Tesco Lotus pushes food exports from Thailand to Britain

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Tesco Lotus pushes food exports from Thailand to Britain
By THE NATION

 

A shopper selects a coconut imported from Thailand at a Tesco store in the UK.

 

BANGKOK: -- TESCO LOTUS, in collaboration with the Department of Inter-national Trade Promotion, has been hosting a “Taste of Thailand” festival at the Tesco Kensington store in the heart of London to promote a variety of quality Thai products bearing the Thailand Trust Mark, as well as exotic fruits from Thailand.

 

The Thai products will be available at 250 Tesco stores in the UK, giving Thai farmers and businesses an opportunity to reach international markets.

 

John Christie, chief executive officer of Tesco Lotus, said: “Throughout the 22 years we |have operated our business in Thailand, we have been committed to promoting sustainable growth of the Thai economy and society through income generation for farmers and business operators who supply their products through our network of 1,800 stores across Thailand. 

 

“Apart from these domestic |business opportunities, we have |also supported exports of Thai products through the Tesco network, which spans across 10 countries. For the past decade, we have exported a variety of Thai products including fruits, chicken meat, shrimp, groceries, pet food, stationery and toys, to markets in Central Europe and Asia. 

 

“In 2016, the value of Thai products exported to Tesco stores in the UK exceeded Bt7.7 billion, double the value of a few years prior.

 

“This year, Tesco Lotus has worked with the Thai Department of Inter-national Trade Promotion to promote Thai products bearing the Thailand Trust Mark, which guarantees their world-class quality standards. We are introducing Thailand Trust Mark products alongside exotic fruits at select Tesco stores in the UK in response to the increasing customers’ demand for authentic Thai taste. 

 

“To support the launch of these products, we are hosting the Taste of Thailand festival at our Kensington store to allow customers to experience a piece of Thailand through cooking demonstrations by Thai chefs and product sampling. 

 

“Customers will be able to find in our stores all of the ingredients that they will need to cook their very own Thai dishes at home. In addition to these food items, customers will be able to buy fresh Thai fruits such as mango and young coconuts from at least 250 stores located in every part of the UK. With the popularity of Thai food in the UK, I believe that customers will respond well to our Thai products.

 

“Tesco Lotus is committed to continue supporting the Thai economy and society. We are creating additional programmes to bring products of Thai farmers and SMEs to important overseas markets, while focusing on offering high quality products at affordable prices to Thai customers,” Christie said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/business/corporate/30313943

 

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[fruitman]

So they get real Thai mango's now in London! They are very lucky with that 

 

How much is a kg of namdocmai gold in Tesco London?

[bristolgeoff]

does that mean I can use my Tesco lotus card here now

[Suttisan]

Who would name their son John Christie? 555

[Griff4114]

It's a shame Tesco don't do the same with UK goods import into Thailand there are a lot of expats out here. Big C do a fair amount of other country food. European size clothes, shoes would be good.

[Khon Kaen Dave]

7 hours ago, Suttisan said:

Who would name their son John Christie? 555

Sorry, lost me. Who was John Christie?

[Mister Fixit]

I just hope that Tesco UK have a better stock control system than my local Tesco here in Thailand.  

 

No onions for 3 days, then no carrots for two, then no potatoes for a few days, only one size of egg ...  I could go on with even more examples, but This is Thailand, so what's the point?  They will never get their act together.  

 

It's a shame there isn't more and better British management in Tesco here  - it would never be tolerated in Tesco UK.  

[Thongkorn]

It will be interesting for the Thais to learn about  Trading Standards

[overherebc]

What rate will the import tax be?

[lordblackader]

36 minutes ago, Mister Fixit said:

I just hope that Tesco UK have a better stock control system than my local Tesco here in Thailand.  

 

No onions for 3 days, then no carrots for two, then no potatoes for a few days, only one size of egg ...  I could go on with even more examples, but This is Thailand, so what's the point?  They will never get their act together.  

 

It's a shame there isn't more and better British management in Tesco here  - it would never be tolerated in Tesco UK.  

Made the mistake of shopping at Tesco Lotus at the weekend after usually shopping at Big C Extra for the main shop and Rimping in Chiang Mai for top ups exclusively for the last 6 months. Their stock control is appallingly bad, empty self spaces, missing fruit and veg (and what they had was limited), no price on a whole range of meats, and what was marked was significantly more expensive vs Big C and even Tops.... honestly even my Mrs said to me (it was her idea to go) that we wouldn't go back and we'd stick to Big C in future, and that's exactly what we'll do.

 

Tesco Lotus has seriously slid down in quality over the last 5 years. 

[DrTuner]

Trust me I'm Thai - mark?

[ratcatcher]

11 hours ago, bristolgeoff said:

does that mean I can use my Tesco lotus card here now

If you're in Thailand, sure.

[ratcatcher]

3 hours ago, Khon Kaen Dave said:

Sorry, lost me. Who was John Christie?

Since you ask.......................https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Christie_(murderer)

10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill, London..

Totally off topic.

[Khon Kaen Dave]

3 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

Since you ask.......................https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Christie_(murderer)

10 Rillington Place, Notting Hill, London..

Totally off topic.

I think you will find his name was Reginald Christie. He was arrested on Putney bridge, by a  policeman who said, "would you please remove your hat sir, i believe you to be Reginald Christie.

years ago i worked in Latimer road, West London. One of the roads that came off of it was Rillington Place. A dead end street that had a railway siding. It had a circular man hole in the middle of it. Christies admitted to the murders of all the women but denied the murder of Evans baby.

Yes off topic i know.

[janclaes47]

15 hours ago, fruitman said:

So they get real Thai mango's now in London! They are very lucky with that 

 

How much is a kg of namdocmai gold in Tesco London?

My bet is, a bit less than the price in Thailand, as is the case with many Thai products at overseas supermarkets.

[Enoon]

22 hours ago, Suttisan said:

Who would name their son John Christie? 555

 

The people who lived in the: Campbell-Christie House.

 

Their son was an extraordinary man whose work helped the Soviet Union win the Great Patriotic War.

 

 

 

[wakeupplease]

15 hours ago, overherebc said:

What rate will the import tax be?

300% what else could it be

[Johnnyngai]

Thailand has the best tropical fruits and soapy massage girls.   That is the reason why I stay in Thailand 3 months a year. 

[Jimjim1968]

I'm always saddened by the crisps aisle. Hundreds of varieties of crisps but none that I like. If only they sold those salt and vinegar Kettle crisps. Oh well.