At A Glance

Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) is poised to debut diverse food portfolios containing more than 120 menus together with FoodFellas and Bellisio for the first time following the acquisition last year at the Anuga 2017 food exhibition to be held in Cologne, Germany.
Sukhawat Dansermsuk, chief executive officer - food business and co-president, said CPF would be attending the Anuga cxhibition for the second time. For the 2017 edition, the main theme of the exhibition is “Lead the Way to Sustainability”, with food safety highlighted.
CPF has invested and expanded its production footprint to cover 16 countries and exports to 30 countries in five continents. The company so far has merged with top-notch food manufacturers in United States, the United Kingdom and Belgium. The presence in those strategic markets is important for CPF to strengthen businesses and product distribution in US and EU without any trade issues.
Sukhawat said CPF would presents varieties of novel menus side by side with Bellisio Parent LLC, a US-based single serve frozen food producer and FoodFellas Ltd, a UK- based food service supplier and food ingredients and global food products importer. Each has its own brands and different customer groups.
Besides the CP brands to be exhibited, Bellisio will also display various brand such as Michelina's, EatingWell, So Right, Boston Market, Atkins, Snakmandoo, Chili's and EAT. 
 FoodFellas will present its alliance brands, for example, Kepak Group, Big Jake's, D Damhus, AvoGrande, ComidaLati na, Ovation, McCrum, Cheesecake, Pomone, and Shaws. The products comprise frozen and ready to eat meals as well as poultry, pork, beef, lamb, pork rip through to condiments, seasonings and spices.

Stiebel Eltron opens its second factory 

Stiebel Eltron, a Thai manufacturer of water heaters, water filters and hand dryers, has officially opened its second factory to expand its water pump range.
 Stiebel Eltron Asia recently welcomed Nicholas Matten, managing director for sales, marketing and finance and Kai Schiefelbein, managing director of technology from Stiebel Eltron headquarters to its Ayutthaya plant. The occasion was to open its new Stiebel Boost water pump, which is the company's latest innovation.
With the launch of the new product line, Stiebel Eltron will be able to produce up to 2,000 units per month. The production capacity will be doubled by the beginning of 2018 and will increase later according to market demands.

Lawson 108 offers meatless treats for Vegetarian Festival

Saha Lawson Company Limited, the operator of the Lawson 108 premium Japanese convenience store chain in Thailand, is welcoming the Vegetarian Festival with an array of both savory and sweet vegetarian menu items such as vegetarian bento, vegetarian onigiri, vegetarian oden. These are being offered for the first time in Thailand at Lawson 108 stores, and daifuku. 
These specially prepared vegetarian menu items are offered at affordable prices and available from October 17-28, at all 92 Lawson 108 stores nationwide.

Garrett Popcorn Shops launches on-the-go product

Garrett Popcorn Shops, a Thai premium popcorn, has launched a new product.
 Recognising that Bangkok's fashionistas and trend setters are busy people, Garrett has created Garrett Cone so that it can be consumed on-the-go.
“Garrett Cone is prefect for a quick treat when shopping in town,” the company said.
“All of Garrett's favourite flavours are available and Garrett Cone are available from only Bt50. The launch programme will start in the second week of October at Siam Paragon branch.”

Thai Watsadu adding electrical appliances

In response to consumer requests, hardware store Thai Watsadu Co Ltd has |decided to open an electrical appliance department at all of its branches countrywide.
Household items such as air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines and television sets will be offered, in order to offer a one-stop home shopping experience for customers.
Discounts will be offered during the introductory period, along with interest-free instalment plans and additional discounts from major credit cards.