Milestones | i-Tail Corporation

Milestones

While i-Tail as a brand started in 2021, the i-Tail business has a deep-rooted heritage in the global food industry.

1977

Thai Union started manufacturing ambien seafood and pet food products at the Samut Sakhon factory under Thai Union Manufacturing (TUM).

1981

Songkla Canning Company Limited was first established to operate as a manufacturer of ambient seafood and started producing pet food products under Songkla Canning Company Limited in 1989.

2010

U.S. Pet Nutrition, LLC (USPN) was established to operate business as an importer, and distributor of premium pet food, including serving as an OEM for contract production for leading pet food brands in the United States.

2015

Global PetCare Business Unit (GPC) was established under TUM to specifically focus on pet food business.

2017-2020

  • Global PetCare Innovation (GPCI) was established to focus on inventing, developing, and producing innovative pet food
  • Ranked as the Number 2 pet food company in Asia and Top 10 globally*

*Ranking by value for Y2021 from PetFoodIndustry.com and Frost & Sullivan

2017-2020

  • Launched new products such as small tuna flakes packed in mini pouches, triple-layer pet food products, vitamin drinks for cats and dogs, etc.
  • Adopted freeze-drying technology in the pet food production process.

2021

  • Changed its name to i-Tail Corporation PCL
  • i-Tail Americas Inc. (ITA) was established as a subsidiary operating business by investing in other companies (Holding Company) in the U.S.
  • Japan Pet Nutrition Co., Ltd. (JPN) was established as an importer and distributor of pet food and pet-related products in Japan

2022

The Company was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) under the name i-Tail Corporation Public Company Limited (ITC) in the agricultural and food industry group. This marked the highest offering value for an IPO stock in the food and beverage business sector in the history of the Thai stock market.

2023

i-Tail established new subsidiaries, namely i-Tail Pet Food (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (ITS) in China and i-Tail Europe B.V. (ITE) in the Netherlands, to expand the pet food and pet-related products business in the Chinese and European markets

2023

i-Tail partnered with Major Cineplex Group to launch “i-Tail Pet Cinema”, the first movie theater for dog and cat owners in Thailand

2023

i-Tail successfully opened the i-Cattery, Cat Food Research Center, located at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahidol University. The center focuses on nutritional research and measuring food palatability for cats, reinforcing our commitment to being a Pet Centric business.