Farm Chokchai

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Farm Chokchai is dairy farm in Thailand, and the largest in Asia. [1] It was founded in 1957 by Chokchai Bulakul and is situated on over 8,000 acres of land in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima province. [2] [3]

Apart from having the largest dairy production, Farm Chokchai also operates a chain of steakhouse restaurants across Southeast Asia under the Chokchai Steakhouse brand, and a chain of ice cream locations across Asia under the Umm!..Milk brand. [2]

Farm Chokchai serves as a popular tourist attraction, ranked as the #1 attraction in Pak Chong by Tripadvisor. [4]

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References

  1. "Farm Chokchai". www.tourismthailand.org. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  2. 1 2 Karnjanatawe, Karnjana (15 September 2014). "Milking the cash cow". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  3. "Chokchai Farm". TakeMeTour. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
  4. "THE 15 BEST Things to Do in Pak Chong - 2022 (with Photos)". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2022-10-09.

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