Siam Canadian (Asia) Limited
15/F BOC Group Life Assurance Tower, 136 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong
about
SIAM CANADIAN GROUP
From modest beginnings in Thailand in 1987, Siam Canadian started off as a small trading company specializing in food products. It was during this time that Thailand’s seafood industry was entering a period of dynamic growth, fuelled by the rapid expansion of aqua-cultured shrimp. Siam Canadian saw the tremendous growth opportunities in the seafood business and thus frozen seafood soon became its core business and the main focus of its successive expansion.
In 1992 Siam Canadian opened its first overseas branch in Vietnam. Siam Canadian continued to grow its procurement network and expand its operations by subsequently opening additional offices in China, India, and Indonesia.
Siam Canadian also added its International Trading Division at its Bangkok headquarters which facilitates procurement of products from countries where Siam Canadian does not maintain its own offices. Siam Canadian currently maintains offices in 8 Countries and additionally procures product from North America, Europe, Korea, Japan, as well as Bangladesh, where it maintains an associate office.
Siam Canadian also operates separate import/distribution companies in Guangzhou, China and Bangkok, Thailand – importing a wide range of high quality frozen seafood and other food items and distributing them directly to the retail, processing and HORECA sectors.
In 2018 Siam Canadian established its Meat Division. Headquartered in Poland, it is procuring a wide range of poultry, beef and pork products from North and South America and Europe and shipping to customers globally.
In 2019, Siam Canadian established its first South American office, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2021 opened its second South American office in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Our range of products from our diverse geographical locations ensures that our buyers can truly use us as a ‘One Stop Shop’, covering all their needs from multiple sources through a single, highly efficient, user friendly channel. Our offices across Asia and in Europe together with our strong presence in other countries provides Siam Canadian the ability to present an unparalleled range of the freshest, highest quality food products anywhere, covering hundreds of different frozen items.
Siam Canadian sells to importers in over 70 countries on 6 continents. Siam Canadian enjoys a global marketplace and a global reputation.
Our People & Goals
Siam Canadian was founded in 1987 on the principal of building a dynamic business by working hand in hand in close partnership with processing partners in Asia and around the world as well as importing and distribution partners globally.
Siam Canadian acts as a de-facto overseas purchasing office for its customers, effectively managing and overseeing each aspect of the transaction on their behalf. Siam Canadian’s buyers can essentially outsource to us key elements of their own operations. This means our customers can smoothly and securely manage their overseas purchasing with much less work and complication and less personnel in their own operations while enjoying full confidence that product will be delivered according to their requirements and specifications.
Jim Gulkin,
Group Managing Director
Siam Canadian adds value to each and every transaction and thus to the growth and quality of our partners businesses.
We’ve learned a lot during our over three decades in this dynamic industry so in order to maintain our uncompromising commitment to service, we’re constantly evaluating the way we do business and looking for new and innovative ways to further improve our operational efficiencies and product offerings. We understand the value of employing and developing the most highly qualified personnel in each country location, whose knowledge and expertise are at the forefront of the industry. But most importantly, we believe in listening very carefully to what our customers are asking for. And ultimately, we know that every improvement we make to our business will be a direct benefit to theirs.
Always with an eye towards continued expansion to meet the future challenges of our industry, Siam Canadian looks forward to providing our customers with an unmatched level of quality and service.
Our Five Core Services
- For maximum local exposure and product control, Siam Canadian maintains offices strategically located across 8 countries plus an associate office in Bangladesh. In addition, we have our International Trading Division which procures products outside of countries where we maintain our own offices.
- Siam Canadian also operates import/distribution companies in both China and Thailand, serving the processing, retail and HORECA sectors.
- On top of seafood, Siam Canadian has its Meat Division headquartered in Poland with an additional office in Spain. Siam Canadian’s Meat Division procures high quality meat products from North and South America as well as Europe for customers worldwide.
- Strong, long standing partnerships with the region’s premier processors.
- Volume purchasing power. Sales exceeding US$ 300 million per annum, resulting in highly competitive pricing.
- Instant access to real-time market information and pricing.
- Siam Canadian Quality Assurance inspectors, certified for HACCP, GMP, BRC, IFS and ISO 22000
- Thorough, comprehensive inspection of EVERY container by Siam Canadian Quality Assurance teams at each regional location.
- Unmatched Quality Control standards.
- Printing and Packaging Inventory Management. Development of printing cylinders and maintenance of packaging inventory on behalf of our buyers for product purchasing flexibility, higher efficiency and quicker production lead times.
- Partnering with local design companies for conceptualization and development, including photography and graphic design, of attractive and eye catching consumer packaging.
- Direct monitoring of processors for progress of orders covering all steps from delivery of packaging to raw material procurement through to actual processing, packing and completion of order.
- Direct monitoring with shipping lines from scheduling of shipments to loading of cargo through to delivery at final destination.
- Liaising with buyers, seafood processors and manufacturers of food ingredients, flavourings and coatings for development of new and innovative products for both retail and food service applications.
- Siam Canadian’s own expertise and understanding of consumer trends and ever changing eating habits.
