Saigon Food takes precautionary measures against COVID-19

It has been business as usual for Saigon Food Joint Stock Company since January 20, 2020, with safety and hygiene practices still enforced in all of its facilities amid coronavirus outbreak. This was confirmed by Representative of the Board of Directors, General Director Nguyen Quang Tuong. He ensured the public that the following preventive measures are being carried out at Saigon’s facilities to prevent the spread of disease:

• Temperature check of employees and customers at the Company’s entrance to support medical care when necessary.
• Employees (whether or not in the production shift) are to wash their hands often with soap or hand spray bottle arranged by the Company in public areas.
• To boost immunity, employees are encouraged to self-supplement vitamins. The company provides free lemonade in the cafeteria area at lunch time.
• Sharing of eating and drinking utensils is not allowed; the Company has arranged separate trays and utensils for each person at the cafeteria.
• Ensure communication among all employees about COVID-19

Temperature of employees and customers are checked at the entrance of Saigon Food (Photo: Saigon Food)

Demand for Saigon Food products increasing

Saigon Food manufactures and trades frozen seafood and processed food, and has 2,000 employees at five factories in Vinh Loc Industrial Park, Ho Chi Minh City. It is not negatively affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, and it in fact seeing increased demand for essential products after Tet holiday.

For the export market, orders from Japanese partners were twice those of the same period in 2019. But in the immediate future, Saigon Food can only meet up to 20% of this additional demand to focus resources for domestic customers. For the domestic market, orders also doubled from February and is expected to increase in the near future. During the epidemic season, consumers have prioritised the choice of processed food items, which is the main product of Saigon Food. However, Saigon Food is committed not to increase product prices, and search for all possible solutions to meet consumer needs, especially domestic customers.