The Grocer magazine ranked Central Food Hall as Number 3 on its recent “The World’s Greatest Food Retailers” list. Of the 25 leading food retailers worldwide assessed by the magazine’s Academy of Experts, Central Food Hall was the only one in Asia in the top 5.

Mr. Ian Pye, President of Central Food Retail Co., Ltd. (CFR), which operates Central Food Hall outlets at Central Chidlom and CentralWorld, it is set out to be “The Best Food Store in Asia”. Its advantages over regional competitors stem from its outstanding interior design and practical layout providing customers with a unique shopping experience, excellent service and the region’s most comprehensive inventory of food and wine from leading producers in Thailand and around the world.

“We change the way people shop for food by adding lifestyle and entertainment” said Mr. Pye.


“The 4,000 sqm store at Chidlom and new 8,500 sqm store at CentralWorld, Central Food Hall stocks 70,000 selected food items including imports from UK, USA, Australia, Europe and Japan. Achieving the third place in The Grocer’s list confirms our success in securing the No.1 position in Asia.”

Factors assessed for “The World’s Greatest Food Retailers” include merchandising, variety, atmosphere in stores, staff knowledge and service that expertly tap into consumer needs, whether it is demand for organic or gourmet products, or just a fabulous shopping experience. These were considered by the Academy of Experts, consisting of designers, architects, analysts, journalists, consultants, marketers, suppliers and retailers.

The Top 5 in the list of 25 great food retailers from 14 countries are Whole Foods (US), Booths (UK), Central Food Hall (Thailand), Dean & Deluca (US) and Fauchon (France).

“Our next step is to maintain our leading position with enhanced variety of food products and wine,” said Pye.

“In addition to meat, seafood, fresh fruit and vegetable, and a wide range of ready-to-eat food packs, the new food hall at CentralWorld has the largest cheese counter in Thailand with over 350 items to choose from. The wine and spirit department here is also unbeatable with more than 600 different labels.        It also houses the largest in-store bakery in Thailand.”

“What makes us so different from others is our commitment to the kind of service excellence that meets the needs of our metropolitan customers. Our highly trained staff provides them with detailed information on every item they choose, and they can ask for personal chef service to cook their favorite seafood recipes.”

"We want to offer a world-class lifestyle food hall, a true shopping destination for food lovers that has already set a new standard for food retailing in Asia.” added Mr. Pye.

The Grocer Magazine is published by William Reed, UK leading business publisher for the food and beverage industry. With 145 years of history, the magazine is recognised by leading food and drinks retailers and readers worldwide.