"Buying Local" at Factory Market

AMATA City Rayong CSR Team in collaboration with Ricoh Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems (Thailand) Co., Ltd. organized factory markets at the customers' premises bringing local produces from the neighborhoods to company employees. 

The idea behind this initiative is to support local communities around AMATA to market their homemade produces to consumers and on the other hand, respond to an increasing interest of buyers in locally sourced, regional foods and tradition. Consumers have become increasingly aware of their local food system as a result of concerning about health and nutrition, food safety and sustainability, and local economic development.

AMATA has initiated a number of activities under the project of "Farm-to-Factory" to support small-scale local producers and link them with buyers, with the aim of supporting sales and raising income of rural people.