Ajinomoto expands in Thailand
The market for flavor seasonings in Thailand is growing about 10 percent each year, and Ajinomoto’s ROS DEE flavor seasoning boasts a market share of about 60 percent.
06/04/05 Ajinomoto Co., Inc. has announced today Ajinomoto Co., (Thailand) Ltd., one of its subsidiaries in Thailand, has completed construction of the Nong Khae Factory, one of Ajinomoto’s largest food product factories, with the object of becoming the top food product company in Asia. Including the new factory, Ajinomoto now operates 13 consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates and 12 factories in Thailand.
The market for flavor seasonings in Thailand is growing about 10 percent each year, and Ajinomoto’s ROS DEE flavor seasoning boasts a market share of about 60 percent. Ajinomoto built the Nong Khae Factory to expand production of ROS DEE in response to this market growth. Built with an investment of approximately 1.3 billion baht (approximately \3.5 billion), the Nong Khae Factory has a production capacity of approximately 34,000 tons per year and will function as the core of Ajinomoto’s food products business in Thailand in the future.
The Nong Khae Factory operates under five key themes: quality, safety, speed, environmental preservation and low cost. In addition, the factory conforms to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards, has implemented the internal Ajinomoto System of Quality Assurance (ASQUA), and gives due consideration to the environment, worker safety and hygiene (it is scheduled to obtain integrated ISO certification for ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001). These measures will help the plant offer safe, reliable products that consumers want. Moreover, the facility is expected to enhance PR functions as a model factory that can accommodate 10,000 visitors a year.
