Nafiqad retracts wrong warning against Saigon Food Duc Tam HCMC - The National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (Nafiqad) has retracted a warning that Saigon Food Joint Stock Company (SGF) had sent Australia a frozen red tilapia shipment with Enrofloxacine antibiotic residues. In Document 1261/QLCL-CL1 sent to SGF, Nafiqad clarified the shipment belonged to another local firm, Saigon Aquatic Products Trading Joint Stock Company (APT). In another document sent to the Australian agency in charge of the incident on Monday, Nafiqad requested data about the exporter to be corrected. Nafiqad asked the agency to avoid repeating similar mistakes as this affects the reputation of wrongly named fish exporters. Nguyen Nhu Tiep, director of Nafiqad, told the Daily that the mistake may have resulted from the same word “Saigon” in the names of the two companies. Nafiqad urged APT to give an explanation. Mai Minh Vuong, deputy general director of APT, said the … [Read more...] about Nafiqad retracts wrong warning against Saigon Food
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Hotel Nikko Saigon: Food And Beverage Festive Program 2014
Christmas party nights at Hotel Nikko Saigon are the talk of the town. Fine dining, fabulous live music, twinkling surroundings and good cheer. Eat, drink and be merry with surprise gifts from our Santa Claus. At our La Brasserie, Executive Chef will be using the finest ingredients to serve up a classic taste of Christmas dishes made from lobster, salmon, turkey, pork loin, lamb rack, cranberry and truffle oil. … [Read more...] about Hotel Nikko Saigon: Food And Beverage Festive Program 2014
Vietnamese food suppliers eyeing Horeca market
A lot of Vietnamese enterprises now dream of becoming the suppliers of high grade foods to hotels, restaurants and cafes (Horeca). However, it’s not easy to set foot on the lucrative market. The success stories Minh Long 1, a chinaware manufacturer, has been very successful in providing products to Horeca market. Ming Long 1’s products have been present at a lot of five star hotels nationwide. Ly Ngoc Minh, Director of Minh Long 1 said the company has to spend much time and made heavy investment to create the products suitable to high end hotels, restaurants and resorts. The products used at the luxurious hotels need to be luxurious and fashionable. Especially, Minh Long 1’s products are diversified with a wide range of 100 items. Minh said that Minh Long 1 attempts to penetrate more deeply into the market, especially the hotels and restaurants in sea tourism cities of Quy Nhon, Da Nang and Nha Trang. “We hope to dominate the Horeca market segment in Nha … [Read more...] about Vietnamese food suppliers eyeing Horeca market
Domestic food processors strive to walk quicker
Vietnamese food processors have decided to make heavier investment in production in order to cement their positions on the domestic market. La Hoai Nam, General Director of Hong Phu Food Company, said that his company is making steps in a plan to become one of the three leading fish sauce companies in Vietnam. Hong Phu spent 25 million dollars to build a factory that makes fish sauce with a modern technology capable to put out 90 million liters per annum. And now is the time for Hong Phu to expand the market. It plans to organize the campaigns on bringing goods to rural areas to introduce directly to consumers, which would be followed by the establishment of sales agents in the localities. “I believe that this is the right way to develop the sale network and satisfy the customers’ demand,” Nam said. Saigon Food still plans to increase the sales, even though it has been warned that the demand in 2012 would be even lower than that of the last year. Le Thi Thanh … [Read more...] about Domestic food processors strive to walk quicker
Food producers feel the blues on faltering demand
Food producers feel the blues on faltering demand Minh Tam By Minh Tam - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – In the upcoming Tet season, many food producers will have to reduce or stop production of high-grade products to focus on average-priced goods for budget-conscious consumers at a time of economic hardship. Le Thi Thanh Lam, deputy general director of Saigon Food, said high-grade goods could hardly sell well in the coming Tet. Therefore, the company will not launch luxury Tet gift boxes or any new products. At Tet, people mainly buy goods as gifts for friends, family and business partners. Still, in the current difficult situation, they have to cut spending on presents, said Lam. For the Lunar New Year 2013, Saigon Food will launch 500 tons of products, the same as last Tet, instead of an increase. Similarly, Nguyen Lam Vien, general director of Vinamit, said his firm would supply 500 tons of Tet goods, a slight drop year-on-year, over forecasts of low consumption. The … [Read more...] about Food producers feel the blues on faltering demand