 VPP PROGRESSIVE LTD. was chartered in late 1994 for the roasted coffee business. We developed our own roasting facilities in 1994 located outside Bangkok. We market our products at both the wholesale and retail levels. In addition to our own roasted coffee products we also an import and distribute various brands of coffee machines from Italy and other countries. We also a distributor of Italian Syrup, which makes a perfect match for coffee serving. It is our goal to serve customers with great coffee, and as such it is necessary to make sure that our products are of consistently good quality and freshness when they reach the customers. Our company had a long history and wide expertise in the green coffee bean business prior to starting the roasting factory. This expertise highlights our knowledge of the industry right down to the plantation level. Through this, we are able to gather huge quantities of premium-quality green coffee beans, which are the fundamental base of good roasted coffee. Our roasting unit operates on a daily basis, sometimes to order so as to ensure freshness.
Although there are over 50 species of coffee grown in 70 countries around the world, there are only two species principally used by the coffee industry. These are coffee Arabica and coffee Robusta. Although Thailand's coffee production is relatively small compared with worldwide coffee production, in terms of quality, Thailand's coffee beans are among the top-ranking coffee beans produced in Asia. In each production year, we as a group collect a huge quantity of green coffee; we constantly process, grade and check this coffee to make sure that its quality is up to our high standards. The standard qualities are for export only, but the premium qualities are for our roasting factory.
Through the establishment of VPP in 1994, our group undertakes a fully integrated coffee business direct from farms to cups. Our own brand, "VPP FRESH CUP COFFEE", launched in early 1995, has been taking a steadily growing market share ever since. Now our products are available in all major supermarket stores in Thailand. We also served in many hotels and restaurants in Bangkok and up-country.

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