Sappe sets aside B1bn for new   warehouse, production line

Ms Piyajit, right, introduces Chinese herbal dietary supplements under the brand 'Sappe Inyang X Hua Chiew'. She is accompanied by Dr Uraipan Janvanichyanont, president of Huachiew Chalermprakiet University, centre, and Mr Weerachai.

Sappe Plc, the manufacturer of drinks under the Sappe brand, is to build a new automated warehouse, establish a production line and implement a cost reduction scheme to cope with the new government's pledge to raise the daily minimum wage.

According to Piyajit Ruckariyapong, the company's chief executive, the plans are forecast to cost the company about 1 billion baht between 2023 and 2024.