Milestones
1921 Opened the “Chia Tai Chung” or the “Chia Tai” seed shop on Song Wat Road (now Song Sawat Road) by Mr. Chia Ek Chor and Mr. Chia Jin Hyang, which was the start of the Airplane brand seeds, the first agricultural product that had a quality guarantee.
1953 Started the first animal feed mill using a grinding and mixing machine in the parking garage of the Chan Road house, which was later developed into a modernized animal feed mill.
1959 Chia Tai vegetable seed experimental farm
1964 Mr. Dhanin Chearavanont appointed General Director at the age of 25.
1970 Pioneers in the use of rearing house management technology and poultry farming with Arbor Acres chickens, considered the best chicken breed in the world at the time.
1973 Constructed Southeast Asia’s largest and most modern feed mill on Bangna-Trad road K.M. 21.
1975 First to offer integrated poultry farming and minimum income guarantees in Thailand.
1976 Registered Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. to manage expanding domestic and overseas businesses.
1977 Established Nongwa Agricultural Village to help poor farmers obtain land ownership. Farmers earn an average monthly income of THB 80,000 and the village is considered the most modern swine farming community in Thailand.
1979 Entered into a joint venture with U.S.-based Continental Grain Company to establish Chia Tai Conti Co., Ltd., an animal feed business based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. Chose the name “Chia Tai” (in Teochew dialect) or “Zheng Da” (in Mandarin), which means loyal, honest, fair, and accurate, a name that has since been used for all of the Group’s investments in China.
1979 Became the first multinational conglomerate to register in Shenzhen. Received business registration number 0001 for feed production and distribution business.
1980 Began supporting swine farmers by offering income guarantees similar to the program for poultry farmers.
1983 Founded C.P. Land Public Company Limited to conduct business in property development.
1984 Entered into a joint venture with Ji Lin Chia Tai Co., Ltd., a local Chinese company, which was the first joint venture in the Chinese animal feed business involving local and international companies.
1985 Joint investment with Japan’s Mitsubishi Group to farm Black Tiger Prawn
1987 Founded the Rural Lives Development Foundation to implement initiatives developed by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
1987 Set up an animal feed business in Inegol, Turkey, by establishing C.P. Standart Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., and expanding to an integrated chicken business that continues today.
1988 Expanded into the retail business to improve the quality of fresh produce. Established Makro, a wholesale distribution channel for SMEs. Founded C.P. Seven-Eleven Co., Ltd. to operate convenience stores under the name 7-Eleven.
1989 Launched the ‘Raising Layer for Student’s Lunch Project’ to give children in remote areas improved access to essential proteins.
1990 Transformed Thai telecommunications industry, making basic telephone usage more widespread. This business is now operated by True Corporation PCL.
1990 Entered into a joint venture with Japan-based Meiji Co., Ltd. to found CP-Meiji Co., Ltd. to produce and sell pasteurized dairy products in Thailand.
1991 Launched the C.P. Do Good Blood Donation project in collaboration with the Thai Red Cross Society, which has to date collected more than 400,000 units of donated blood.
1992 Established Luoyang Northern Ek Chor Motorcycle Co., Ltd. in Henan Province, which manufactures motorcycles under the popular brand “Da Yang,” with a production capacity of more than 640,000 motorcycles per year, and currently more than 100,000 low-speed vehicles per year.
1993 Established C.P. Vietnam Livestock Co., Ltd. and a livestock feed mill in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, the first in the country, which is one of the countries with high capacity and high growth rate.
1996 Announced C.P. Group Environmental Policy to demonstrate our commitment to natural resources and environmental protection.
1996 Expanded the aquaculture business to India by building the first aquaculture feedmill in Chennai.
1997 Set up the “Lotus Supercenter” in Pudong District, Shanghai, which was subsequently expanded across China and currently has 70 branches.
2001 Expanded the business in Vietnam to aquaculture business, beginning with a fishmeal production plant and shrimp processing plant at Dong Nai.
