Part 2 Issuing CompanyThai Beverage Public Company LimitedAs for the financial year ended December 31, 2005 to 2007 and the six-month period endedJune 30, 2008, the distillery group had sales revenue before intersegment elimination in the amount ofBaht 52,811.0 million (before the restatement of financial statements), Baht 51,576.1 million, Baht52,940.2 million and Baht 28,718.5 million, representing 55.6%, 52.7%, 52.7% and 56.2% of the totalsales revenue of the Company, respectively.In October 2006, the Company launched a product of brown spirits branded “Blend 285” intothe market, targeting to customers who sought higher quality products with affordable price. Thepremiumization of products was expressed in many forms such as special gift box, non refillable capand modern packaging design in western style. Blend 285 was very popular achieving the sales volumeof 14.8 million liters in 2007. This success reflects the strength of the Company’s distribution network,which resulted in its ability to effectively penetrate the market within a short period of time.In September 2007, the Company purchased the business of United Products Co., whichengaged in the businesses of distillery and distribution of spirits as well as providing distillery service tooutside parties. Major products of United Products Co. are white spirits branded “Mhee Khao” and“Mungkorn Thajeen”. United Products Co. has a distillery located in Nakornpathom Province with thedistillery capacity of 11.0 million liters per year. Moreover, United Products Co. has also been hired toproduce spirits named Bacardi Breezer under the name “Bacardi”. The Company has agreed to renewthe contract with Bacardi for another year and is in the process of arranging for an extension of contractterm.3. Non-Alcoholic Beverage Group In the first quarter of 2008, the Companyreclassified its business segments, whereby the Company added its non-alcoholic beverages as anotherbusiness segment. The products of this group include energy drinks, ready-to-drink coffee, soda water,drinking water and other non-alcoholic beverages. As a result, such reclassification will include theoperating performance of soda water and drinking water, which was formerly included in brewerygroup, in non-alcoholic beverage group. The Company has expanded its business to cover nonalcoholicbeverage business by acquiring assets of domestic companies which engage in the productionand distribution of energy drinks and ready-to-drink coffee, and purchasing shares of S.P.M. Foods andBeverages Co. In September 2008, ThaiBev purchased shares of Oishi Group Plc. in the amount of43.9% of the total paid-up shares of Oishi Group Plc. and made a tender offer to purchase all securitiesof Oishi Group Plc. On November 18, 2008, ThaiBev held 89.9% of the issued shares of Oishi GroupPlc.Currently, the non-alcoholic beverage group is relatively small, compared to other businesssegments of the Company. However, the Company expects an increased growth of this segment in thefuture. The sales revenue of the non-alcoholic beverage group in the second quarter of 2008 is Baht220.8 million, which was increased from Baht 144.1 million in the first quarter of 2008.As for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, the non-alcoholic beverage group had salesrevenue before intersegment elimination in the amount of Baht 364.9 million, representingapproximately 0.7% of the total sales revenue of the Company.4. Related and Other Businesses Group Apart from the above business segments,ThaiBev also holds shares of various companies engaging in other related businesses such aspurchasing of molasses, purchasing of equipments, sale of feeds, brick and tile production and fertilizerproduction. As for the financial year ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 (before the restatement offinancial statements), the other businesses segment had sales revenue before intersegment eliminationin the amount of Baht 6,633 million and Baht 7,155.1 million, representing approximately 7.0% and7.3% of the total sales revenue of the Company.Since the third quarter of 2007, the Company has prepared the information according to thereclassification of business segments in order to make the operating performance reporting clearer.Most entries of related business segments arisen within the Company will not be separately displayedPart 2 Page 25
Part 2 Issuing CompanyThai Beverage Public Company Limitedbut will be allocated into the main business segments. In addition, as a result of the acquisition of sharesin Oishi Group Plc., the Company will have another main business segment, i.e. food business groupwhich comprises of food and Japanese restaurants.Overseas businessesThe overseas businesses are undertaken by IBHL. The administration is implemented by 4regional offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States and the United Kingdom. IBHL’soperation includes the management of Scotch Whisky business of 5 distilleries in Scotland.IBHL is a registered company in Hong Kong, which owned by ThaiBev. Up to the present,IBHL holds shares of various Subsidiaries in 6 countries as follows:1. InterBev (Singapore) Limited2. InterBev Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.3. InterBev (Cambodia) Co., Ltd.4. International Beverage Holdings Limited USA, Inc.5. International Beverage Holdings (UK) Limited and associated companies includingInver House Distillers Limited6. Best Spirits Company Limited which is located in Hong KongIBHL is responsible for overseeing the Company’s overseas businesses covering production,marketing and distribution of alcoholic beverages distilled in Thailand, Scotch Whisky, Whisky andfermented spirits from China.Part 2 Page 26