang and Tak.-Geography:Lamphun is located in the river valley of the Ping River, surrounded by mountain chains....

 and Sriracha Cholburi). As of 2008, Thai President Foods has a registered capital of 180m

Million

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 Thai baht

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. (c. $5,31m). Exports are executed by the company's subsidiary President Interfood Co., Ltd.

Products

The food company's main products are flavoured instant noodles mainly sold under the "MAMA" brand and other brands such as "Mamy", "Pama", "Papa", "Sai Keo" and "Honghow" which are distributed worldwide. In Thailand, instant noodles made by Thai President Foods have a 50% + market share

Market share

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 which gives the company a market dominance in that segment

Market segment

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. Currently, the export

Export

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 quantity of MAMA Instant noodles soups is five million packages per day.

The product range is

• (Food manufacture
  Food manufacture
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  )
  • instant soup
    Instant soup
    Instant soups are a kind of soup. They are produced on an industrial scale and treated in different ways for preservation. Usually instant soups, especially instant noodles, are dried, canned, or treated by freezing....
    
    s including "oriental style instant noodles"
  • parboiled rice
    Parboiled rice
    Parboiled rice is rice that has been partially boiled in the husk. The three basic steps of parboiling are soaking, steaming and drying.. These steps also make rice easier to process by hand, boost its nutritional profile and change its texture. About 50% of the world’s paddy production is parboiled...
    
    
  • bakery
    Bakery
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     products (waffle
    Waffle
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    s, cookie
    Cookie
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    s, snack food
    Snack food
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    , etc.)
  • confectionery
    Confectionery
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  • wheat flour, dry vegetables, rice noodles and seasoning
    Seasoning
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    s.
• (non-alcoholic drink
  Soft drink
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  s)
  • fruit
    Fruit
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     juice
    Juice
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  • herb
    Herb
    Except in botanical usage, an herb is "any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume" or "a part of such a plant as used in cooking"...
    
     juice
  • dairy product
    Dairy product
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    s
• (other)
  • packaging materials

Thai President Foods takes part in the government marketing campaign "Diversity and Refinement" (registration no. FB 0128/05) by the Department of Export Promotion.

External links

• www.mama.co.th — Official site (English)
• finance.google.com — Information about Thai President Foods by Google Finance
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