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Maruzen, the 70-year-old Japanese green tea manufacturer, has chosen Thailand as its production base for the Japanese-style green tea matcha for global exports in a joint-venture agreement with Boonrawd Brewery Co, the Bangkok Post reports.
Maruzen Food (Thailand) Co was formed six months ago by Maruzen Tea Japan and Boonrawd Farm Co, a subsidiary of Boonrawd Brewery Co and the manufacturer of Singha beer.
The new company, in which a 51% stake is held by the Thai side, has invested 140 million baht for a factory to makematcha from tea leaves grown in Singha Park...