Ready for Trial Run

Tin Nghia corporation has conducted coffee export for nearly 25 years. Export coffee is one ò the corporation's key products. In recent years, the firm exported more than 100,000 tonnes of coffee valued at over US$200 million, and is ranked among the 5 coffee exporters in Vietnam. The corporation has been named Well-reputec Exporter by the Ministry of Industry and Trade for many years.

TIN NGHIA INSTANT COFFEE FACTORY

Although Vietnam is now the largest exporter of Robusta coffee in the world, earning US$3-3.2 billion a year, nearly 90 per cent of its exported coffee is unprocessed, unbranded and low-value. Meanwhile, according to international organisations, global instant coffee consumption has been growing. Vietnam has the opportunity to become the world-leading instant coffee producer, as it has abundant Robusta coffee, the key ingredient for instant coffee. In addition to favourable factors from the world market, instant coffee is also favoured in the domestic market as modern life makes people spend less time to enjoy coffee.

Expanding deep coffee production, particularly instant coffee, to increase exported coffee value and strengthen the position of Vietnam's coffee brand in the international market is an important task of coffee producers and traders in Vietnam. Being aware of this, in early 2017, Tin Nghia Corporation launched an instant coffee factory construction project in Nhon Trach 3 Industrial Park. The facility was invested by Tin Nghia Coffee Joint Stock Company with a registered capital of VND200 billion (US$8.6 million), pooled by three shareholders: Tin Nghia Corporation, Thanh Thanh Cong Investment Joint Stock Company, and Phu Nhuan Service Joint Stock Company.

The factory is designed to turn out 3,200 tonnes of products a year, with main products being constant coffee made under spray dried, freeze dried technology, mixed coffee and roasted coffee. With an investment of US$28 million in the first phase, the facility is built on 5.4 ha in Nhon Trach 3 Industrial Park on Road 25C linking Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh International Airport.

Tin Nghia Coffee Joint Stock Company is the first in Vietnam to invest in Freeze Dried technology, which retains the natural aroma of coffee beans processed in closed, clean, safe production lines to meet FSSC 22000 food safety standards.

Given rising market demand and consumer pressures, all stakeholders in the food supply chain must demonstrate compliance with the Food Safety Standards. Adopting the FSSC 22000 Food Safety System at Tin Nghia Coffee Factory shows the company’s pioneering commitment to food safety and hygiene. This is also a commitment to sustainable development when Tin Nghia Corporation participates in a closed cycle, from raw inputs to high-valued coffee processing, to meet sustainability norms in three aspects: economy, society and environment. The company's products are expected to be sold in North America, Europe and Asia - Pacific.

Commenced in early 2017, the factory is now getting ready for trial run and commercial production.