voluntary report public distribution date 11 16 2005 gain number th5118 thailand product brief non alcoholic beverage approved by russ nicely acting agricultural counselor us embassy bangkok prepared pacrim associates ltd highlights the market in has significant growth potential because of present low per capita consumption additionally due to an expansion off sale outlets such as convenience stores and hypermarkets beverages are available a larger portion population it is competitive where many companies use agressive advertising share two fastest growing sectors green tea milk these areas driven partially augmented health consciousness thai consumers includes psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled th1 th usda foreign service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 51 unclassified section i executive summary 4 ii overview shares prospects sector 5 fruit vegetable juice demonstrates consistent 3 bottled water grows slightly 6 carbonated