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Bac Ninh distribution centre marks its first year: delivery to northern Vietnam now within 24 hours

gioithieucongty09.mauwebdep.com.vn — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:28:11 +0000

In October 2026, Thalvora Foods' Bac Ninh distribution centre completed its first full year of operations. It is the company's sixth facility and its first in the Red River Delta, built to bring products from our southern factories and growing regions to consumers in the north faster, fresher and at a more sensible cost.

The first year in numbers

The centre has 32,000 m² of floor space, including chilled storage at 2–6°C for fresh vegetables, ambient storage for dried fruit, nuts and seasonings, and a dedicated beverage marshalling area. In its first 12 months, the centre:

Received and dispatched more than 41,000 tonnes of goods, equivalent to around 9,600 truckloads;
Directly served 38,000 outlets across 25 northern provinces and cities, from large supermarket chains to convenience stores and restaurants;
Cut average delivery lead time from 72 hours to 24 hours for central Hanoi and neighbouring provinces;
Reduced shrinkage by 18% for baby vegetables and hydroponic lettuce thanks to an unbroken cold chain.

A cold chain from Duc Trong to the north

Thalvora Farm vegetables are harvested at dawn in Duc Trong and Cau Dat, trimmed, rapidly cooled and loaded onto refrigerated trucks the same day. The entire journey of almost 1,500 km is temperature-monitored, and every crate carries a QR code linked to its harvest lot, so warehouse staff can check origin and shelf life in seconds.

In Bac Ninh, goods are sorted by delivery route and dispatched on a first-expiry, first-out basis. The warehouse management system shares live stock levels with the sales team, so outlets can order before 4 pm and receive their delivery the following morning.

The team on the ground

The centre employs 210 people, most of them hired locally and trained in cold-store operations, food safety and occupational safety. The centre recorded no lost-time safety incidents during its first year.

What our outlets tell us

A survey of 1,200 outlets conducted in September 2026 found that 87% rated on-time delivery as better than before the centre opened. Convenience stores can now order smaller quantities more often, which reduces out-of-date stock on the shelf. For HORECA customers, baby vegetables and hydroponic lettuce arrive before 7 am, in time for restaurant kitchens to prepare for the lunch service.

Bac Ninh is more than a warehouse. It is our promise that a bunch of greens picked in Da Lat in the morning can reach a family kitchen in Hanoi the next morning, still as fresh as the day it was harvested. — Mr Le Minh Tri, Chief Executive Officer, Thalvora Foods

What comes next

In 2027, Thalvora plans to install a 1.2 MWp rooftop solar system at the centre, add a further 4,000 m² of chilled storage and trial electric trucks on urban delivery routes. The company will also add convenience products such as instant brown rice porridge and pre-cut soup vegetable kits to the range distributed directly from Bac Ninh.

Retail partners and regional distributors in the north who are interested in working with us can contact our hotline on 1900 14xx or email info@xxxxx.vn.

Binh Duong beverage plant achieves BRCGS grade AA and completes energy-efficiency upgrade

gioithieucongty09.mauwebdep.com.vn — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:28:11 +0000

Thalvora Foods' Binh Duong beverage plant has been awarded grade AA under the BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety by an independent certification body, the highest grade available for an unannounced audit. At the same time, the plant has completed a 14-month energy upgrade, an important milestone for the facility that produces our pure passion fruit juice and bottled fresh coconut water.

An unannounced audit

Unlike a scheduled audit, the auditor arrived at the gate without notice and examined every part of the operation over two consecutive days, from fruit intake and the aseptic filling room to the microbiology laboratory and the finished goods warehouse. The plant recorded no major non-conformities and only two minor improvement points, both closed within 28 days.

The certification adds to the systems already in place at the plant, including ISO 22000:2018, HACCP and FSSC 22000. For importers in Europe and Australia, BRCGS is often a requirement when selecting a supplier of bottled beverages.

