Thai Union Group and its subsidiaries, Thai Union Manufacturing, Thai Union Feedmill, Asian-Pacific Can and Okeanos Food have donated THB1 million to the ‘Samut Sakhon Fights for COVID-19 Fund’.
The donation will be used to prepare COVID-19 field hospitals for possible cases of coronavirus and for the purchase of medical equipment for Krathumbaen Hospital and Banphaeo Hospital.
Suthidej Amornkasemwong, managing director for fish production line at Thai Union Group delivered the donation to Wirasak Wichitsaengsri, Samut Sakhon Governor with Dr Surapol Ariyapitipan, Samut Sakhon Provincial Public Health Office, Dr Anukul Thaitanundr, Director of Samut Sakhon Hospital, Dr Uraiwan Jamnansiri, Director of Krathumbaen Hospital and Dr Pornthep Pongtawigorn, Director of Banphaeo General Hospital.
Thai Union is one of the world’s largest producer of shelf-stable tuna products with annual sales exceeding US$4.1 billion and a global workforce of more than 44,000.
The company’s global brand portfolio includes brands such as Chicken of the Sea, John West, Petit Navire, Parmentier, Mareblu, King Oscar and Rügen Fisch.
The company is 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.
