|
|
Article: Nutritional benefit key to marketing Thai goat milk.
- Article from:
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- October 21, 2004
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
By Bamrung Amnatcharoenrit, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 21--The country's first goat milk brand, Sirichai, faces the daunting task of winning the hearts of Thais long accustomed to the taste of cow and soybean milk, with many showing a reluctance to try the new product despite its higher nutritional value.
To overcome this obstacle, Mah Boonkrong Dairy Goats Co, the producer of Sirichai pasteurised goat milk, earlier this year began sending out teams to introduce the product to consumers and gauge their responses.
Priced at 20 baht per 190cc bottle, pasteurised goat milk is 2.6 times more expensive than ...