- Business
- Minor International Public Company Limited (MINT) is a Thailand-based multinational hospitality, restaurant and lifestyle company headquartered in Bangkok and founded in 1978. The company operates through subsidiaries including Minor Hotels, Minor Food and Minor Lifestyle, offering over 560 hotels and resorts under brands such as Anantara, Avani, Oaks, Tivoli, NH Collection, NH, nhow, Marriott, Four Seasons, St. Regis and Radisson Blu; more than 2,660 restaurants featuring The Pizza Company, The Coffee Club, Riverside, Benihana, Thai Express, Bonchon, Swensen's, Sizzler, Dairy Queen and Burger King; and retail trading of fashion and lifestyle products including Anello, BergHOFF, Bodum, Bossini, Charles & Keith, Esprit, Joseph Joseph, Radley and Zwilling J.A. Henckels, alongside spas, entertainment venues, mixed-use developments, property rentals, vacation clubs and contract manufacturing. MINT serves customers across 65 countries in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe and the Americas, targeting leisure travelers, business guests, dining consumers and retail shoppers. Recent developments include the successful completion of a tender offer to delist Minor Hotels Europe & Americas in September 2025 following progressive acquisitions since 2018; a strategic partnership with ThirdHome and Anantara Vacation Club announced in November 2025; acquisition of Dukes The Palm, a Royal Hideaway Hotel on Palm West Beach effective August 2025; issuance of an oversubscribed THB 8 billion sustainability-linked bond in July 2024; a joint venture with Royal Holdings to develop 21 hotels in Japan by 2035; plans to launch a Singapore-listed REIT targeting $1.5 billion to lighten asset ownership; and record 2024 financials with 16% net profit growth to $151 million amid portfolio expansion adding over 30 properties.