Grand Royal Group International Company Limited, formerly also known as Myanmar Distillery Company (MDC) and International Beverage Trading Company (IBTC), was founded in 1995 by Myanmar national founders with its relentless emphasis on quality. In 2015, Texas Pacific Group (TPG), which is the American Investment Company, acquired 50% stakes of Myanmar Distillery Company (MDC). In 2017, Thai Beverage Public Company Limited bought 75% stakes of Myanmar Distillery Company. Since then, we have earned a reputation of quality among consumers and a leading position in the alcoholic beverage market with Grand Royal Brand. Grand Royal Group International has taken market leadership positions in various segments in the market with its portfolio of International Award-Winning Brands.
Grand Royal Group International is committed to high standards of Corporate Governance that aims to balance the interests of all stakeholders. We are committed to being credible and responsible Corporate Citizen, sensitive to the needs of the environment and contributing to the development of the economy of Myanmar. It is the first and so far, the only distillery in Myanmar to have qualified for the ISO 14001:2004 Environment Management System Audit.
Grand Royal Group International has over 2,000 employees who are offered opportunities of growth by exposing them to the latest in professional business practices and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. We are also striving to continually live up to expectations of consumers by offering them high quality products through our modern manufacturing units in Yangon and Mandalay that observe accredited Quality Management Systems. Grand Royal Group International won the Dream Employer of The Year 2017, the Best Employer of The Year 2017 and the Dream Employer of The Year 2019 award presented by the World Human Resources Development Congress. In local industry, GRGI won Myanmar Employer Awards as Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels in many categories ‌since 2019 and 2020 which is powered by Job Net Myanmar. The Great Place to Work Institute which is an American based organization has certified the Grand Royal Group International as “A Great Place to Work” for two consecutive years in 2019 and 2021. GRGI received the CSR Excellence Recognition Certificates every year since 2016 to 2020 and was promoted to “Gold Level” for 5 years of public services. This was awarded by American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar.