Thai Union recognized at Thailand Corporate Excellence Awards 2019 for Outstanding Innovation

 Thai Union Group PCL. received the Innovation Excellence Award at the Thailand Corporate Excellence Awards 2019 for its outstanding work in innovation. The awards, from the Thailand Management Association (TMA), were given to Thai companies that contribute to the country’s economy, development and competitiveness.

Dr. Tunyawat Kasemsuwan, Group Director – Global Innovation, at Thai Union said:

“Innovation is critical to advancing Thai Union’s growth to the next level. It plays an important role in shaping the future of the company as it gives us an uncompromising competitive advantage. With more than 120 inhouse researchers and collaboration with academic institutes around the world, we work every day to develop game-changing solutions for enhanced consumer satisfaction, shared value and sustainability.”

TMA has partnered with Sasin School of Management, Chulalongkorn University for 17 years on the selection process for the awards, looking at companies that demonstrate longstanding work and expertise in different areas such as financial management, human resource management, marketing management, sustainable development, and innovation. Other awardees this year were leading Thai companies CPF, True Corporation, AIS, Thai Oil and SCG.

About Thai Union Group

Thai Union Group PCL is the world’s seafood leader bringing high quality, healthy, tasty and innovative seafood products to customers across the world for more than 40 years.

Today, Thai Union offers ambient seafood, chilled and frozen seafood, PetCare and value-added products. Thai Union is regarded as the world’s largest producer of shelf-stable tuna products with annual sales exceeding THB 133.3 billion (US$ 4.1 billion) and a global workforce of over 47,000 people who are dedicated to pioneering sustainable, innovative seafood products.

The company’s global brand portfolio includes market-leading international brands such as Chicken of the Sea, John West, Petit Navire, Parmentier, Mareblu, King Oscar, and Rügen Fisch and Thai-leading brands SEALECT, Fisho, Qfresh, Monori, Bellotta and Marvo.

As a company committed to innovation and globally responsible behavior, Thai Union is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and a founding member of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). In 2015, Thai Union introduced its SeaChange® sustainability strategy. Find out more at seachangesustainability.org. Thai Union’s on-going work on sustainability issues was recognized in 2018 and 2019 by being ranked number one in the world in the Food Products Industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, achieving a 100th percentile ranking for total sustainability score. Thai Union has now been named to the DJSI for six consecutive years. Thai Union was also named to the FTSE4Good Emerging Index for the third straight year in 2018.