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Evolving food retail environments in Thailand and implications for the health and nutrition transition
Cathy Banwell1, Jane Dixon, Sam-Ang Seubsman
1National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Building 62, Canberra, Acton, ACT 0200, Australia. cathy.banwell@anu.edu.au
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.
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