The Office of Commercial Affairs - Royal Thai Embassy, Dhaka and Ruen Busaba jointly organized the Thai SELECT Certificate awarding ceremony on Sunday .
The event took place at Ruen Busaba Block-D, Road -10, Banani in the capital.
Ambassador of Thailand to Bangladesh Makawadee Sumitmor attented the event as the chief guest and handed over the Thai Select Certificate to Sadman Hossain- Managing Partnerof Ruen Busaba. Panom Thongprayoon – Minister Counsellor, Royal Thai Embassy, Dhaka was present as the special guest.
Khemathat Archawathamrong, Director of Thai Trade Center Dhaka and other diplomats from Royal Thai Embassy, Dhaka also attended the event among others.
Thai SELECT is a mark of certification awarded by the Ministry of Commerce, the Royal Thai Government to guarantee the authentic Thai taste of Thai food products and Thai restaurants in Thailand and overseas.
This initiative helps people discover Thailand’s traditional flavours and encourages chefs and restaurants to strive for the highest quality in food, ingredients, and service. “Awarded restaurants focus on upholding traditional Thai methods of cooking and aim to include authentic Thai ingredients throughout their menus.
The award is divided in 2 categories; Thai ready-to-eat/ready-to-cook products and Thai restaurants.
The “THAI SELECT PRODUCTS” symbol is given to Thai food products that have been prepared in the traditional way. Samples of few THAI SELECT PRODUCTS are also showcased at Ruen Busaba.
The symbol is given to restaurants in three categories, assessed by type of restaurant, decoration, and level of food and service excellence.
Thai SELECT Classic goes to those establishments where the menu items embody authentic Thai cuisine and that provide excellent quality “with considerably good service along with great value”. Thai restaurants awarded the Thai SELECT Casual certification offer authentic Thai foods but have limited services available.
