Charoen Pokphand Foods
Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited, (Thai: บริษัท เจริญโภคภัณฑ์อาหาร จำกัด (มหาชน)) a company of the Charoen Pokphand Group, is an agro-industrial and food conglomerate headquartered in Thailand. It is one of the world's largest producers of feed and shrimp, and is also a global top three producer of poultry and pork.
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
Traded as | SET: CPF |
| Industry | Agriculture, Food and Beverage |
| Founded | 17 January 1978 |
| Founder | Dhanin Chearavanont |
| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
Key people | Adirek Sripratak (CEO) |
| Products | Animal Feed, Animal Breeder, Meat and Food |
| Revenue | 501,507 million baht (2017) |
Net income | 15,259 million baht (2017) |
| Total assets | 593,497 million baht (2017) |
Number of employees | 126,341 (2017) |
| Parent | Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. (largest single shareholder) |
| Website | www |
Approximately 64 percent of its revenue came from overseas operations, with 30 percent from its home market of Thailand, and six percent from export operations. It recently acquired Bellisio Foods, one of the largest frozen food suppliers in the United States, for US$1 billion, as well as Westbridge Foods, a major British poultry producer with turnover of over £340 Million
The company's core businesses are livestock and aquaculture. Livestock operations include chicken broilers, chicken layers, ducks, and swine. In aquaculture, the two main marine animals are shrimp and fish.