Milestones
6th Annual Southeast Asia’s Institutional Investor Corporate Awards 2016
Significant events in the Company's business are set out below:
| October | 1977 | Acquisition of Sangsom Co.,Ltd. to produce Sangsom rum |
| May | 1983 | Successfully bid for concessions offered by the Government to build and operate 12 distilleries in Thailand |
| April | 1986 | Spirits business was merged with Sura Maharasadorn Group |
| July | 1988 | Acquisition of Red Bull Distillery (1988) Co.,Ltd. |
| May | 1994 | Bang Ban brewery commenced operations |
| March | 1995 | Joint Venture between Carlsberg A/S and Chang Beer was launched in Thailand |
| July | 1998 | Acquisition of United Winery and Distillery Co.,Ltd |
| December | 1998 | Chang Beer became a market leader with approximately 54% market share of beer produced in Thailand |
| July | 1999 | Acquisition of Bang Ban brewery from joint venture with Carlsberg A/S |
| January | 2000 | Acquisition of 12 distilleries from the Government |
| October | 2001 | Kampaengphet brewery commenced operations |
| August | 2002 | Acquisition of Thai Alcohol Public Company Limited |
| October | 2003 | Thai Beverage was established as a holding company for all the subsidiaries |
| June | 2004 | Expansion of Kamphaengphet brewery commenced |
| May | 2006 | Thai Beverage successfully listed in the SGX-ST |
| October | 2006 | Acquisition of distillery assets from Sin Surang Karn Sura Co.,Ltd. |
| October | 2006 | Acquisition of PSUK, acquisition of BSHK |
| September | 2007 | Acquisition of United Products Company Limited and SPM Foods and Beverages Company Limited |
| January | 2008 | Acquisition of energy drink and ready-to-drink coffee assets from Wrangyer Beverage Company Limited |
| Sep-Nov | 2008 | Acquisition of 43.9% of Oishi in Sept; 89.9% following a tender offer in Nov, for a total cost of 6.24 billion Baht |
| November | 2009 | Acquisition of Yunnan Yulinquan Liquor in China |
| October | 2011 | Acquisition of 64.66% of equity interest of Sermsuk Public Company Limited |
| February | 2012 | Acquisition of 28.6% of Fraser and Neave, Limited shares |
| September | 2013 | ThaiBev was bestowed a royal warrant by King Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| November | 2014 | ThaiBev unveiled "Vision 2020", a six-year strategic roadmap for the Group's companies |
| August | 2015 | Chang Beer's 20th Anniversary introduced a new look of "Chang Classic Beer" in emerald green bottle |
| April | 2016 | Food of Asia Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of ThaiBev, entered into a 70-30 joint venture with Mei-Xin (International) Limited to incorporate Max Asia Co., Ltd, which engages in the bakery business in Thailand |
| July | 2016 | ThaiBev joined the Pracharath Project, which is a collaboration between the Thai government, the Thai Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of Thai Industries, and the Thai Bankers’ Association, to drive the economy on both national and provincial levels |
| September | 2016 | ThaiBev was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) family, becoming a component of the DJSI Emerging Markets Indexs |
| September | 2016 | “Rock Mountain”, a soda water produced at lower temperatures using cold infusion technology to better retain the fizziness of the beverage, was introduced into the market |
| February | 2017 | ThaiBev relaunched “Federbräu”, positioning it as the first and only beer in Thailand which uses high-quality single malt from a single source in Germany. It also sports a new look, with packaging inspired by German Bauhaus art |
| March | 2017 | ThaiBev introduced “Chang” mineral water, which uses water from a natural aquifer in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province purified by a three-stage filtration system. It is packaged in emerald green bottles and has been certified by NSF International, an institute headquartered in the United States of America, as a product that complies with all standard requirements related to food and water manufacturing processes |
| March | 2017 | ThaiBev installed a new Crystal drinking water production line at the Nateechai Plant in Suratthani province to meet consumer demand in the South. This follows the installation of a production line at the Kankwan Plant in Khon Kaen province in mid-2016 |
| May | 2017 | ThaiBev expanded the cold aseptic filling production (CAF 4) and bottling line at the Oishi Plant in Saraburi province. The line now utilizes “Blow - Aseptic Fill Block” technology, which can mould bottles into various shapes and sizes; and also leverages robotics to increase the speed and accuracy of the production process while reducing cost |
| September | 2017 | ThaiBev was included in the 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) as a constituent of the DJSI World Index and the DJSI Emerging Markets Index |
| October | 2017 | ThaiBev acquired a 76% stake in Spice of Asia Co., Ltd., a company which operates several hotpot and Thai cuisine restaurants |
| October | 2017 | ThaiBev acquired a 75% stake in Myanmar Supply Chain and Marketing Services Co., Ltd. and Myanmar Distillery Co., Ltd., which is the largest whisky player in Myanmar |
| November | 2017 | ThaiBev entered the premium white spirits market with the launch of “Ruang Khao Silver”, which uses international-standard ingredients, manufacturing and quality control processes, as well as modern packaging |
| November | 2017 | ThaiBev revamped the packaging of “Blend 285” and “Blend 285 Signature”, uplifting their image as premium international brands to win the hearts of more consumers |
| December | 2017 | ThaiBev completed the acquisition of 252 KFC franchises in Thailand from Yum Restaurants International (Thailand) |
