Sunday, March 4, 2012

Thailand Food Firm Aims to Double Annual Potato Crop.

Byline: Sujintana Hemtasilpa

Mar. 2--After years of facing a shortage of raw materials for its Tasto potato chips, Berli Jucker Foods Limited has spent over 30 million baht developing the country's most sophisticated plantation, with the aim of doubling Thailand's annual potato crop.

Managing director Pattaphong Iamsuro said that last year total sales of Tasto potato chips were worth some 800 million baht, up 25 percent from the previous year.

Traditionally, Mr Pattaphong said, potato production has been limited by the fact that the crop cannot be grown with much success during the rainy season. After encountering this problem for several years, the …

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