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  • Evolving food retail environments in Thailand and implications for the health and nutrition transition
  • Cathy Banwell, Jane Dixon, Sam-Ang Seubsman, S Pangsap, Matthew Kelly, Adrian Sleigh
  • Journal: Public Health Nutrition / Volume 16 / Issue 4 / April 2013
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 October 2012, pp. 608-615
  • Print publication: April 2013
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    Objective

    To investigate evolving food retail systems in Thailand.

    Design

    Rapid assessment procedures based on qualitative research methods including interviews, focus groups discussions and site visits.

    Setting

    Seven fresh markets located in the four main regions of Thailand.

    Subjects

    Managers, food specialists, vendors and shoppers from seven fresh markets who participated in interviews and focus group discussions.

    Results

    Fresh markets are under economic pressure and are declining in number. They are attempting to resist the competition from supermarkets by improving convenience, food diversity, quality and safety.

    Conclusions

    Obesity has increased in Thailand at the same time as rapid growth of modern food retail formats has occurred. As fresh markets are overtaken by supermarkets there is a likely loss of fresh, healthy, affordable food for poorer Thais, and a diminution of regional culinary culture, women's jobs and social capital, with implications for the health and nutrition transition in Thailand.