BD Thai Food inks deal with Sajeeb Group & Evergreen Beverage to produce soft drinks
Under the agreement, Sajeeb Group will manufacture its “Wings” brand soft drinks and Evergreen Beverage will produce “Suncrest” brand beverages using BD Thai Food's carbonated soft drink production line.
BD Thai Food & Beverage Limited, a listed company on the stocks exchanges, has inked a manufacturing agreement with Sajeeb Group and Evergreen Beverage to produce carbonated soft drinks by ensuring full utilisation of its production capacity.
According to a stock exchange disclosure issued yesterday, Sajeeb Group and Evergreen Beverage will jointly utilise 70% of BD Thai Food's carbonated soft drink production capacity, while BD Thai Food will use the remaining capacity to manufacture its own beverages.
Under the agreement, Sajeeb Group will manufacture its "Wings" brand soft drinks and Evergreen Beverage will produce "Suncrest" brand beverages using BD Thai Food's carbonated soft drink production line.
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According to the disclosure, BD Thai Food will earn manufacturing fees, which will help cover utility costs, salaries and wages, factory overheads, and financing expenses.
The company said full utilisation of its carbonated soft drink production line would enable the factory to operate at 100% capacity, boosting profitability and safeguarding the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders.
BD Thai Food, which markets juices, carbonated beverages, hard and soft candies, lollipops, and chewing gum under the Nectar brand, reported a loss of Tk13.40 crore in FY25. Owing to the losses, the company did not declare any dividend for shareholders.
In the first nine months of the current fiscal year, the company incurred a loss of Tk5.94 crore, translating into a loss per share of Tk0.73 as of March 2026.
BD Thai resumes operations after robbery
In a separate disclosure yesterday, BD Thai Food said production has resumed smoothly after a major robbery at its factory on 10 February. The robbery resulted in the theft of valuable cables and other equipment, rendering the factory inoperable.
The company subsequently invested a substantial amount to restore its electrical substation, generator and power cable network, enabling normal operations to resume. Currently, factory's production is running smoothly.
Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Sunday approved BD Thai Food & Beverage's proposal to raise Tk15 crore through a fixed-price initial public offering.
The company had previously raised Tk15 crore through an IPO in 2021 at a face value of Tk10 per share to support business expansion.
Shares of BD Thai Food closed at Tk26.30 each yesterday on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
