1962 was the start of Thai Pineapple Canning Industry Corporation Limited (TPC), the first pineapple processing factory in Pranburi, Prachuab Kirikhan. With his foresight to expand the export market, Mr. Pipat Tantipipatpong, the founder of TPC, had accepted Mitsubishi Corporation to be the joint venture partner in 1972 for the initial venture in the pineapple plantation. Through the vast network of Mitsubishi Corporation, TPC expanded to every corner of the world from USA to Europe.