Ground broken at Tay Ninh fruit and vegetable processing plant

Construction of Tanifood plant gets underway on May 2, with completion expected in 2018.

The Lavifood Joint Stock Company held a breaking ground ceremony for the Tanifood fruit and vegetable processing plant in southern Tay Ninh province on May 2.

The plant is located on 15 ha in Thanh Duc commune, Go Dau district, with total investment capital of VND1.5 trillion ($68.1 million).

Construction is expected to be completed in 2018 and the plant will have a daily capacity of 500 tons of raw materials such as mango, passion fruit, pineapple, and dragon fruit.

Tanifood will produce frozen fruit products, dried fruit, and fruit juices of international standard for the domestic market and for export to the US, Europe, South Korea, Japan, and Australia.

Mr. Pham Van Tan, Deputy Chairman of the Tay Ninh Provincial People’s Committee, said the plant is an important part of the value chain. “Therefore, when the Tanifood plant is built, the remaining stages of the value chain, such as wholesale markets, breeding institutes, fertilizers, farmer support centers, warehouses, and infrastructure will be quickly implemented,” he said. “This will contribute to economic growth in the province in the time to come.”

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong told the breaking ground ceremony that the construction of the Tanifood plant is part of Tay Ninh’s agricultural restructuring program to develop agricultural value chains and integrate into the world.

After the Tanifood plant, Lavifood will invest in four other fruit and vegetable processing plants of the same scale in Tay Ninh province, to contribute to the province becoming the leader in fruit and vegetable processing for domestic consumption and export.

Established in 2014 with a capacity of 15,000 tons of finished products per year, Lavifood is one of the most dynamic companies in processing and exporting high quality Vietnam’s fruit, vegetables, and other agriculture products to global markets.

Its products are now exported to the US, France, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Algeria, and elsewhere

by Ngoc Lan / VET