June 26, 2007

Thai and Dutch duck companies to merge to become one of world's largest

Bangkok Ranch in Thailand and Netherlands-based Tomassen Duck-To have decided to merge to become one of the world's largest companies in the duck business.

The merged entity would operate as Tomassen-Bangkok Ranch in Europe.

Bangkok Ranch is one of the largest duck producers in the world outside China while Tomassen Duck-To is a major player in the European table duck market

Bangkok Ranch has also been supplying cooked duck to Europe.

The merged company aims to provide a broader range of products to customers and to extend distribution to new markets. The management in Thailand and the Netherlands would remain unchanged.

Bangkok Ranch remains a public company and would retain its name in Thailand. In Europe, sales and operations would continue under the name Tomassen-Bangkok Ranch.

The transaction is expected to finalise at the end of July, but joint operations are to start immediately.