Exotic Food Wins Three HR Asia Awards for Fourth Year
Thai food producer Exotic Food won three top HR Asia Awards in 2026, including Best Companies to Work in Asia for the fourth consecutive year. The awards recognize its high employee engagement, sustainability efforts, and tech empowerment initiatives. The achievements support the company's XO Strategy House 2026–2028 plan to become a future‑ready, tech‑enabled, sustainable global brand.
Exotic Food Public Company Limited, a global Thai producer and exporter of chili sauces and seasonings, announced a major achievement in human resources management by winning three top-tier HR Asia Awards 2026. This marks the first time the company has swept all three categories simultaneously, reinforcing its commitment to creating an excellent work environment and raising employee care standards to match leading regional organizations for the fourth consecutive year.
The awards received this year are: - HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia (fourth consecutive win), reflecting consistent employee care. Employee engagement stands at 87.52% and the company excels in building a coaching‑leadership culture that equips managers to listen and motivate staff to unleash their potential, while promoting equal treatment across gender, status, and family dimensions. - HR Asia Sustainable Workplace Award (second consecutive win), underscoring leadership in sustainability. The company targets carbon neutrality by 2040, ten years ahead of Thailand’s goal, aims to increase solar power use at the Amata factory from 14% to 20%, and expand electric tractor‑trailer use across all plants from 58% to 83%. It also became Thailand’s first food producer to earn ISO 14068‑1 carbon‑neutral certification, and its employee‑run Sustain Awards program has cut corporate costs by over 20 million baht. - HR Asia Tech Empowerment Award (first win), highlighting success in technology and AI adoption. Staff received AI training, leading to self‑developed digital ecosystems such as the XO Stock app, which cuts redundant work time by up to 94%, and the Chilli Bot AI chatbot that provides 24/7 information retrieval and support on a budget of just 4,000 baht per year.
These regional achievements align with the rollout of the XO Strategy House 2026–2028, aiming to become a “Future‑Ready, Tech‑Enabled, Sustainable, Global Brand”. The HR Asia Awards 2026, organized by HR Asia magazine, are the premier regional recognition for HR policies based on corporate practices and direct employee surveys. Winning three awards strengthens Exotic Food’s employer brand, attracting new talent and helping write a new chapter in global business.
