Charoen Pokphand Foods: Resilience of Food Supply Chains

AIBP ASEAN B2B Growth

Guest: Mr. Thossaporn Petporee, Senior Vice President, Business Development.
This podcast was recorded in 2Q 2021
In this episode, we discuss how Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) navigated the COVID-19 pandemic with a culture of innovation and empathy for people. In the food industry, pandemics are a norm and a culture of innovation has driven CPF's growth in spite of what has been a difficult period for most businesses.
Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) Public Company, listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, operates vertically integrated agro-industrial and food business including livestock and aquaculture: swine, broilers, layers, ducks, shrimp and fish. It is one of the largest food operations globally and endearingly known as the "Kitchen of the world".
CPF is the 11th largest listed company on the Stock Exchange of Thailand with a market capitalization of THB 228 bln (~US$ 6.8 bln) as of 7th January 2022

Chapter

1. Charoen Pokphand Foods: Resilience of Food Supply Chains (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:00:23)

3. Pandemics - A Norm in the Food Industry (00:04:45)

4. The Culture of Innovation in CP Foods (00:14:38)

5. Implementing & Scaling Propriety Technology (00:17:27)

6. COVID-19 Changed Consumer Behaviour (00:25:12)

7. Employees' Sacrifice during COVID-19 (00:32:33)