The Royal Thai Government has recognised the quality of the food across Thai Leisure Group’s (TLG) portfolio – comprised of restaurant brands Thaikhun, Chaophraya and Yee Rah – by awarding nine of its restaurants with a Thai SELECT premium seal.
Set up in 2003, the Thai SELECT certification is a government programme that aims to increase the recognition of quality Thai restaurants by acknowledging authentic Thai cooking around the globe.
To qualify for the highest certification, the Thai SELECT premium seal, companies need to have been trading for over two years – currently, only 30 restaurants in the UK hold the award.
Chefs from the nine nominated TLG sites, which are split across its Thaikhun, Chaophraya and Yee Rah brands, were presented with their awards by the Thai Ambassador at a ceremony held in the Thai Embassy, London.
Chris Williams, Operations Director, TLG said: “We’re not just a Thai restaurant group, we’re a company that lives and breathes Thai culture, customs and cuisine – this achievement means the world to us.
“Thai food is growing in popularity across the UK and to be recognised by the Royal Thai Government for the quality of our food across all of our brands is testament to the effort, passion and expertise that our teams put in every day.
“We’re continually investing and improving our processes while we scale the business and expect all the restaurants in our estate to achieve the accreditation, once they’ve been trading for two years.”
The sites that received the Thai SELECT premium seal are: Chaophraya, Leeds; Chaophraya, Manchester; Chaophraya, Liverpool; Chaophraya, Birmingham; Chaophraya, Glasgow; Chaophraya, Edinburgh; Thaikhun, Spinningfields; Thaikhun, Aberdeen; and Yee Rah, Liverpool.