- Business
- Taokaenoi Food & Marketing Public Company Limited manufactures and distributes seaweed snacks and related food products primarily under the Taokaenoi brand; its core offerings include fried seaweed (crispy seaweed under Taokaenoi, Taokaenoi Big Sheet, Konomi and Nora), grilled seaweed (Taokaenoi BigRoll, Taokaenoi BigBag and Taokaenoi Wave), roasted seaweed, tempura seaweed (Taokaenoi Tempura and Taokaenoi Hi-Tempura), and topping seaweed for rice, curry or soups; through subsidiaries, it produces seasoning powders via NCP Trading & Supply Co., Ltd., distributes health products via Taokaenoi Care Co., Ltd., and operates retail snack and souvenir stores (Taokaenoi Land), hot dog kiosks (Bomber Dog), and restaurants (71 MooKata and former Hinoya Japanese curry) via Taokaenoi Restaurant and Franchise Co., Ltd. The company, founded in 2004 and headquartered at 337 Bond Street Road, Bang Phut, Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand, operates two factories in Pathum Thani and Ayutthaya provinces; it exports to markets including Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, the United States and Canada via Taokaenoi USA Inc., while serving domestic retail, traditional trade and tourist channels through 14 local distributors. Recent developments encompass record sales of 5,712 million THB and net profit of 836 million THB in the latest reported year, reflecting three years of consecutive growth post-Covid; ongoing consolidation of Noppawong and Rojana factories into a single Rojana site; expansion of Taokaenoi Land stores with new outlets at Terminal 21 Pattaya and Mixt Chatuchak plus shop-in-shop models in 2024; growth of 71 MooKata restaurants to three locations including Parc Bangna and Meet Up Chaengwattana with new menu campaigns; certification as a Thai Private Sector Collective Action Against Corruption (CAC) member; adoption of TKN GREAT corporate culture; and completion of an equity buyback program announced in January 2025.