OISHI GROUP PUBLIC

The Oishi Group's most recent high-profile product is the company's own-brand read-to-drink Oishi Green Tea. Oishi Green Tea is already popular among Thai consumers, and research indicates that the tea's natural ingredients such as polyphenol can reduce cholesterol, lower blood pressure, balance body energy, reinforce a good body shape and promote younger, healthier looking skin. At the request of Oishi customers, Oishi Green Tea was launched commercially two years ago as the first bottled pasteurized green tea brand in Thailand and is available at all Oishi restaurant and from leading stores. Using the latest PET Hot Filled technology, the product can be stored for up to one year without using preservatives. Oishi currently has a daily capacity of 306,000 PET bottles and 124,000 UHT packets per machine. Further investment to expand capacity is planned for the third and fourth quarters of 2004, and the company has future plans for the export of Oishi Green Tea. The Oishi Group aims to expand its network in Thailand by offering franchises to interested investors. The first provincial branch is expected to open on the resort island of Phuket in late 2004. Oishi Trading, the company which supplies the Oishi Group's restaurants and outlets with fresh high quality ingredients, aims to be a key food supplier for both Oishi Group and other food businesses.