Doi Chaang coffee bags on display at a coffee house. Doi Chaang Coffee, which has more than 50 franchises in Southeast Asia, said it would pay about 7 million baht after the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed the non-payment and ensuing debts. Doi Chaang calls itself a social enterprise, a company that addresses environmental and social issues while making a profit, and was founded in 2003 seeking to give growers a fairer price. The Thomson Reuters Foundation spoke to 20 farmers in three villages in Chiang Rai, who said Doi Chaang had owed them payments ranging from 2,000 to 230,000 baht since 2017. Doi Chaang said it conducted business "like a family" and did not have written contracts with its suppliers.

Source: Bangkok Post February 17, 2020 07:07 UTC