Bidding farewell to Thailand, the iconic “Family Mart” convenience stores is being fully rebranded as “Tops Daily” after over three decades of service.

Central Retail Corporation PLC (CRC) has made the decision to fully transform and rename its iconic Family Mart convenience stores to Tops Daily by the end of this year.

 

This strategic move comes as CRC’s contract for the Family Mart franchise in Thailand is set to expire in 2023. The rebranding aims to align and streamline CRC’s convenience store business under the Tops Daily banner, CRC’s chief operating officer, Maytinee Phisutsinthop stated.

 

As part of this transformation, Central Retail has begun gradually rebranding and changing the store signage from “Family Mart” to “Tops Daily.”

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/08/14/family-mart-convenience-stores-in-thailand-to-be-fully-rebranded-to-tops-daily/

 

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please stock a quality mayonaise - either Hellmanns or Kraft 

 

the local stuff is a horrible sugar filled mess

Anyone tried Tops Daily? is it the same inside as Familymart 

1 hour ago, smedly said:

please stock a quality mayonaise - either Hellmanns or Kraft 

 

the local stuff is a horrible sugar filled mess

Make your own, quite easy and much better than any store bought mayo, including the imported varieties.

2 hours ago, smedly said:

please stock a quality mayonaise - either Hellmanns or Kraft 

 

the local stuff is a horrible sugar filled mess

Agreed homemade is better and only takes 5 minutes with ingredients you already have at home.

25 minutes ago, pagallim said:

Make your own, quite easy and much better than any store bought mayo, including the imported varieties.

 

Yeah I make my own, is lush and only takes minutes.

we had a 7/11 close down after covid and never re opened, it's about to open as a Big C mini 

As most Thais can't aspirate an "S" after a consonant (especially a "P"), or partially aspirate the "P" itself, Tops will be referred to as To_p.

2 minutes ago, Gsxrnz said:

As most Thais can't aspirate an "S" after a consonant (especially a "P"), or partially aspirate the "P" itself, Tops will be referred to as To_p.

And ?

32 minutes ago, Gsxrnz said:

As most Thais can't aspirate an "S" after a consonant (especially a "P"), or partially aspirate the "P" itself, Tops will be referred to as To_p.

And some farangs will still call Pattaya Paa-TAY-yuh. In both cases people will know what they mean.

Iconic, the most overused word in the media. What on earth is iconic about Family Market? A second string chain that can't compete with 7/11?

4 hours ago, pagallim said:

Make your own, quite easy and much better than any store bought mayo, including the imported varieties.

I do the same and you must have the stick blender because without it using a hand whisk it will not emulsify . BTW what is your recipe ( thanks for the pics , very good )

2 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

And ?

just might improve your speaking Thai skills so you sort of fit in......

1 hour ago, Paradise Pete said:

And some farangs will still call Pattaya Paa-TAY-yuh. In both cases people will know what they mean.

ah,yes that old favourite..... being called a farang by another farang.

Where are these places you write about......?

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Agreed homemade is better and only takes 5 minutes with ingredients you already have at home.

and you know where the eggs originate from..........

20 minutes ago, superal said:

I do the same and you must have the stick blender because without it using a hand whisk it will not emulsify . BTW what is your recipe ( thanks for the pics , very good )

OK, in a jar with the neck just wide enough for the stick blender to go into (I use a coffee jar), one whole egg (white and yolk), one grated clove of garlic, one teaspoon of Dijon mustard, a tablespoon of lemon or lime juice, and 250ml of oil (I use Canola).   Keep the blender flush to the bottom of the jar until you can see mayo starting to form, then wiggle it around in the jar until you get the consistency you want.   I then add a pinch of salt.    This gives you the basic mayo, then you can play tunes with the ingredients/quantities according to taste.   Once made, the mayo is good for about two weeks in the fridge, which is probably as long as a batch lasts me, great for egg mayo sandwiches, coleslaw, BLT's etc.   Use olive oil and more garlic for an alioli. 

33 minutes ago, pagallim said:

OK, in a jar with the neck just wide enough for the stick blender to go into (I use a coffee jar), one whole egg (white and yolk), one grated clove of garlic, one teaspoon of Dijon mustard, a tablespoon of lemon or lime juice, and 250ml of oil (I use Canola).   Keep the blender flush to the bottom of the jar until you can see mayo starting to form, then wiggle it around in the jar until you get the consistency you want.   I then add a pinch of salt.    This gives you the basic mayo, then you can play tunes with the ingredients/quantities according to taste.   Once made, the mayo is good for about two weeks in the fridge, which is probably as long as a batch lasts me, great for egg mayo sandwiches, coleslaw, BLT's etc.   Use olive oil and more garlic for an alioli. 

Thanks for the recipe and mine is the same and but most of the time I prefer to use olive oil . Also it can be modified to make a Heinz type salad cream

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

we had a 7/11 close down after covid and never re opened, it's about to open as a Big C mini 

That's incredible! We had a Lotos Express close down after covid and never re opened, last week it opened as a Big C mini! 

I once asked my no-English Thai girlfriend who would say fa-ma-LEE what the word family meant and she said:

 

No

1 hour ago, brianburi said:

just might improve your speaking Thai skills so you sort of fit in......

I prefer to speak Thai than butchered English.

Some long-time friends of mine were in the salad dressing business and one time they considered doing mayonnaise.

 

They said all the machines that make the fluffy-type  mayonnaise like Hellman's/Best are propietqry.

12 minutes ago, Venom said:

That's incredible! We had a Lotos Express close down after covid and never re opened, last week it opened as a Big C mini! 

Incredible?

On the plus side they didn't call it Tops's Daily

 

 

4 hours ago, retarius said:

Iconic, the most overused word in the media. What on earth is iconic about Family Market? A second string chain that can't compete with 7/11?

At least not CL 

9 hours ago, smedly said:

please stock a quality mayonaise - either Hellmanns or Kraft 

 

the local stuff is a horrible sugar filled mess

What is the main ingredient by weight of Hellmann's Mayo...................water!

Make your own.

4 hours ago, superal said:

I do the same and you must have the stick blender because without it using a hand whisk it will not emulsify . BTW what is your recipe ( thanks for the pics , very good )

not sure about using raw egg without some sort of treatment, also - isn't there vinegar in mayo ? perhaps as a preservative and sanitizer 

4 hours ago, superal said:

I do the same and you must have the stick blender because without it using a hand whisk it will not emulsify . BTW what is your recipe ( thanks for the pics , very good )

I make it by hand. It works but you have to be very careful not to add too much oil in the beginning, so it is time consuming and labor intensive. But I haven't been able to find a good immersion blender yet.

4 hours ago, brianburi said:

and you know where the eggs originate from..........

How does that affect it?

4 hours ago, brianburi said:

and you know where the eggs originate from..........

The 7/11?

From casual observation, the Family Mart brand seems to have become a bit tired.