Boon Rawd Brewery ( Thai : บริษัท บุญรอดบริวเวอรี่ จำกัด ) is a long-familiar Thai brewery founded in 1933 [ 1 ] by Phraya Bhirom Bhakdi ( Boonrawd Sreshthaputra ). It besides produces soft drinks and bottled drink water system. [ 2 ] Their best-known merchandise is the pale lager Singha. [ 3 ]

history [edit ]

Boon Rawd Brewery was the first base to open in Thailand and produces its beer under the mark mention of Singha. It was founded in the early 1930s by Boonrawd Sreshthaputra, who had received the style of Phraya Bhirom Bhakdi from HM King Prajadhipok. The brewery remains under the management of his descendants, who use Bhirom Bhakdi as their family name. The Singha is an asian leo, but in both Hindu and Thai traditional tales, it is a powerful fabulous creature. It was chosen because it is an easily recognizable symbol. The Garuda on the bottle ‘s neck shows Boonrawd Brewery ‘s royal approval, which is granted only to companies with a long-standing golden reputation. It received this on 25 October 1939, by a royal guarantee signed by King Rama VII ‘s Regent. Boon Rawd is the merely brewery in Thailand to receive such a right. [ 4 ] In 1994, Boon Rawd Brewery bought a brewery in Hartmannsdorf and another in Mittweida, Saxony. Until 2001, these had produced Singha Gold for the european market under contract, although Singha beer itself has constantly been brewed in Thailand. nowadays, all Singha brands are only made in Thailand.

founder [edit ]

Phraya Bhirom Bhakdi was born as Boonrawd Sreshthaputra on 13 October 1872, son of Pra Bhirom Bhakdi ( Chom Sresthaputra ). He was taught by his father until age 11 when he was sent to a synagogue to be educated by Buddhist monks, as was customary for boys at the time. He taught chief school while calm in his teens, then became a clerk at A.J.Dickson, a British-owned log company. He future betray cars, before embarking on his beginning business. He opened a ferry service across the Chao Praya River, linking Bangkok and Thonburi. All went well until others copied his mind, which reduced his profits. The government finally built bridges across the river, and he shut down his ferries for full. In 1929, he moved to open Thailand ‘s first base brewery. The following class, he requested governmental blessing. When it was granted, Boonrawd toured Germany and Denmark to learn how beer was made. He constructed his brewery in 1933, and the first bottles rolled off the assembly line in 1934. [ citation needed ]

Operations [edit ]

Singha beer, Boon Rawd ‘s best known product Boon Rawd has 3,500 employees in nine factories in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Singburi, Khon Kaen, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, and Surat Thani. [ 5 ] Boon Rawd produces beers : Singha, Leo, U, Snow, Asahi, and early brands. It besides produces pop and drinking water. It has a capacity of one billion liters per class. Ten percentage of its production is exported. [ 5 ]

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promote reading [edit ]

  • Thailand Confidential, Jerry Hopkins, 2005, Tuttle Publishing Thailand, 256 pages, ISBN 0-7946-0093-X