A factory of the Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk), one of the top 10 prestigious firms in milk and dairy product manufacturing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Winnersof the Vietnam Top 10 Reputation Award 2021 in the food and beverage industry wereunveiled by the Vietnam Report JSC on October 20.
They include the lists of the10 most prestigious food companies in terms of milk and dairy products; sugar,confectionery, and other nutritious foods; packaged food, spices, and cookingoil; and fresh and frozen food.
The lists of the top 10beverage firms in terms of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks were alsoreleased.
The rankings were compiledbasing on the businesses’ financial reports in the most recent year, theirprestige on the media, and surveys of the companies and relevant sides such asconsumers and experts conducted in August this year.
Vietnam Report said thecountry’s economy grew steadily, by 5.6 percent, in the first half of 2021 withpositive and stable macro-economic indexes. However, the situation became worsein the third quarter, when the COVID-19 pandemic got complicated with thespread of the Delta variant, forcing the Government to take more drasticresponse measures.
As an important sector, the foodand beverage industry has also been hit hard. Prolonged impacts of the pandemichave become clearer since the start of the fourth wave of COVID-19 infectionsin April, especially since July, severely affecting more than 91 percent ofbusinesses in this sector.
Vu Dang Vinh, GeneralDirector of Vietnam Report, said most of enterprises have become more prudent,with 78 percent predicting more business difficulties in the remaining months,doubling the rate of 37 percent one year ago.
However, he added, up to 80percent of food and beverage firms believed that the country will recoverquickly after the pandemic. About 47 percent expect that it will take themabout six months to recover, 33 percent others seven - 12 months, and 13percent more than 12 months./.
With a brand value of 2.4 billion USD, Vinamilk is the only representative of Southeast Asia to be listed in four global rankings on the world’s most valuable and strongest brands in 2021.
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Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Trade Promotion Agency Bui Quang Hung emphasised that logistics has evolved from a technical function into a core capability for Vietnamese exporters to maintain their competitive advantage in the US market.
A trade official has suggested companies work closely with shipping lines, airlines, and freight forwarders to monitor routes, transit times, and potential surcharges while exploring broader cargo insurance to cover risks like war and terrorism.
In addition to institutional reform, the agency is also rolling out key solution groups to combat counterfeit goods, imitations, and intellectual property infringements in the digital environment.
The event, co-organised by the Vietnam Trade Office in the UK and TT Meridian, a local importer of Vietnamese fresh produce, aims to build a national lychee brand and encourage broader recognition of Vietnamese fruits in a competitive, high-end market.
The industry's performance has been powered by bold investments in modern production lines, enabling Vietnamese firms to produce complicated products which were exclusive to advanced economies.
A factory of the Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk), one of the top 10 prestigious firms in milk and dairy product manufacturing (Photo: VNA) 