2002 Opened the “Super Brand Mall” in Pudong District, Shanghai, the first one-stop shopping mall in China.
2004 Announced the C.P. Group Safety, Health, and Environment Policy to demonstrate our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.
Announced the Energy Efficiency Policy and Target and appointed a committee to run an energy-saving campaign at Group level.
2006 Invested in Russia through livestock feed and swine farm businesses, and subsequently expanded to the integrated chicken business of today.
2006 Invested in an integrated livestock business in Laos PDR, starting with the capital of Vientiane and expanding to Champasak Province.
2007 Founded Panyapiwat Institute of Management, a tertiary institution specializing in retail business education and research.
2007 Created opportunities for students and teachers to get access to information, news and educational content through True Plookpanya.
2007 Expanded the animal feed and farming businesses in the Philippines, another country in ASEAN with a present population of more than 100 million people.
2010 Launched the leadership development training program. The first class of participants received training in the Action Learning Program (ALP).
2011 Organized the first C.P. Innovation Exposition to serve as a platform for sharing ideas about innovation and to honor the contributions of our most innovative employees.
2012 True published first annual report on action against climate change through the CDP Climate Change Program.
2012Initiated the “Pinggu” pilot project, a modern circular economy agriculture project based on the “Four-in-One” collaboration approach between the government, farmers, a bank, and the Group.
2012 The 3 Million Layers project in Ping Gu, a suburb of Beijing. This is an integrated egg production project that uses automation and highly efficient renewable resources.
2012 Began the Nakhon Luang Rice Project, which comprised the largest and most modern rice quality improving facility in the world, and became a distribution port.
2013 CPF chicken products were the first in the world to receive the ProSustain® standards from DNV GL.
2013 True was the first company to bring 4G to Thailand giving access to modern communications on par with international standards.
2013 CPF published first annual report on action against climate change through the CDP Climate Change Program.
2014 Invested in Tops Foods NV, a listed company established in Belgium, which manufactures and sells both chilled and ambient ready-to-eat meals using a microwave system for the latter.
2014 Pioneered international money transfer businesses within ASEAN through True Money, beginning with Myanmar.
2014 CPF published its first sustainability report aligning with GRI G4 guidelines
2014 CPF developed the “Sustainable Sourcing Policy and Supplier Guiding Principle” based on basic environmental, social and corporate governance requirements
2014 Established the Seafood Task Force (originally the Sustainable Shrimp Supply Chain Task Force), which is an alliance of leading retailers from the US and the EU, Thai seafood producers, and independent international organizations to promote sustainability in the Thai seafood industry
2015 Established the Seafood Task Force (originally the Sustainable Shrimp Supply Chain Task Force), which is an alliance of leading retailers from the US and the EU, Thai seafood producers, and independent international organizations to promote sustainability in the Thai seafood industryEstablished a policy committee, a management committee and a working committee on sustainability, governance and corporate communication for C.P. Group
2015 CPF was selected as a member of DJSI Emerging Markets
2015 True published its first sustainability report in alignment with GRI G4 guidelines
2015 Formed a business alliance of C.P. Group (Thailand), Itochu Corporation (Japan) and CITIC Group (China) to both resources and business networks
2015 Opened a modern rice mill in Cambodia to produce high quality rice for the global market.
2016 Announced the purchase of 100% of ordinary shares in Bellisio Parent, LLC, which manufactures and sells single-serve dishes in the United States and Canada, allowing CPF to enter the largest food market in the world, and establishing another sales channel for CPF products in North America through its nationwide distribution network.
2016 Established C.P. Group Corporate Governance Committee. Developed corporate governance principles
2016 C.P. Innovation Exposition 2016
2016 Announced CP Group’s sustainability strategy and goals for 2020
2016 Became a member of the United Nations Global Compact’s Caring for Climate and WBCSD
2016 Participated in setting up the Global Compact Network Thailand
2016 CPF was selected as a member of DJSI Emerging Markets for 2 consecutive years.
2016 CP All published its first sustainability report in alignment with GRI G4 guidelines.