Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) in collaboration with CP Group, CP Intertrade, Buddharaksa Foundation, and the Dhanin – Tawee Chearavanont Foundation have donated food supplies, healthy drinks, and CP masks to help the Department of Corrections tackle COVID-19 cases in prisons.

The relief effort is a part of “CPF Food from the Heart against COVID-19” program, which has been active early 2020 to supply healthy and safe foods for medical staffs, volunteers and vulnerable groups nationwide. The project is in line with the policy of Dhanin Chearavanont, senior chairman of CP Group, who wants all CP's companies to work together to support the society in COVID-19 crisis.

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin received the donated essentials from Prasit Boondoungprasert, Chief Executive Officer of CP Foods. The hand-over ceremony was also attended by Mr. Sumeth Laomoraphorn, Chief Executive Officer CP Intertrade, and Corrections Department director-general Ayut Sinthoppan. The supplies will be distributed to the department staffs as well as doctor, nurse, and other medical staffs at the Corrections hospital.

Mr. Somsak expressed his thanks to the CP Group’s supports, adding that public-private collaboration is essential to easing crisis. the Department of Corrections has found a large number of infected prisoners, resulting high workload for the medical team and related correctional staffs. The donated essential goods and delicious foods will be able to reduce a part of their burden.

Meanwhile, Mr. Prasit said the COVID-19 outbreak iamong the inmates is among new clusters in Thailand where a team of doctors, nurses and staff have been working tirelessly to save lives of the infected person. Therefore, CP Foods would like to lend a helping hand to support the medical team in this situation.

As a result, safe and high-quality products were delivered to the Department of Corrections include a wide variety of food items such as basil rice with minced meat. Four Seasons Roasted Duck Rice,  Spaghetti Carbonara, Shrimp Dumplings, and etc., as well as CP face mask, and also vitamin drink products from CP Intertrade.

Until now, CP Group and CP Foods have delivered more than 99,000 packs of food to 93 hospitals and field hospitals nationwide.