Bangkok, July 4, 2006: Central Food Retail Co. Ltd, the operator of Central Food Hall, Tops Market, Tops Super, marketplace by Tops and Tops Supermarket have enhanced their customer quality assurance with the addition of ‘Clean Food Good Taste’ guarantee to its dailyca department in 36 stores nationwide.

Ministry of Public Health, Permanent Secretary, Dr. Prat Boonyavongvirot, a chairperson of the certification ceremony ‘Clean Food Good Taste’ said “Central Food Retail has achieved another step of food safety, this is a compliments and admiration for food retailer in Thailand to ensure that products selling at its stores will offer the best quality at the most safety to customers. We believe that the company will continue employing this highly standard of food safety to every stores.”

Mr. Suwanich Patmayothin, Assistant Vice President – Audit, Quality Assurance, Import & Safety of Central Food Retail Co., Ltd., said “The company focuses on food quality control. Our policies are seriously control on food quality and its safety. This certificate is another success of our employee especially the dailyca department. At recent some of 646 food stores in our food courts has been certified Clean Food Good Taste since 2000, while this time our dailyca department has achieved to the standard practice of food safety.”

Throughout Central Food Retail outlets, customer safety has long been a key focus of the group, employing a number of systems and checks to ensure that food served and for sale always reach customers in the best possible condition of freshness and cleanliness. The company has been recognized with several food quality control awards i.e. non-toxic produce, hygienic meat, and certification for GMP and HACCP for its FDC (Fresh Distribution Center) of which the Central Food Retail was the first to acquire in Thailand.

Mr. Suwanich adds: “Food safety and quality control become our first mission to provide the best quality products with its best service at the best location. We aims to offer the best shopping experience to every customers.