A certificate is only worth something if it reflects what happens on the night shift of an ordinary day. That is why we chose an unannounced audit. — Ms Pham Thu Ha, Director of Quality and Food Safety

The energy-efficiency project

Alongside the quality work, the manufacturing team delivered four upgrades while the plant continued to run as normal:

A 1.8 MWp rooftop solar system, covering around 24% of daytime electricity demand;
Heat recovery from the pasteurisation line to pre-heat bottle-washing water;
Replacement of all older air compressors with variable-speed units, backed by a monthly compressed-air leak survey;
LED lighting with occupancy sensors throughout the production halls and warehouses.

As a result, electricity use per litre of product fell by 16% and water use per litre by 11% compared with 2024. The plant's Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions are estimated to fall by around 2,100 tonnes of CO2 equivalent a year.

People make the difference

The plant employs 520 people across three shifts. In 2026, each employee received an average of 32 hours of training in food safety, personal hygiene and standard operating procedures. Improvement teams on every line put forward 146 ideas, 61 of which have been implemented, mostly aimed at shortening changeover times and reducing packaging losses.

Most of the best improvements come from the people who run the machines. Our job is to listen and give them time to try things out. — Mr Vo Quang Huy, Director of Manufacturing

Next steps

In 2027, the plant will add a filling line for recycled PET bottles and aims to use at least 30% recycled plastic in its beverage packaging. Lessons from Binh Duong will also be rolled out to the Duc Trong vegetable plant and the Tien Giang dried fruit plant.

Partners who need information about the plant's certifications can contact info@xxxxx.vn.

Thalvora upgrades its QR traceability system: consumers can follow each product from farm to shelf

gioithieucongty09.mauwebdep.com.vn — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:28:11 +0000

Thalvora Foods has launched the third version of its QR traceability system, covering all 420 products currently on the market. Since 2021, 100% of our contracted growing areas have carried traceability codes; this upgrade extends the data to every stage of processing, testing and distribution, and presents it in a way that is easier for consumers to read.

One scan, the whole journey

Scanning the QR code on the pack with a phone camera opens a page showing:

Growing area: the sourcing region, the farmer cooperative group and any valid VietGAP or GlobalG.A.P. certification;
Season: planting and harvest dates and the pre-harvest interval for crop protection products;
Processing: the factory, line, production shift and the site's ISO 22000:2018 or FSSC 22000 certification;
Testing: a summary of residue and microbiological test results for the lot;
Distribution: dispatch date and, for fresh produce, cold chain temperature data.

Farmers' personal details are not published; the page shows only the name of the cooperative group and the growing area.

Data recorded at source

What sets the new version apart is that data is recorded where it is created. Farmers update their cultivation records on their phones, buyers scan codes when produce is weighed at collection points, factories assign lot codes as raw materials enter the line, and the Bac Ninh distribution centre logs temperature for every truck. As a result, tracing a lot from a supermarket shelf back to the field now takes less than two minutes, rather than several hours.

Transparency is not a marketing feature. It is how we hold ourselves to doing things right at every step, because anyone can check. — Mr Le Minh Tri, Chief Executive Officer, Thalvora Foods

What it means for partners

Large supermarket chains and importers can look up lot records through a dedicated portal, with certification documents available to download. If a product ever needs to be recalled, Thalvora can identify exactly which outlets received the affected lot and notify them within one hour. In 2026, the company ran four mock recall exercises, each tracing 100% of the product within the required time.

What consumers are telling us

During a three-month trial with Thalvora Farm baby vegetables and Cau Dat Arabica coffee, the QR codes were scanned more than 260,000 times. A new feedback option on the page helps the quality team log and respond to comments faster; 70% of the feedback received consisted of questions about storage and preparation, which have since been added as short guides on the page itself.

The new version is being introduced gradually on packaging printed from July 2026. Existing packs keep their current QR codes, which now redirect automatically to the new page. For any questions about traceability information, please call 1900 14xx or email info@xxxxx.vn.