Central Group plans to increase its sales of locally grown produce

By KWANCHAI RUNGFAPAISARN
THE NATION

 

CENTRAL GROUP has set a five-year plan to increase its annual sales of community-produced items, especially foods and vegetables, from Bt240 million last year to Bt1 billion, to support the government’s Pracha Rath project.

 

The group’s sales of such locally produced items are expected to reach Bt300 million this year, said chief executive officer Tos Chirathivat.

 

He said sales of local products should reach about 10 per cent of its supermarket sales in five years.

 

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22 hours ago, rooster59 said:

community-produced items, especially foods and vegetables

Hardly contributing to Thailand 4.0. Low income, labor-intensive noncompetitive sector with minimal innovation and lacking intellectual property value.