PROSPECTUS THAI BEVERAGE PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED ...

Part 2 Issuing CompanyThai Beverage Public Company LimitedThai Public Broadcasting Service Contributionspaid.In 2008, the Government introduced a Thai PBS contribution equal to 1.5% of spirits taxes3.1.7 Quality AssuranceThe Company believes that producing high quality products is critical to the success of theCompany’s business. The Company is fully committed to maintaining the highest standards withrespect to the purity of water, the quality of the Company’s raw materials and ingredients and theintegrity of the Company’s packaging. In 2007, the Company employed 318 employees in the qualityassurance unit in the domestic breweries and distilleries.The Company continuously monitors its production processes, both manually andelectronically, for compliance with its internal standards and applicable regulations. During theproduction process, the Company relies upon computerized systems and skilled quality assurancepersonnel to ensure high quality and safety with respect to its products at every step of the productionprocess. The Company monitors the functioning of these computerized control systems on a regularbasis. When the production process is complete, its quality assurance personnel perform thoroughanalyses on finished product samples before proceeding with shipment.The Company has a quality control laboratory for raw materials testing and a product testingand analysis laboratory, which have been by certified the laboratory standard "ISO/IEC 17025:2005",and a central laboratory for packaging testing, which is in the process of applying for the samecertification.The Company also conducts production tests and commercial test for raw materials andpackaging materials obtained from potential suppliers prior to approving them as the Company’ssuppliers. Moreover, the Company also has an equipment testing laboratory, which has been certifiedby the laboratory standard “ISO/IEC 17025:2005” for the testing of the Subsidiaries’ devices andequipments as well as their process control.In addition, the Company regularly undertakes quality audits in its distribution channels tocheck compliance with package and product specifications. This process involves taking regularrandom samples of beverages from the various channels and testing them against established qualitycriteria.The Bang Ban facility and Cosmos Brewery first obtained ISO9002:1994 qualitymanagement certification in 2000, which they both updated to ISO9001:2000 quality managementcertification in 2001. The Kamphaengphet facility first obtained ISO9001:2000 certification in 2002.In addition, the Company’s distilleries operated by the Company’s subsidiaries United Winery andCo. and Red Bull Co. first obtained ISO 9001:2000 quality management certification in 1999, andother 14 distilleries in Thailand (except the distilleries of United Products Co. and Sura PisetThipparat Co.) received ISO 9001:2000 certification in 2005.The Kamphaengphet facility, Bang Ban facility and Cosmos Brewery were first awardedGood Manufacturing Practice (“GMP”) certification and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point(“HACCP”) certification in 2002, 2003 and 2003, respectively. In 2008, Kamphaengphet facility is inthe process of applying for ISO 22000:2005 food safety management system. Bang Ban and Cosmosbreweries will apply for this certificate in 2009. In addition, in 2004, 14 of the Company’s distilleriesin Thailand were awarded GMP and HACCP certification. The distilleries of United Winery Co. andRed Bull Co. were awarded such certificates in 2006.Part 2 Page 59