Thailand
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Thailand tightens food safety rules as fruit exports to China face more checks
Thai authorities raise chemical safety standards and expand lab testing to keep fruit exports flowing to China.
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Charoen Pokphand Foods to acquire full ownership of CP Pokphand in a US$1.1B
CPF will buy the remaining 23.8% stake from Itochu to take complete control of its agri-food unit. Itochu expects nearly US$888 million impact on FY2026 profits from the transaction.
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Thailand moves to lift decades-old afternoon alcohol sales ban in market liberalization push
Thailand’s proposed reforms aim to boost tourism and expand opportunities for small brewers by easing long-standing alcohol restrictions.
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Thailand researchers develop edible CBD coating to extend strawberries’ shelf life
THAILAND – Thailand researchers have developed an antimicrobial coating infused with cannabidiol—a non-hallucinogenic compound from cannabis known as CBD—and sodium alginate to extend the shelf…
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Suntory PepsiCo Beverage targets to grow 3 times in five years
THAILAND – Suntory PepsiCo Beverage (Thailand) Co, a joint manufacturing and distribution venture of beverage giants Suntory and PepsiCo in Thailand, plans to bolster its…