Thailand

BMI View: Disappointed by the failure of its Serm Suk tender offer, PepsiCo will nonetheless remain committed to Thailand. High existing beverage spending levels, favourable population... 2010-06-15

We expect a recovery for the Thai beer market in 2010, with sales increasing after the recession-hit down year of 2009. However, we expect this recovery to be fairly modest as lingering... 2010-05-17

Looking to exploit the recovery of consumer demand in 2010, convenience retailer Siam FamilyMart is to accelerate its pace of expansion. BMI sees Thai mass grocery retail (MGR) sales... 2010-04-30

Despite a relatively conservative outlook for the Thai economy; moderation fuelled by a forecast China and US-led dip in global export demand and a pessimistic view of the medium-term... 2010-04-27

BMI's five-year sales growth forecast of just 2.2% for the Japanese convenience retail industry explains domestic convenience major FamilyMart's decision to make 80% of its 9,000... 2010-04-15

Leading Thai alcoholic drinks producer Thai Public Beverage (ThaiBev) has announced disappointing full-year financial results for 2009. The company's sales climbed by 2.4% to THB108bn... 2010-03-03

Thai retailer Siam Makro has entered into partnership with local firm DFM Mini Truck (Thailand) to roll out mobile grocery retail outlets. Siam Makro's short-term target is to sell... 2010-02-22

Danone Dairy (Thailand), the local subsidiary of French dairy major Danone, is to double capacity at its recently-opened Thai manufacturing plant with a view to boosting domestic... 2010-02-17

Leading Thai agribusiness conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) has confirmed plans to invest THB40bn (US$1.22bn) in expansion in 2010. The company intends to exploit improving... 2010-01-19

Thai agribusiness conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) has announced plans to invest some US$370mn into its Chinese hypermarket business in order to take advantage of forecast... 2010-01-18