Foodland (Thailand)

Charan Sanit Wong branch.

Foodland (Thai: ฟู้ดแลนด์) is a chain of supermarkets operating in Thailand. It is operated by Foodland Supermarket Co. Ltd., and was established in 1972 by Somsak Teraphatanakul. The chain, which positions itself as an upmarket brand, operates twenty-two branches throughout the country.

History

In the year 1972, the grocery store business is very new in Thailand the only groceries store that was available at that time is “Daily Lane”. Thus, Mr. Somsak Teraphatakul and his partners decided to first open the grocery store named “Pleonchit Supermarket” it is the first 24 hours opening of a supermarket in Asia. After 6 months, Mr. Somsak and his partner have made a decision to open the second branches of the supermarket named “Patpong Supermarket” which is located on Patpong road.

Unfortunately, Mr. Somsak does not specialise in the field of retail business service in the form of supermarket chains. So he decided to employ a specialist in retail business from Hongkong as a managing director of company services to assist his business to succeed and develop. For the third branch, he decided to buy the supermarket chain “Daily lane” and changed to name to “Foodland” as well as the 1st and 2nd branches.

References

• Jitpleecheep, Pitsinee (14 July 2015). "Workaholic Frank at your service". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
• Rungfapaisarn, Kwanchai (6 September 2011). "Foodland aims for SET within 2 years - The Nation". The Nation. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
• จะเรียม สำรวจ (14 October 2015). ""สมศักดิ์" ฟู้ดแลนด์ "80 ปี" กูรูซูเปอร์มาร์เก็ต". Post Today (in Thai). Retrieved 4 December 2018.
• "สมศักดิ์ ตีระพัฒนกุล ในวัย 84 ปี กับการสร้างอาณาจักรอาหาร'ฟู้ดแลนด์'". Thansettakij (in Thai). 22 September 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
• Jitpleecheep, Bangkok Post. (2020, October 14). Foodland to open largest supermarket in Nawamin. https://www.bangkokpost.com. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2001751/foodland-to-open-largest-supermarket-in-nawamin
• -, -. (2020, March 19). REVISITING GREAT STORIES OF THE PAST- THRIVING ON THE COMPETITION. https://www.thebigchilli.com. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://www.thebigchilli.com/feature-stories/revisiting-great-stories-of-the-past-thriving-on-the-competition8267851
• -, -. (n.d.). Foodland Supermarket. https://www.foodland.co.th. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://www.foodland.co.th/th-th/reader-64-page.html
• Makmek. (2022, July 22). The story of Foodland. https://workpointtoday.com. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://workpointtoday.com/the-story-of-foodland/
• Sriwong. (2018, June 6). เจาะลึกธุรกิจ “ร้านถูกและดี” ที่พึ่งยามหิว 24 ชั่วโมง - ไทยเอสเอ็มอีเซ็นเตอร์ | รวมเอสเอ็มอีไทย SMEs. ไทยเอสเอ็มอีเซ็นเตอร์ | รวมเอสเอ็มอีไทย SMEs. Retrieved October 7, 2022, from http://www.thaismescenter.com/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B6%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%88-%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%96%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B5-%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B6%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A7-24-%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%87/
• Wichiantanon. (2018, May 8). Foodland’s 24-hour diner Took Lae Dee opens first branch outside Thailand. Foodland’s 24-hour Diner Took Lae Dee Opens First Branch Outside Thailand | BK Magazine Online. Retrieved October 7, 2022, from https://bk.asia-city.com/travel/news/took-lae-dee-open-singapore

External links

• Foodland