Antesco reaches out to the world market

Since its establishment, An Giang Fruit and Vegetable Food Joint Stock Company (Antesco) has become one of the leading suppliers of IQF frozen and canned vegetables and fruits in Vietnam, ensuring food safety and hygiene quality in accordance with international standards.

Processing mangoes for export at My An factory (Antesco). Photo: HANH CHAU

Typical advanced enterprise

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Van Phuoc noted: "Not only is Antesco one of the leading enterprises in the production, trading and export of vegetables and fruits in Vietnam, but it is also a typical and advanced enterprise in the movement of building a production linkage model according to a modern, effective and sustainable value chain." Antesco links product consumption for farmers with a raw material area of ​​9,000 hectares meeting GlobalGAP and VietGAP standards, with an annual agricultural product output of over 70,000 tons. By 2025, the area will increase to 12,000 hectares of raw material area, with an output of 85,000 tons; creating stable jobs for more than 2,000 workers at the factory and about 7,000 workers in the growing ecosystem. B'Laofood factory creates jobs for over 300 ethnic minority workers.

Antesco General Director Nguyen Hoang Minh shared that 50 years ago, on the fertile land of An Giang, Antesco started its journey of being attached to agriculture , persistently cultivating green aspirations. From the vast fields of vegetables and fruits, containers of Vietnamese agricultural products have reached out to the world, carrying the spirit of innovation, creativity and love for the homeland of the people of An Giang. In 1975, when the country had just been unified, amidst countless difficulties, An Giang Agricultural Materials Company, the predecessor of Antesco, was established.

In 1986, responding to the country's innovation, 3 agricultural units in the province merged to form An Giang Agricultural Technical Services Company - Antesco. "At that time, we only had one dream, how to bring our hometown's agricultural products far and wide, so that the world would know the sweetness of the delta. Only 2 years later, the company was licensed to directly import and export. Antesco began its journey to bring the flavor of Western agricultural products to all five continents," said Mr. Minh.

Bringing agricultural products to the world

In 1995, Antesco exported its first shipment to Europe - opening a new path for An Giang agricultural products. Expanding the raw material area, in 1999, Antesco built the My An factory, investing in equipment from the US and Denmark. With a breakthrough, in 2004, Antesco exported for the first time over 5,000 tons, with a turnover of 4 million USD, a historical milestone marking its development.

In 2011, Antesco was equitized, opening a period of stronger development. In 2015, Antesco continued to invest 7 million USD to build a third factory - Binh Long factory with international standards, with the most modern equipment and production lines imported from Europe, with a capacity of 12,000 tons/year.

By 2022, the company will invest 10 million USD to automate the production line and expand the My An factory, increasing the total finished product production capacity to 45,000 tons/year, becoming the leading manufacturer in Vietnam in terms of production capacity. In 2023, the company will invest more than 10 million USD in the B'LaoFood factory in Lam Dong, specializing in processing fruit for export.

The highest milestone in history, in 2024, Antesco recorded net revenue of 1,400 billion VND, contributing 56 million USD in export turnover. In the first 9 months of 2025, revenue was 1,450 billion VND, up 45% over the same period; profit reached more than 100 billion VND, up 75% over the same period; export reached 78 million USD. Currently, Antesco's products are present in more than 40 countries, including 22% of the market share in North America, 42% in Europe and 36% in Asia and Australia. Main export products are baby corn, vegetable soybeans, dragon fruit, mango. "50 years of growing with the country, with determination in every aspiration, effort in every action, steadfastness in every step, Antesco has achieved many brilliant successes", former Secretary of An Giang Provincial Party Committee (former) Nguyen Huu Khanh expressed.

After 50 years of development, Antesco has always maintained its position as one of the leading food processing and fruit and vegetable exporting enterprises in Vietnam. Top 1 in the world in exporting baby corn and vegetable soybeans, maintaining a growth rate of over 30% continuously for 4 consecutive years. With these efforts, in 2009, Antesco was honored to receive the Third Class Labor Medal from the President; in 2025, Antesco was honored to receive the Second Class Labor Medal from the President for its outstanding achievements in production and business, contributing to the socio-economic development of the country.

Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Mung acknowledged: "In 50 years of establishment and development, Antesco has made many important contributions to the socio-economic development of the province, especially in the field of agriculture, through linking the formation of growing areas, consuming agricultural products for farmers and creating jobs for workers. In particular, it contributes to promoting and bringing the province's agricultural products to the world, increasing the province's annual export turnover".

HANH CHAU

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