One of the cheapest ways to satisfy your hunger in Thailand is to eat instant ‘Mama’ noodles, which have cost an affordable 6 baht per packet since 2014. However, Mama’s producer said they plan to increase the price of their instant noodles next month to compensate for rising costs of transport and raw materials. Thailand’s Minister of Commerce said he will try to delay the price increase of the “important products” for as long as possible.
Mama’s producer, Thai President Foods, wants to increase wholesale prices of yellow noodles including the popular Tom Yum and minced pork flavours. The prices of white noodles and Mama Cup noodles will remain unchanged.
The company said rising costs of transport and raw materials such as wheat flour and palm oil are the reason they need to increase their prices.
Once the company’s plan is approved by the Ministry of Commerce,…
