Bangkok, May 6^th, 2022: Central Food Retail under Central Retail reaffirms its position as the world-class leader of food stores by offering a superior shopping experience. Recently, it has renovated the Central Rama II branch as Central Food Hall with a concept of “A symphony of taste” to bring a premium experience and pleasure in a grocery food store. The store presents the best food products and ingredients from around the world, street food stalls and Michelin-star eateries, as well as the best services, to cater to high-spending customers in Southern Bangkok.

Mr. Stephane Coum, CEO of Central Food Retail under Central Retail, said, “There are three reasons why we decided to renovate Tops Market Central Rama II into Central Food Hall in order to elevate the experience and make it our 14th world-class food store: 1. Customers in this area have high purchasing power and their spending per receipt is among the highest, 2. The renovation of Central Rama II into a top regional mall elevates the lifestyle and creates an instant impression on its visitors as a landmark for Southern Bangkok people, 3. Rama II is a high-potential area with a lot of economic growth thanks to businesses, industries, shopping malls and high-end real estate projects in the area. There are also main roads that link to many provinces. Its residents have high purchasing power and look for quality products and excellent services to suit their lifestyles and spending capacity. They want the best food shopping experience. We elevated the store to a world-class food store under Central Food Hall, an empire of food products with more than 37,000 items in all categories. The offerings are the most modern and complete in Southern Bangkok. Covering an area of 5,000 sq m, it comes with a concept of ‘A symphony of taste’, to make this food store a place of captivating flavors prepared by experts in every zone. The products are displayed in Room Concepts to deliver the best experiences to our customers.”

“Our customers can indulge in pleasure in various zones with new design concepts. Each zone is created to meet diverse needs, with experts ready to offer the best services. Steak Bar brings you dry aged meat cooked to perfection, using Himalayan salt and irresistibly aromatic foie gras. CENTRAL EATERY presents international dishes prepared by experienced chefs. JAMES THE BUTCHER excites you with a full-size meat showroom, sausages, premium shabu and yakiniku, as well as services such as meat aging and sous vide in a one stop service experience with personal butchers to assist you. FISHMONGER presents quality seafood products with cutting services and experts to give you advice. HAM & BRIE delights you with an orchestra of cheeses and cold cuts, and you can create your over own cheese platter. THE BAKER is a bakery zone offering artisan bakery baked fresh daily, ready to entice you with a special melody of flavors perfectly matched with COFFEE ARIGATO beverages. PRODUCE gives you fresh local and imported seasonal fruits and vegetables, offering the best quality and taste, with a salad bar zone. CENTRAL WINE CELLAR has more than 2,300 wines, beers and sake, stored at the right temperature 24 hours a day with sommeliers to give advice. Healthiful is a store for health lovers, recognized as "1 of the top 50 stores you wish you could have visited in 2020" by IGD, UK. SNACKER is a paradise of snacks from around the world. ASIAN FLAVOURS presents a perfect harmony of flavors with Asian ingredients and seasoning products. BABY & ME meets every need of parents and babies. PETSTER offers the best food, snacks, toys and products for your beloved pets. LOOKS is dedicated to beauty products from Korea and other Asian countries. C FLAVOUR indulges you with 30 famous street food stores and Michelin star stores such as GINDACO #1 takoyaki from Japan, KINZA GYOZA, authentic gyoza fried with water, Paul Bakery, KOOMI yogurt from Australia with healthy and delicious food toppings, Skinnylicious clean and guilt-free treats, Hokkaido Softkream premium soft cream from Hokkaido, Fantuan Taiwanese sticky rice roll, Galbi X under Dak Galbi with authentic Korean flavors such as kimbab, eo-mook, and tteokbokki, Jay Daeng Samyan, Theerachai Bangtan grilled chicken with aromatic spices, Uan Na crispy chashu pork, and Khun Dao Thewet khanom bueang with more than 40 years of fame.

In addition to quality products and services offered offline, such as Personal Shopper, Customer Assistance, Consultant Chefs & Experts, and Carry Out Service, Central Food Hall Rama II also offers omni-channel services to create a Seamless Shopping Experience such as Personal Shopper via LINE @TopsThailand, Tops Online, Click and Collect, Drive Thru pickup or free Home Delivery when spending 1,500 baht, and Quick Commerce via partner delivery apps Grab and FoodPanda. There are also many special promotions to celebrate the launch. The1 members get a free gift voucher worth 200 baht when spending 2,000 baht or more per receipt, and get an additional 100 baht coupon when paying with Central The1 credit card during May 5-11, 2022. Get a free Central Food Hall bag worth 245 baht when spending shopping with Central Food Hall Central Rama II on @Line Store during May 5-31, 2022. There are also many other gifts and privileges in various zones throughout May.

“We are confident that the renovation of Tops Market Rama II into Central Food Hall perfectly suits what our customers want. It will become a fully equipped food destination loved by Southern Bangkok residents who love food shopping and look for quality ingredients and excellent services, true to our mission to be Central to Life or under the CRC Retailigence strategy,” said Mr.Stephane.

Experience a world-class symphony of taste today at Central Food Hall on G floor of Central Rama II, open daily at 8AM-10PM. For more details, visit Facebook Central Food Hall and Instagram centralfoodhallofficial.